妙语佳句:
原句:insect-eating birds were also targeted causing an increase in insect pests.
insect pest:虫害
An insect pest fatal to cotton had struck the crop.
棉花遭受了一种致命的虫害。
原句:Efforts to make China self-reliant in steel resulted in 10% of the country's forests being felled to feed the furnaces.
make effort:作出努力
The workers are making effort to overfulfil this year's plan.
工人们正在努力超额完成今年的计划。
result in:导致, 结果是
Excessive dosage of this drug can result in injury to the liver.
这种药使用过量会损害肝脏。
原句:This had a profound impact on China's environment.
impact on:对 ... 产生影响
Her speech made a tremendous impact on everyone.
她的演说对大家震动很大。
原句:As modern China engages with the outside world.
engage with:与 ... 接洽, 与 ... 衔接
She has the ability to engage with young minds.
她能够与年轻人心意相通。
Do we want to engage with the Syrians?
我们是否想跟叙利亚接触?
原句:destroying non-cereal crops and uprooting fruit trees in the process.
in the process:在过程中
We are in the process of building socialism.
我们正在建设社会主义。
考考你:
自力更生大炼钢铁的结果导致了百分之十的森林被砍伐。
由于现代中国与外部世界的交流更加频繁,这种观点似乎占据了主导地位。
上期答案:
When there are so little to go around,it doesn't take much for the situation to turn critical
The live stock and the wild horses compete for the same food