新概念英语第三册 .docx

新概念英语第三册 Lesson 47 Too high a price? 代价太高一、课文Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulated, over industrialized planet. When you come to think about it, there are only four ways you can deal with rubbish: dump it, burn it, turn it into something you can use again, attempt to produce less of it. We keep trying all four methods, but he sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. The need to produce ever-increasing quantities of cheap food leads to a different kind of pollution. Industrialized farming methods produce cheap meat products: beef, pork and chicken. The use of pesticides and fertilizers produces cheap grain and vegetables. The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and wisteria in dairy products. And if you think you'll abandon meat and become a vegetarian, you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you're eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water! However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise. Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle. Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a source of profound irritation. A recent survey of the effects of noise revealed (surprisingly?) that dogs barking incessantly in the night rated the highest form of noise pollution on a scale ranging from 1 to 7. The survey revealed a large number of sources of noise that we really dislike. Lawn mowers whining on a summer's day, late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbors, vehicles of al kinds, especially large container trucks thundering through quiet village, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in public places and played at maximum volume. New technology has also made its own contribution to noise. A lot of people object to mobile phones, especially when they are used in public places like restaurants or on public transport. Loud conversations on mobile phones invade our thoughts or interrupt the pleasure of meeting friends for a quiet chat. The noise pollution survey revealed a rather spurring and possibly amusing old fashioned source of noise. It turned out to be snoring! Men were found to be the worst offenders. It was revealed that 20% of men in their mid-thirties snore. This figure rises to a staggering 60% of men in their sixties. Against these figures, it was found that only 5% of women snore regularly, while the rest are constantly woken or kept awake by their trumpeting partners. Whatever the source of noise, one thing is certain: silence, it seems, has become a golden memory.二、 生词和短语pollution n. 污染overpopulated adj. 人口多的over-industrialized adj. 过度工业化的sheer adj. 纯粹的，不掺杂的worldwide adv. 在全世界overwhelm v. 制服，使不知所措pollute v. 污染pesticide n. 杀虫剂fertilizer n. 肥料salmonella n. 沙门氏菌listeia n. 利斯特杆菌vegetarian n. 吃素的人organically-grown adj. 有机培植的insidious adj. 暗中为害的urban adj. 城市的burglar n. 窃贼burgle v. 入室偷窃scream v. 尖叫profound adj. 极度的irritation n. 烦躁incessantly adv. 连续不断地whine v. 发呜呜声helicopter n. 直升飞机maximum adj. 最大的technology n. 技术contribution n. 贡献mobile adj. 可移动的snore v. 打鼾offender n. 冒犯者staggering adj. 令人惊愕的trumpet v. 吹号partner n. 伙伴pollution n. 污染More and more water is been pollution.Pollution is the major problem we are faced with.pollutepollutedpollutionpolluter 污染源Eg: Gases from cars are one of the polluters of air pollution.contaminatetaintdefilepollutepoisonoverpopulated adj. 人口多的overpeopledsparsely-populated communitysparsely-peopledpopulationEg: Whats the population in your country?Our country has a population of one billion.The city has a population of two million.population explosionpopulous adj.crowd 公交车拥挤 crewedEg: The narrow street is populous with people.The most populous province in China is Shichun.province 省The most populous country in the world is China.over-industrialized adj. 过度工业化的sheer adj. 纯粹的，不掺杂的有四个基本语意1pure unmixed2. steep shere cliff3. completeEg: What are you talking about sheer nonsense?4. transparentsheer silk stockingsworldwide adv. 在全世界overwhelm v. 制服，使不知所措Eg: He was overwhelmed by grief. 他伤心至极Grief seized him.Your kindness quite overwhelms me.您的这份好心使我感动得难以言表。If our country were overwhelm by pollution, it would be terrible.conquerovercomeget rid ofinsumountablevanquishpollute v. 污染pesticide n. 杀虫剂fertilizer n. 肥料salmonella n. 沙门氏菌listeia n. 利斯特杆菌vegetarian n. 吃素的人organically-grown adj. 有机培植的insidious adj. 暗中为害的urban adj. 城市的burglar n. 窃贼burgle v. 入室偷窃scream v. 尖叫scream atprofound adj. 极度的intenceextremecompleteEg: Yesterday he had a profound sleep.He is afflicted with profound anxieties.knowledgableHe is a profound scholar.irritation n. 烦躁irritate v. 使烦躁irritetedirritetingincessantly adv. 连续不断地perpetualpermanenteternal continuancecontinualcontinuallyconstantendlessincessant adj.Eg: It has been raining incessantly for three hours.There is a week of incessant rains.ceaseless none stopunbrokenuninterruptedEg: Last night I had an uninterrupted party.He gave us a talk uninterruped.whine v. 发呜呜声helicopter n. 直升飞机maximum adj. 最大的technology n. 技术contribution n. 贡献mobile adj. 可移动的snore v. 打鼾offender n. 冒犯者staggering adj. 令人惊愕的surprise amazeastonishastoundastoundingEg: The old lady reported to the police and they felt astounded / found it staggering.trumpet v. 吹号partner n. 伙伴三、Key sentence: Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulated, over industrialized planet.I was blamed for being late.Losing health is the price he paid for his hard work./ (working hard/ over working )come to =get to并列平行结构There are some good ways to study English well.listen, speak, read and write.There are four good ways to study English: listening, speaking, reading and writering.reuse it recyde itKey sentence: We keep trying all four methods, but he sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.volume = amountthreaten to do Eg: The coming earthquake threatens the village.Dark clouds threaten a heavy storm. 乌云预示着有一场风暴。The sun promises a good day.It is possible.Key sentence: The need to produce ever-increasing quantities of cheap food leads to a different kind of pollution.leads toKey sentence: The price we pay for cheap food may be already too highThe price we pay is too high.abandon 强调被迫放弃organically-grown vegetable: 绿色蔬菜every time: wheneverinnocent (of) adj. 清白的，无辜的，无知的insidious 暗中为害的，阴险的Key sentence: Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually ( to ) assist burglars to burgle.Key sentence: Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a source of profound irritation.Eg: Her husband earns a lot of money every mounth and he is a source of income. 他的丈夫每月能赚很多钱，这是他的一棵摇钱树。Key sentence:The survey revealeda large number of sources of noise that we really dislike.名词结构 lawn mower 割草机container trucks: 集装箱卡车sources of noiseKey sentence:New technology has also made its own contribution to noise.make contribution to 作出. 的贡献contribute to 引起，导致，是.的起因Eg: Air pollution contributes to disease.object to take object toKey sentence:Loud conversations on mobile phones invade our thoughts or interrupt the pleasure of meeting friends for a quiet chat.Eg: The air pollution survey revealed. 空气污染调查显示.turn out: proveoffend:惹怒 offender 罪魁祸首were found:客观描述It is said.It is revealed.Key sentence:20% of mem in their mid-thirtiesin their early thirtiesKey sentence:Against these figures, it was found that .Comparing these figures, we found that.are woken 被惊醒 / keep awake 不能入睡比较：Whatever the source of noise, one thing is certain: silence, it seems, has become a golden memory.However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled.