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CRI听力:Seawater Desalination

词汇讲解：
1. comprise vt. 包含, 包括, 由…组成
例句：The fishing fleet comprises around 70 boats.
捕鱼船队由大约70艘渔船组成。
2. shortage n.不足; 缺少
例句：There is a shortage of salt in this country.
这个国家缺少盐。
3. vaporize v. (使)蒸发;(使)汽化
例句：Water vaporizes when it boils.
水煮开时就变成蒸汽。
4. process vt. 加工; 处理
例句：The factory processes leather.
这个厂加工皮革。
5. erode v. 侵蚀, 腐蚀
例句：The sea erodes the rock.
海水侵蚀岩石。
6. rust n. 铁锈
例句：The mower is covered with rust.
割草机布满了锈。
7. obstacle n. 障碍(物), 妨碍
例句：She felt that her family was an obstacle to her work.
她感到她的家庭妨碍她的工作。
8. depreciation n. (资产等)折旧
例句：They wrote off 500 for depreciation of machinery.
他们注销了500镑作为机器折旧费。
9. alleviate vt. 减轻, 缓解, 缓和
例句：The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.
医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
10. abundant adj. 大量的, 充足的
例句：China is abundant with natural resources.
中国自然资源丰富。
短语讲解：
1. About 70 percent of the country's GDP comes from these areas which comprise one-fourth of the country's territory.
come from来自，源出；产自
例句：This word comes from Latin.
这个词源于拉丁语。
2. So when it comes out from normal water pipe, it's yellow, because it contains a lot of rust.
come out出来
例句：Why is it that you've come out against the proposal he put forward?
为什么你要反对他提出的建议呢?
3. The water quality is different from that of tap water.
be different from与…不同
例句：My idea is different from yours.
我的想法跟你的不同。
4. Seawater desalination has some effect on neighboring environments.
have effect on对…有影响
例句：Alcoholic drink can have a bad effect on your body.
含酒精的饮料会对你身体有很坏的影响。
5. Despite these limitations, desalinated seawater will play a greater role in the near future in helping to alleviate the country's water shortages.
play a role in在……扮演一个角色，在某方面起作用
例句：The headmaster plays an important role in the good running of a school.
办好一所学校, 校长起重要作用。

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