concern
vt. be of importance or interest to; have an effect on 涉及,关系到
oxygen
n. 氧,氧气
originally
ad. formerly 起初,原来
original
a.
hazard
n. danger
hover
vi. stay in or near one place in the air 盘旋
consolidated
a. untied; combined 联合的
consolidate
vt.
belt
n. area that has some special quality; zone (地)带
indicate
vt. show
indication
n.
pollute
vt. make (air, water, soil, etc.) dirty with manmade waste 污染
pollution
n.
unfit
a. not good enough; not suitable
particle
n. 粒子;微粒
emit
vt. send out 散发,射出
emission
n.
crash
v. (cause to) break into pieces violently 坠落;猛撞
smash
v. (cause to) break into pieces violently (使)碎裂
stalagmite
n. 石笋
projection
n. sth. that stands out from a surface 凸出物
type
n. a particular kind, class or group 类型,种类
granite
n. hard grey stone used for building 花岗岩
formation
n. sth. that is formed; way in which sth. is formed 形成(物)
skyscraper
n. very tall building 摩天大楼
scrape
vt. rub with sth. rough or sharp 刮,擦
proceed
vi. continue after having stopped (停顿后)继续进行
fund
n. sum of money set apart or available for a special purpose 资金;基金
billion
n. one thousand million
zilch
n. zero; nothing at all
PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS
(be) known as
also publicly called; named 以...闻名,通常名叫
name after
give the same name as 以...名字命名
as to
about, concerning 关于
base on / upon
use as a basis or foundation for 以...为基础,把...基于
for one thing ... (for another)
in the first place... (in the second place)
be composed of
have as members or parts 由...组成
as far as ... be concerned
to the degree that it matters to 就...而言
stick up
stand upright; project 直立;突出
give off
emit; send out 发出;散发出
set back
delay the advance of development of 耽搁;阻碍
PEOPER NAMES
Art Buchwald
阿特.布奇沃德
Venus
金星
Manhattan
曼哈顿(纽约市中心)
Zog
佐格(姓氏)
Edison
爱迪生(姓氏)
Glom
格洛姆(姓氏)