55Mould the melted iron into the desired shape.
把铁水做成需要的形状。
66The plant now has an annual capacity of 12，000 cars.
这家工厂现在每年能生产12，000辆汽车。
读书笔记
construct [kn‘strkt]
v. 建造；构造2
erection [i’rekn]
n. （尤指大型）结构，建筑物
cement [si‘ment]
n. 水泥；接合剂3
cement mixer
混凝土搅拌机
concrete [’knkri：t]
n. 混凝土
adj. 混凝土制的
steel [sti：l]
n. 钢铁；钢制品4
axe [ks]
n. 斧1
pliers [‘pail]
n. 钳子
electric saw
电锯5
volume [’vlju：m]
n. 量；体积6
冶炼常用会话
11The edge of this axe has turned.
这把斧子卷了刃了。
22When was the building constructed
这个楼是何时修建的
33The cement has already set.
那水泥已经凝固了。
44This bridge is reinforced with huge steel girders.
这座桥用巨大的钢梁加固了。
55She sawed the plank in half.
她把木板锯成两截。
66How do you measure the volume of the steel
你怎么计量铁的体积
读书笔记
Unit25 采矿 Mining 025
mine [main]
n. 矿山，矿井1
tramcar [‘trmkɑ：]
n. 矿车
exploit [iks’plit]
v. 开发，开拓；开采2
dig [diɡ]
v. 挖掘
shovel [‘vl]
n. 铁铲
v. 用铲挖3
cautious [’k：s]
adj. 谨慎的；十分小心的4
electric drill
电钻5
mineral [‘minrl]
n. 矿物；矿物质
ore [：（r）]
n. 矿；矿石6
采矿常用会话
11It is a worked-out silver mine.
它是个开采光了的银矿。
22No minerals have yet been exploited in this area.
这个区域的矿藏还未开采。
33They were shoveling coal into a cart.
他们在把煤铲进手推车里。
44We should all remain cautious.
我们都应该保持谨慎。
55He drilled a series of holes in the frame with an electric drill.
他用电钻在框架上钻了一串孔。
66Ores occur there in abundance.
那个地方矿产丰富。
读书笔记
formation [f：’mein]
n. 形成；构造
composition [kmp‘zin]
n. 成分；混合物1
volcano [vl’keinu]
n. 火山3
erupt [i‘rpt]
v. 爆发；喷出
remote [ri’mut]
adj. 遥远的4
fossil [‘fsl]
n. 化石
rock [rk]
n. 岩石
weather [’wee]
v. 风化；受侵蚀2
extrusion [eks‘tru：n]
n. 挤出；推出；赶出；喷出
layer [’lei]
n. 层，阶层；地层5
flora and fauna
动植物
11The composition varied depending on the temperature of the water in
which they formed.
不同的成分取决于它们形成时期的水温。
22The rock has weathered away into soil.
岩石风化成了沙土。
33An active volcano may erupt at any time.
活火山随时都会喷发。
44That happened in the remote past.
那发生在久远的过去。
55They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil.
他们钻透了几层岩石去寻找石油。
采矿常用会话
diamond [‘daimnd]
n. 钻石，金刚石1
gem [dem]
n. 宝石
cobble [’kbl]
n. 鹅卵石，圆石
corallite [‘krlait]
n. 珊瑚石
iron ore
铁矿石
utensil [ju（：）’tensl]
magnifying glass n. 用具，器皿3
放大镜4
ruler [‘ru：l]
n. 标尺
tweezers [’twi：zz]
n. 镊子；小钳子2
container [kn‘tein]
n. 容器5
kit [kit]
n. 成套工具
collection [k’lekn]
n. 收集物
采矿常用会话
Diamond11 s are the hardest known mineral.
钻石是已知的最坚硬的矿石。
22Using tweezers， they preserved each piece between sheets of glass.
他们用镊子把每一片放入玻璃片中保存。
33These utensils are made of glass.
这些器皿是玻璃制的。
44The naughty boy was burning ants with a magnifying glass.
顽皮的小男孩正用放大镜烤蚂蚁。
55Check the container for cracks or leaks before experiments.
实验前检查容器是否有裂缝或者漏的地方。
Unit26 石油化工 Petrochemical 026
petrol can
油桶 1
oil tanker
ph. 油轮2
drilling [‘drili]
n. 钻井
petroleum [pi’trulim]
n. 石油3
prospect for
勘探4
whale [weil]
n. 鲸鱼5
石油化工相关常用会话
11The raft was buoyed up by empty petrol cans.
