台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是:
The water we have doesn't exactly do a disappearing act, it just changes states, evaporating into the atmosphere then raining or snowing back down. The problem is, most of that water -- about 77 percent -- is salt water. And the fresh water we need is mostly frozen at the poles.
地球上的水其实没有消失,只是改变了原本的状态而已:先蒸发到大气层中,然后以降雨或降雪的方式回到大地。问题是,绝大部分的水(大约有77%左右)都是盐水(也就是海水),而我们所需的纯水大多结冻于南北极地。
学习重点:
1.disappear 消失
disappear (v.) 消失
appear (v.) 出现、显露
appearance (n.) 出现、外貌
2.evaporate 蒸发
evaporate (v.) 蒸发
evaporation (n.) 蒸发
3.atmosphere 大气
atmosphere (n.) 大气
4.percent 百分比
percent (n.) 百分比
person (n.) 人
5.frozen 结冰的
frozen (adj.) 结冰的
freeze (v.) 结冰