新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 7-10

Now Your Turn
SAMPLE DIALOG¹
A: I’m so glad to be back home, again. Oh, what a clear blue sky!
B: Yes, the wind has cleared the air. I hope you still remember the situation a couple of years age; that is, when you were here. Each spring a big sandstorm² struck our city.
A: Oh, that was bad. That air was filled with sand and dust. I had to wear a scarf around my head.
B: I had to cover my mouth and nose with a handkerchief. And facial³ makes sold well. The dust came from the north, and it often rose after a long dry spell.
A: If the drought⁴ continued, the soil was easily airborne. And when the wind came, the soil was swept up on the cold air, and it could travel very long distances.
B: When the dust was brought in with the wind, we could hardly breathe, we couldn’t see well, and it was dangerous for driving.
A: How did your town solve the problem?
B: Not only our town. In fact, people in the whole province planted a lot of trees and grass so that the soil would stay where it is.
A: I see. The government launched⁵ an afforestation project to deal with the sandstorm. The green shelter⁶ belt is playing a role.

1 dialog   

n.对话，对白

参考例句：

• At last there can be a reasonable dialog between our two governments.我们两国最后终于能理智地进行对话了。
• Address every primary view and dialog possible.要尽可能考虑到所有主要的视图和对话。

2 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。

3 facial   

adj.面部的，脸上的

参考例句：

• I've made an appointment for a facial tomorrow.我约好明天去做美容。
• The chimpanzee uses facial expressions for communication.黑猩猩用面部表情进行交流。

4 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。

5 launched   

v.发射( launch的过去式和过去分词 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）

参考例句：

• He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. 他对年轻一代发起了猛烈的抨击。
• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide. 这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。

6 shelter   

n.掩蔽，掩蔽处，避身处；庇护所，避难所，庇护；vt.庇护，保护，隐匿；vi.躲避

参考例句：

• We took shelter from the rain in a cave.我们在一个山洞里避雨。
• Trees are a shelter from the sun.树木可以遮挡阳光。