这木筏依靠空汽油桶的浮力漂浮。
22The oil tanker took on 200，000 barrels of crude oil.
油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
33Indonesia is abundant in petroleum deposits.
印尼的石油蕴藏量丰富。
44They went there to prospect for gold.
他们去那儿勘探金矿。
55We may live to see the extinction of the whale.
人类或许能亲眼见到鲸的灭绝。
chemical plant
化工厂1
tar [tɑ：r]
n. 沥青2
chimney [‘timni]
n. 烟囱3
filter [’filt]
v. 过滤4
distill [di‘stil]
v. 蒸馏5
石油化工相关常用会话
11Dangerous effluent from some chemical plants is being poured into the
river through the town.
几家化学工厂排出的有害废水正流入通过我们市镇的河里。
22Tar is much used in making modern roads.
修建现代公路多用焦油沥青。
33The explosion toppled the old chimney.
这次爆炸把那个旧烟囱给炸倒了。
44We usually clear the water with a f ilter.
我们通常用过滤器净化水。
55Rum is an alcoholic drink distilled from sugar-cane juice.
郎姆酒是用甘蔗汁蒸馏制成的。
chemical formula
化学式
experiment [iks’perimnt]
n. 实验1
ore [：（r）]
n. 矿石2
test tube
试管3
rubber [‘rbr]
n. 橡胶4
石油化工常用会话
11The students will have an experiment in the laboratory tomorrow.
学生们明天要在实验室里做实验。
22We will make an assay of the ore he brought.
我们将做实验鉴定他带来的矿石。
33He demonstrated the principles with chemicals and test tubes.
他借助化学药品和试管讲解了这些原理。
44Oil and grease will rot the rubber off your tyres.
油污能腐蚀轮胎橡胶。
unit27家电用品 Electric Appliances 027
kitchen [’kitin]
n. 厨房
refrigerator [ri‘fridreit]
n. 电冰箱1
cook [kuk]
v. 做饭2
microwave oven
微波炉
microwave [’makrwev]
n. 微波
adj. 微波的
v. 用微波炉加热3
wash basin
洗手池4
oven [‘vn]
n. 烤箱5
家电用品常用会话
11Milk will keep for several days in a refrigerator.
牛奶在冰箱里可以保存几天。
22Will she cook dinner this evening
她今晚做晚饭吗
33The pie is not very hot. Can you microwave it a bit more
这个饼不是很热的，你再用微波炉加热一会好吗
44The ladies toilet has two of the nicest wash basins I have ever seen.
女卫生间有两个我见过的最漂亮的洗脸盆。
55The bread is baking in the oven.
烤箱正烤着面包。
home theater
家庭影院2
fanner [’fn]
n. 电风扇3
chandelier [，ndi‘li]
n. 吊灯4
ventilator [’ventileit]
n. 换气扇5
stereo system
音响6
living room
客厅1
carpet [‘kɑ：pit]
n. 地毯7
家电用品常用会话
11There is a beautiful antique screen in their living room.
在他们的客厅里有一个漂亮的古董屏风。
22He blew a lot of money on his new home theater.
他挥霍了很多钱在他新置的家庭影院上。
33When you encounter damp and sultry weather， turn on the air conditioning
or fanner.
碰到潮湿闷热的天气，可以开空调或电风扇。
44A large chandelier glorifies the whole room.
枝形大吊灯使整个房间光亮夺目
55The room has too few windows. A ventilator must be installed.
这间屋子的窗户太少，必须得安个换气扇。
66Brent wanted to find out how much a stereo system would cost.
布兰特想知道一套立体音响系统要多少钱。
77Our living room is covered with a carpet.
我们的起居室里铺了地毯。
读书笔记
vacuum [’vkjum]
n. 吸尘器2
electric kettle
电热水壶3
washer [‘w]
n. 洗衣机4
cooker [’kuk]
n. 电饭锅5
hair drier
吹风机6
iron [‘ain]
n. 熨斗1
家电用品常用会话
11The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth.
熨斗压在湿布上时发出嘶嘶声。
22Hoover has become a household word for a vacuum cleaner through
out the world.
在世界各地，家家户户都知道胡佛已成了吸尘器的代名词。
33It takes only ten minutes to boil water in this electric kettle.
用这个电水壶十分钟就可以把水烧开。
44There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.
地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。
55He bought some refrigerators and cookers from us.
他向我们购买一些电冰箱和电饭锅。
66Where can I plug in my hair drier
我在哪里能接上吹风机的电源