新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 7-5

IV. Speaking Out
MODEL 1   Our globe is in danger
John:  How is your Grandma getting along during this usually hot weather?
Nora:  Over the last few years, Granny has been complaining that the hot, humid weather is killing¹ her. She believes the weather has changed.
John:  What she means is the climate’s long-term conditions; weather refers only to day-to-day conditions.
Nora: Yeah, she says summer is hotter, and winter wetter. But I tried to comfort her, saying, “It’s all in your mind, Granny.”
John: She’s right, you know. The greenhouse² effect does bring global warming and rain.
Nora: How can I explain global warming and greenhouse gases to a 97-year-old Granny?
John: Tell her the earth now is like a real greenhouse made of glass panels³ that let in light and trap heat.
Nora: Think she’ll want to know that carbon monoxide from earth makes greenhouse gases?
John: Everybody should know what cause global warming; otherwise we won’t stop it.
Nora: I’ll tell Granny not to burn any more wood or coal, or to use spray⁴ on the hair.
John: OK, joke about it, but it won’t be so funny when the polar icecaps melt and oceans rise.
 

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 greenhouse   

n.花房，温室，玻璃暖房

参考例句：

• Behind the green house was a greenhouse.在那所绿房子后面是一个花房。
• The tomatoes were grown in the greenhouse.这些西红柿是在温室栽培的。

3 panels   

镶板( panel的名词复数 )； 面； （门、墙等上面的）嵌板； 控制板

参考例句：

• One of the glass panels in the front door was cracked. 前门的一块方玻璃破裂了。
• Make sure the panels are treated with a wood preservative. 确保镶板用木材防腐剂处理过。

4 spray   

v.喷，(使)溅散；n.浪花，飞沫；喷雾

参考例句：

• The liquid came out of the bottle in a spray.液体从瓶子里呈雾状喷出。
• We were wet with the sea spray.我们被海水的浪花溅湿。