day 82climate and resources
unit 12 · nature & the environmentclimate and resources
Talk about climate zones, storms, water and natural resources, and weigh two choices with 與其……，不如…… and 寧可……也…….
today’s words
- 熱帶 rèdài · the tropics
- 溫帶 wēndài · temperate zone
- 風暴 fēngbào · storm
- 籠罩 lóngzhào · shroud, hang over
- 時節 shíjié · season, time of year
- 霜 shuāng · frost
- 寶石 bǎoshí · gem, precious stone
- 波浪 bōlàng · waves
- 洞穴 dòngxuè · cave
- 岩石 yánshí · rock
- 廢棄 fèiqì · abandon, discard; disused
- 礦產 kuàngchǎn · mineral resources
- 灌溉 guàngài · irrigate
- 作物 zuòwù · crop
- 氣壓 qìyā · air pressure
- 水晶 shuǐjīng · crystal (quartz)
- 海嘯 hǎixiào · tsunami
- 淡水 dànshuǐ · fresh water
- 耕地 gēngdì · arable land
- 湧 yǒng · surge, pour (out)
- 目睹 mùdǔ · witness, see with your own eyes
- 扭轉 niǔzhuǎn · turn around, reverse
sentences
- 與其在家等，不如自己去問問。 · Rather than waiting at home, you’d do better to go and ask yourself.
- 我寧可走路，也不要坐他的車。 · I’d rather walk than get in his car.
- 這個國家的礦產很豐富。 · This country is rich in minerals.
- 城市越來越大，耕地越來越少。 · As cities grow, there’s less and less farmland.
- 那個工廠已經廢棄十年了。 · That factory has been abandoned for ten years.