NEW WORDS
humorous
a. funny; that makers people laugh 幽默的
humor
n.
essay =prose
n. 散文，隨筆
excitement
n. the state or quality of being excited
planet
n. large body in space that moves round a star esp. round the sun 行星
Venusian Venus
a. of or having to do with the plant Venus 金星的
n. supposed Venus being 金星人
satellite
n. spacecraft that goes round the planet earth and sends back radio and television signals; heavenly body that goes round a plant （人造）衛(wèi)星
signal
n. 信號(hào)；暗號(hào) V.給信號(hào)
astronomer astronomy天文學(xué) astrology星相學(xué)
n. person who studies the science of the sun, moon, stars and planets
天文學(xué)家
telescope
n. instrument with special glasses used for seeing distant things
extremely
ad. very 極端，非常
extreme
a.
feasibility
ad. possibility of being carried or done 可行性
feasible
a.
manned
a. occupied by one or more persons 載人的
saucer
n. 淺碟；茶托
flying saucer
n. 飛碟
conference
n. meeting
press conference
n. meeting arranged by an important person to which news reporters are invited to listen to a statement or ask questions 記者招待會(huì)
technology
n. 技術(shù)
conclusion
n. decision of opinion reached by reasoning 結(jié)論
conclude
v.
reporter
v. person who gathers news for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or TV station 記者
compose
vt. make up, form 組成，構(gòu)成
concrete
n. building material made by mixing cement with sand, small stones and water 混凝土 adj 具體的
atmosphere
n. all the gasses round the earth; air in a place 大氣；空氣
carbon carbon bioxide 二氧化碳
n. 碳
monoxide mono- 單獨(dú)的 monologue獨(dú)白
n. 一氧化物
deadly
a. causing death; likely to cause death 致命的
gas
n. 氣體
survive
vi. remain alive; continue to live or exist 活下來(lái)；幸存
vt. remain alive after; live longer than 經(jīng)歷...后還活著；比...活得長(zhǎng)
survival
n.
program
n. plan of what it to be done 計(jì)劃
concern
vt. be of importance or interest to; have an effect on 涉及，關(guān)系到
oxygen
n. 氧，氧氣
originally
ad. formerly 起初，原來(lái)
original originality獨(dú)創(chuàng)性
a.原始的
hazard
n. danger=risk
hover
vi. stay in or near one place in the air 盤(pán)旋
consolidated
a. untied; combined 聯(lián)合的
consolidate
vt.
belt
n. area that has some special quality; zone （地）帶
indicate
vt. Show 顯示出
indication
n.
pollute
vt. make (air, water, soil, etc.) dirty with manmade waste 污染
pollution
n.
unfit
a. not good enough; not suitable
particle
n. 粒子；微粒
emit
vt. send out 散發(fā)，射出
emission
n.
crash
v. (cause to) break into pieces violently 墜落；猛撞
smash
v. (cause to) break into pieces violently (使)碎裂
stalagmite
n. 石筍
projection
n. sth. that stands out from a surface 凸出物
type
n. a particular kind, class or group 類型，種類
granite
n. hard grey stone used for building 花崗巖
formation
n. sth. that is formed; way in which sth. is formed 形成（物）
skyscraper
n. very tall building 摩天大樓
scrape
vt. rub with sth. rough or sharp 刮，擦
proceed
vi. continue after having stopped （停頓后）繼續(xù)進(jìn)行
fund foundation基金會(huì)
n. sum of money set apart or available for a special purpose 資金；基金
billion
n. one thousand million
zilch
n. zero; nothing at all
PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS
(be) known as
also publicly called; named 以...聞名，通常名叫
name after
give the same name as 以...名字命名
as to
about, concerning 關(guān)于
base on / upon
use as a basis or foundation for 以...為基礎(chǔ)，把...基于
for one thing ... (for another)
in the first place... (in the second place)
be composed of
have as members or parts 由...組成
as far as ... be concerned
to the degree that it matters to 就...而言
stick up
stand upright; project 直立；突出
give off
emit; send out 發(fā)出；散發(fā)出
set back
delay the advance of development of 耽擱；阻礙
PEOPER NAMES
Art Buchwald
阿特.布奇沃德
Venus
金星
Manhattan
曼哈頓（紐約市中心）
Zog
佐格（姓氏）
Edison
愛(ài)迪生（姓氏）
Glom
格洛姆（姓氏）
