Week 14 (5/27)－Joan70603的部落格

Notes

1. Lesson 10 : Sustainability

Chapter 19 : Reaching our Limits: Welcome to 2100

Chapter 20 : Desert State Puts Oil Wealth into World's First Sustainable City

2. 1000 : ten thousands

2100 : twenty-one thousands

two thousands and one hundred

50℃ : fifty degrees Celsius

4. Pefix , root and suffix

b?- : two

e.g. bipedal , binoculars , binary

5. OPEC (Organiztion of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)

(1)The flag of OPEC:

500px-Flag_of_OPEC.svg.png

(2)The members of OPEC:

(3)Nonmembers of OPEC

(4) 13 nations, founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members

(5) The 13 countries account for 40 percent of global oil production and 73 percent of the world's "proven" oil reserves, giving OPEC a major influence on global oil prices.

6. Attend party / Attend class / Attend school / Attend church

7. Enter the program / Enter the contest (參加考試)

8. Pefix , root and suffix

electr- : electricity

e.g. electronic , electrocute , electric

popu- : people

e.g. population , popular ,populate

milli- : thousnad, one thousand

e.g. million , millimeter , millipede

agr- : fields, soil

e.g. agriculture , agronomy

medic- : health

e.g. medicine , medical , medicate

- divi- : cut, apart

e.g. individual , divide , dividend

kilo- : thousnad

e.g. kilogram , kilometer , kilowatt

micro- : minute, millionth

e.g. microscope , micrometer , microwave

manu- : hand

e.g. manufacture , manual , manupulate

Vocabulary

1.abandon /əb'ændən/ (v.)

(1) to leave and never return to (someone who needs protection or help)
(2) to leave and never return to (something)
(3) to leave (a place) because of danger
They abandoned the car on a back road.
The officer refused to abandon his post.

2.abuse /əbj'us/ (v.)

(1) to treat (a person or animal) in a harsh or harmful way
(2) to use or treat (something) in a way that causes damage
(3) to use (something) wrongly
He was accused of sexually abusing a child.
He abused his body with years of heavy drinking.
3.collapse /kəl'æps/ (v.)
(1) to break apart and fall down suddenly
(2) to fall down or become unconscious because you are sick or exhausted
(3) to completely relax the muscles of your body because you are very tired, upset, etc.
The roof collapsed under a heavy load of snow.
He collapsed on stage during the performance and had to be rushed to the hospital.
She came home from work and collapsed on the sofa.

4.drought /dr'ɑʊt/ (n.)

(1) a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain

The drought caused serious damage to crops.

5.harsh /h'ɑrʃ/ (adj.)

(1) unpleasant and difficult to accept or experience
(2) having an unpleasant or harmful effect because of great strength or force
(3) too intense or powerful
(4) severe or cruel
(5) not kind
The climate there is very harsh.
It's time for her to face the harsh realities of this situation.
The accident serves as a harsh reminder of the importance of wearing a seat belt.
The lighting in the room was very harsh.
The state has established harsh penalties for drug dealers.
6.lull /l'ʌl/ (v.)
(1) to cause (someone) to fall asleep or become sleepy
(2) to cause (someone) to feel safe and relaxed instead of careful and alert
The music lulled him to sleep.

7.spidery / ˋspaɪdərɪ / (adj.)

(1) long and thin like the legs of a spider

The man's hair was long, spidery, white.

8.resource /r'isɔrsɪs/ (n.)

(1) something that a country has and can use to increase its wealth
(2) a supply of something (such as money) that someone has and can use when it is needed
(3) a place or thing that provides something useful
Oil is essentially their only resource.
The computer laboratory is an essential resource for students.

9.settlement /s'ɛtəlmənt/ (n.)

