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课件网) Earth first B2U6 Read the four subheadings in the passage and decide if they are true or false. 温馨提示 the majority of作主语时,谓语动词的数要取决于其后名词的数。 The majority of patients are elderly. 大多数患者是老年人。 我们大多数人都意识到要保护环境，也采取了各种行动节约能源，减少浪费和污染。但是近来，一些“绿色环保真相”被证实并非完全是正确的，甚至是无稽之谈。下面列举了一些常见的环保观念，其中哪些是真正的环保做法 take care of the majority of take steps to 照顾 大多数 采取措施做 涉及短语 塑料袋会变成垃圾，被野生动物误食后会对其造成伤害。塑料的分解需要数百年的时间，而纸的降解时间要短得多。因此人们认为纸袋是更为环保的选择。 然而，生产纸袋所消耗的能源是塑料袋的四倍，而耗水则多达三倍。其生产过程也会产生更多的温室气体。 事实上这两种袋子都不够环保，所以出门购物时请带上一个可重复使用的袋子。 break down up to the amount of 分解 至少 大量 涉及短语 倍数+as...as My school has expanded into a big one, which is three times as big as the previous one. 我们学校已扩大成为一个比原来大三倍的学校。 当我们关掉电视等电器时，它会进入待机状态。这种状态下的电器仍然耗电，而且越旧的电器耗电越多。这是因为电器即使已经被“关掉”了，却依然有电流从电器中流失。为确保电器设备彻底关闭，请从电源上拔下电器插头。 turn off in fact=as a matter of fact 关掉 实际上 涉及短语 turn off in fact=as a matter of fact 关掉 实际上 涉及短语 It’s so noisy. Will you please have your radio turned a little I have been waiting for him here. But he hasn’t turned_____ yet. If you have any problems, please turn Mr Li for help. down up to 这似乎是常识：吃本地产的食物更环保，因为不需要长途低温运输。然而事实没有那么简单。相比于运输，食物的生产过程才是消耗大部分能源及生产大部分温室气体的原因。在有些情况下，即使将运输因素考虑在内，本地的农产品也可能比距离遥远的外地种植的农产品耗能更多，产生的温室气体也更多。 强调句：it is+主语/宾语/状语+that... common sense take into account/consideration 常识 考虑 涉及短语 It is the production of food, not its transport, that uses most of the energy and produces most of the greenhouse gases. 强调①：_____强调②：_____ 强调③：_____ 强调④：_____ It was John who/that wore his best suit to the dance last night. It was his best suit that John wore to the dance last night. It was to the dance that John wore his best suit last night. It was last night that John wore his best suit to the dance. 这取决于你淋浴的时间和你浴缸的大小。如果淋浴超过八分钟，那么耗水量就和泡澡一样多--大约为五十升水。所以，节水的关键在于尽量缩短淋浴的时间。 depend on as short as possible be worth doing 取决于 尽可能短 值得做 涉及短语 Earth first B2U6 ... ...
