CRI听力:Waterbanking

词汇讲解：

1. supply n. 供给, 供应, 补给
例句：The water supply to the room failed.
这房间的供水中断了。

2. pour v. 倾; 倒
例句：It was pouring all night.
整夜下着倾盆大雨。

3. surplus adj. 过剩的, 多余的
例句：The manufacturers in some countries dumped their surplus commodities abroad.
一些国家的制造商向国外倾销过剩产品。

4. wreak vt. 诉诸(武力);施行(暴力);发(脾气)
例句：The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。

5. dispute n. 争论;争执;争端
例句：The dispute was settled last week.
争端在上周解决了。

6. abound vi.大量存在; 充满, 富于
例句：Apples abound here all the year round.
这里一年到头都有很多苹果。

7. conserve vt.保护, 保藏, 保存
例句：We turned the bicycle lights off to conserve the batteries.
我们把自行车的灯关了,以节省电池的用电。

8. fraught adj. 充满着不愉快的事情的
例句：The expedition through the jungle was fraught with difficulty and danger.
穿越森林的探险充满着艰辛和危险。

9. worth adj. 值得;有…价值；值…钱
例句：The novel is worth reading.
这部小说值得一读。

10. option n. 选择
例句：You will have to pay them; you have no option.
你必须付给他们钱, 别无选择。