(1) a formal agreement or decision that ends an argument or dispute
(2) the act or process of settling an argument or disagreement
(3) the act of paying back money that is owed
(4)an amount of money that someone receives as part of such an agreement
I got the house in the divorce settlement.
We were hoping for a quick settlement of the dispute between the neighbors.
English settlements in North America.
This was the island's first colonial settlement.
10.spray /spr'e/ (n.)
(1) to put a stream of small drops of liquid on (someone or something)
(2) to put (something) on a surface or into the air using a special container that produces a stream of small drops of liquid
(3) to flow out in a stream of very small drops
She sprayed herself with perfume.
The blood sprayed onto the wall.
They sprayed the crowd with bullets.
11.perennial /pɚ'ɛniəl/ (adj.)
(1) living for several years or for many years : having a life cycle that is more than two years long
(2) existing or continuing in the same way for a long time
(3) happening again and again
This variety of oregano is perennial.
Flooding is a perennial problem for people living by the river.
12.starvation /stɑrv'eʃən/ (n.)

(1) suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat

(2) the condition of someone who is starving

The famine brought mass starvation.

13.barrel /b'ærəl/ (n.)
(1) a round usually wooden container with curved sides and flat ends
(2) the amount of something in a barrel
(3) the part of a gun that the bullets go through when the gun is fired
Oak barrels are used for aging the wine.
The price of oil is over 30 dollars a barrel.
They drank a whole barrel of beer.
14.quintuple /kw'ɪntupəl/ (adj.)
(1) five times bigger in size or amount
(2) having five parts or including five people or things
Share prices are quintuple what they were a few days ago.
15.breeze /br'iz/ (v.)
(1) to move quickly and confidently
(2) to easily succeed at something
He breezed past us without so much as a nod.
She breezed through the test.
16.dust /d'ʌst/ (v.)
(1) to make (something) clean by brushing or wiping dirt and dust from the surface
(2) to cover (something) with a fine powder
I dust at least once a week.
Dust the pan with flour.
17.flush /fl'ʌʃ/ (adj.)

(1) even or level with another surface

(2) having a large amount of money

He just got paid and he was feeling flush.

18.generate /dʒ'ɛnɚ,et/ (v.)
(1) to produce (something) or cause (something) to be produced
(2) to be the cause of or reason for (something, such as interest or excitement)
We hope to generate some new ideas at the meeting.
His theories have generated a great deal of interest among other scientists.
19.humid /hj'uməd/ (adj.)

(1) having a lot of moisture in the air

the air was so humid that our beach towels hanging on the line never really got dry

20.microclimate /m'ɑɪkrokl,ɑɪmət/ (n.)

(1) the essentially uniform local climate of a usually small site or habitat

One man, sick of his microclimate, moved himself and his food to a more sheltered spot.

21.orient /'ɔri,ɛnt/ (n.)
(1) to change or create (something, such as a book or a film) so that it appeals to a particular group of people or is suitable for a particular group of people
(2) to direct (someone) toward a goal
(3) to place (something) in a particular position or direction
The program is intended to orient students toward a career in medicine.
Orient the map so that north is at the top.
The house is oriented so that it faces west.
22.outskirts /'ɑʊtsk,ɚtz/ (n.)

(1) a part remote from the center

Males of the Argyopidae hang on the outskirts of the webs of the females and signal their presence to her by jerking the radial threads in a peculiar manner.

23.pedestrian /pəd'ɛstriən/ (adj.)
(1) not interesting or unusual
(2) relating to or designed for people who are walking
He lived a pedestrian life, working at the paper mill and living in his trailer.
pedestrian concerns like paying the bills and getting the kids to school on time
24.promising /pr'ɑməsɪŋ/ (adj.)
(1) likely to succeed or to be good
(2) full of promise
The neighborhood didn't look very promising.
25.snag /sn'æg/ (n.)
(1) an unexpected problem or difficulty
(2) a sharp or broken part of something that sticks out from a smooth surface
(3) a thread that sticks out from a piece of cloth
I caught my sleeve on a snag and tore it.
My sweater has a snag where I caught it on a nail.