Unit 6 Risks
Reading comprehension
1.probability; certainty
2.hypochondria; anxiety about the risks of life
Step Two(略)
Vocabulary
1.
1) sensible
sensible: having or showing good sense; reasonable
sensitive: easily hurt, upset, or offended by things that people say
2) relative
relevant: connected with the subject or problem being discussed or considered
relative: considered in relation or proportion to sb. or sth. else; comparative
3) mechanism
machine: a piece of equipment with moving parts that uses power such as electricity to do a particular job
mechanism: a structure of working parts functioning together to produce an effect
4) requires
require: need sth.
request: ask for sth. politely or formally
5) eliminate
reduce: make sth. smaller in size, number, degree, rice, etc.
eliminate: completely get rid of sth. that is unnecessary or unwanted
6) crash
crash: a very bad accident involving cars, airplanes, etc. that have hit sth.
collision: an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions
7) accordingly
accordingly: in a way that is appropriate to the situation
consequently: as a result; therefore
8) exposure
exposure: the state of being put into a situation in which sth. harmful or dangerous may occur disclosure: the act or process of revealing or uncovering sth.
9) ratio
ratio: relationship between two things expressed by two numbers or amounts percentage: an amount expressed as if it is part of a whole which is 100
10) partial
partial: not complete
fractional: very small in amount
2
1) character 2) end up 3) likely 4) Rarely 5) casual
6)risky 7) all manner of 8) inform 9) sensible 10) definitively
Translation
1)on the strength of his good memory
2)when her children’s education is connected
3)rather than spend time unnecessarily in hospital
4)give small amounts of money regularly over a period of time
5)the answer is that
6)does not intend to focus on a particular aspect of modern art
7)even supposing a car was available
8)the fact that you have cut yourself off from your past and have started a totally new life
Part 3 Further Development
Vocabulary Review
1) B
A)add a number to itself a particular number of times
B)increase by a large amount or number
C)breed
2) A
A)not complete
B)having a strong liking for sth
C)unfairly supporting one person or one group against another
3) C
A)increase in price or make sth, increase in price
B)make sth, seem more important or impressive than it really is
C)become filled with air or gas
4) A
A)reduce sth, harmful or unpleasant to the smallest amount or degree
B)make sth, seem less serious or important than it really is
C)put a shape or design into its smallest form, for example on a computers screen
5) B
A)se the value of a tax
B)judge or evaluate the quality, importance, or worth of sth.
C)calculate or decide the value or cost of sth,
6) A
A)the state of being put into a situation in which sth. harmful or dangerous might occur
B)appearance or mention in public, e.g. on television or in newspapers
C)the action of showing the truth about sb, or sth.
7) A
A)completely get rid of sth. that is unnecessary or unwanted
B)remove sb. from a competition or election
C)kill sb. in order to prevent them from causing trouble
8) B
A) a part or share
B)the compared relationship between two things
C)the correct relationship between the size, position and shape of the different parts of a whole
9) C
A)put things in a particular order or position
B)deal with a wide range of subjects or ideas in a book, speech, conversation, etc.
C)include a variety of different things or people in addition to those mentioned
10)B
A)do a particular job or have a particular purpose
B)achieve sth, that you wanted to do, or get sth. you hoped for
C)do what you said you would do
Part 4 Translation
2 Translation Practice
1) Promising new technologies can power our homes, factories and cars with cleaner, more efficient energy- cutting emissions while promoting the economic development.
2) Unless we reach across borders and face threats to the environment together, by the dawn of the next century the Earth may be confronted with an ecological crisis, with half of all species gone, and our grandchildren enduring deadly floods, droughts and disease caused by global warming. 3) Our planet is a biosphere, which demands that nations work in global partnership to solve the complex environmental problems, such as the long-range transport of air pollutants and disposal of hazardous waste.
4) Risks are an unavoidable part of life. They stem from rare events, such as earthquakes and fires,
or from the slowly accumulating effects of exposure to hazardous conditions, which will probably cause the loss of property, and even life.
5) Until 100 years ago man had been living in harmony with nature. While today this harmonious relationship is being threatened by man’s lack of foresight and planning, and by his carelessness and insatiable greed.。
