2018年2月7日10:42:53
Science and technology
A severn harrage:The wheel turns
泛讀單詞
1 barrage [水利]攔河壩
2 estuary 河口吴旋，江口
3 breast-shot water wheel （從中部進(jìn)水的）水車(chē)
4 picturesque 獨(dú)特的，生動(dòng)的
5 watermill 水磨
6 riverbed 河床
7 pump 抽水
8 mince 切碎
9 funnel 漏斗
10 taper 逐漸減少；逐漸變?nèi)?br>
11 obsolete 淘汰的
12 恐怕
Comparing the amount of steel in his water wheels with the amount used in offshore wind turbines (for which it is a significant cost) has convinced Mr Rainey that his scheme could be competitive.
精讀結(jié)構(gòu)
1 與在水車(chē)相比旬薯，使用在海邊風(fēng)車(chē)中的鋼材數(shù)量使得
2 Rainey先生相信自己的計(jì)劃將會(huì)很有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力
3 對(duì)于水車(chē)而言 鋼材是一部分巨大的花費(fèi)
There is a pleasing symmetry to the idea of fighting the planet-heating side-effects of fossil fuels with the help of an energy source they had supposedly made obsolete.
精讀結(jié)構(gòu)
1 這種想法是一種對(duì)稱(chēng)的美
2 在一種人類(lèi)已經(jīng)恐怕已經(jīng)放棄了的能源的幫助下
3 與化石燃料延燒帶來(lái)的全球變暖做斗爭(zhēng)
The genetics of divorce:Family values
泛讀單詞
1 daunting 令人氣餒的投剥，令人讓步的
2 sibling 兄弟姐妹
