每日一句初级口语第186期: 马尔代夫垃圾岛
日期:2012-06-27 08:22

(单词翻译:单击)

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是:

Three-quarters of a million tourists flock to the pristine,
white beaches every year - but this booming industry has
come at a price. When the influx of foreigners left the
government struggling to cope with a relentless stream
of rubbish, their answer was to turn one of this islands
into a dumping ground.

每年,全球有75万名游客来到纯净的马尔代夫海滩,但繁荣的旅游
业也让当地付出了代价。大量外国游客持续遗留下的垃圾令当地政
府疲于应对,不得不将一座岛屿变成垃圾场。


【Vocabulary】

1. flock:聚集;成群而行

Example: There are many flocks of tourists in the palace.
宫殿里有好几群游客。

2. pristine:原始的;未受损的;清新的;纯朴的

Example: The jungle was pristine; it looked like no person had ever been there.
这个丛林是原始的,看起来像没有人到过那里。

3. influx:流入;河口;汇集;涌入

Example: There was a sudden influx of goods onto the market.
大批商品一下子涌入市场。

4. struggling:努力的;斗争的

Example: We should help those still struggling for liberation.
我们应当帮助那些仍然为独立而斗争的人。

5. dump:扔垃圾

Example: A fine for dumping trash on public land; dumped the extra gear overboard.
因在公用土地上倾倒垃圾而受的罚款; 把多余的装备丢到船外。


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重点单词
  • influxn. 流入,河口,辐辏 涌进; 汇集[C][S1] an
  • relentlessadj. 无情的,冷酷的,残酷的
  • gearn. 齿轮,传动装置,设备,工具 v. 使适应于,以齿轮
  • rubbishn. 垃圾,废物,废话 v. 贬损
  • flockn. 一群(人,兽),大堆 v. 成群而行,聚集
  • pristineadj. 远古的,原始状态的,未受损的,新鲜而纯净的