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Unit 3 Environmental Protection
1.Yellowstone National Park offers a variety of(各种各样的) ranger programs throughout the
park,and throughout the year.
2.Kids can test their skills and compare their abilities to(与……相比较) the animals of
Yellowstone.
3.Stay for(逗留) as little or as long as your plans allow.
4.Discover why artists and photographers continue to be drawn to(被……吸引) this special
place.
5.Moran works at the California Academy of Sciences,which is capped(熟词生义:用……覆
盖顶部) by 2.5 acres of living roof where nearly 1.7 million plants,insects and birds flourish.
6.In 2000,just 41 new construction projects were officially rated as(被评为) green buildings
in the US.
7.As the leader of the project,Robert Getman said,“Cleaning beaches is good,but it is more
effective and cheaper to trap(此处意为“捕获”;v.设陷阱捕捉;使陷入圈套 n.陷阱)
garbage in rivers...
8.Still,the waterway and its mangrove trees are home to(是……的家园) wildlife like turtles
and birds.
9.Over five years,Marea Verde projects have slowed(熟词生义:使减速,使缓行) the spread
of waste along the Juan Diaz River and other Panama’s rivers.
10.However,Wanda Diaz is more advanced and superior in terms of(就……而言,在……方
面) technology,and it even has cameras with artificial intelligence(AI) that can recognize and sort
different plastics.
11.She expressed her hope that(引导同位语从句) the wheel would also help many more other
rivers.
12.But she also pointed out that those who accustomed themselves to[使自己习惯于……; be
accustomed to (doing) sth 习惯于(做)……] single-use plastics needed to rethink their behavior.
13.He invited everyone to a hall for a game consisting of(现在分词短语作后置定语) 3 rounds.
consist of是不及物短语用其-ing形式作定语或状语,类似的用法还有:
belong to,measure,weigh,date back to/date from
14.Most of the time,people hide information,avoid collaboration,and distance(熟词生义:
与……疏远) themselves from their team members.