新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 7-9

MODEL3   What a terrible sandstorm¹!
Script²
Susan: Hey, John. You’re back. A few days ago, a big sandstorm hit our city
John:  Oh, that’s bad.
Susan: The air was full of dirt and sand and dust. I had to wear a scarf around my head.
John: The dust, as I know, comes from Mongolia. And from my reading in science, I’ve heard the dust often comes after a long period of drought³.
Susan: This is a serious problem in many parts of the world, and unfortunately our city is one of them.
John: And if the drought continues, the soil is easily airborne. And then if the wind comes, the soil can be lifted up on the cold are that rises up, and it can travel very long distances.
Susan: Normally⁴, when there’s a wind, it can clear the air, and you have beautiful weather. But when the dust is brought in with the wind, then you can’t breathe, you can’t see well, and it’s dangerous for driving, or for walking.
John: Yeah. You know, when the dust is lifted up it can go as high 3,000 meters. And it’s not just China that has problems, but many other countries. For example, the middle of Australia sometimes has dust storms, and some of the dust goes up very high, goes across the ocean, and falls down on New Zealand.
Susan: Not a very nice neighbor.
John: Is there a solution to the problem?
Susan: We need to plant more trees and grass so that the soil can stay where it is.
John: No wonder the government is launching⁵ a new afforestation program in a bid⁶ t address the environmental⁷ problem.

1 sandstorm   

n.沙尘暴

参考例句：

• Have you watched the news about sandstorm?你看沙尘暴的新闻了吗？
• In the next few days there will be a sandstorm.未来的几天将有沙尘暴。

2 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

3 drought   

n.旱灾，干旱，久旱

参考例句：

• The plants are growing in again,despite the drought.尽管干旱，植物又长出来了。
• The ground is as hard as stone after the drought.长期干旱后土地硬得就像石头一样。

4 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

5 launching   

n.（火箭等的）发射；（船的）下水（典礼）；发动；发行v.发射( launch的现在分词 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）

参考例句：

• They are launching out into a series of scientific experiments. 他们正在着手进行一系列科学试验。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• John is launching his son on a career in banking. 约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 bid   

n.出价；投标；vt./vi.（拍卖时）喊（价）；投标

参考例句：

• How much do you bid?你出多少钱？
• I bid 1000 dollars for that picture.我对那幅画出价1000美元。

7 environmental   

adj.环境的

参考例句：

• A global environmental meeting is going to be held here.一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。
• We need to cure our environmental problems.我们需要解决环境问题。