Transcript Slide 1

Unit 13
 Week
14 Class
 June 2015
Listening
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and
Translation
New words and expressions
 avian influenza: bird influenza
 contagious disease
 susceptible: vulnerable
 domestic poultry 家禽
 flock: a group of (birds, sheep, or goats)
 epidemic: a widespread outbreak of an
infectious disease
 elimination
Part 1 Dialogue
 Rainforest
Foundation
plight 困境；境况
 appall 使惊骇
 vow发誓
 rival 对手；竞争
 log v. 伐树；记入航海日志
 scaffolding
脚手架
 canopy 天篷；遮篷
 patch
小块土地
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Part 2 Passage
 America’s Amish
New Words and Expressions
 apex: the highest point
 bearded
 brow—eyebrow—eyelash
 mule骡子
 to plow
 hang out
 preserve: n. fruit preserved by cooking
with sugar
 miniature: very small
News
Items
News Item 1
 stark: unpleasantly or sharply clear;
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impossible to avoid
TB—tuberculosis
malaria 疟疾
vaccination
brain drain 人才外流；智囊流失
News Item 2
 anti-retroviral drugs 抗逆转录病毒药物
 opportunistic infection机会性感染
反响；弹回；反射 法
 take hold 抓住；扛着；固定下来
 repercussion
News Item 3
 bemused: puzzled, confused
 converge: to meet or join at a particular place
 borough: a town or a district within a large town,
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which has its own council 区；自治的市镇
overspill: the extra traffic
prefect 长官，地方行政长官
decree 法令；判决
back down放弃；让步
To be done by next class
 Complete
the exercise on page 149-153.