3. The disaster caused him to waver in his faith. 这次灾难使他的信仰发生了动摇。
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crop up 突然出现
12 The pollution is out of hand and bees very dangerous.
污染失去控制，变得十分危险。
解析 ▲ be out of hand的意思是“失去控制”，有时也用get out of hand来表达。
常用单词
pollution [p?'lu:?n] n. 污染
dangerous ['de?nd??r?s] adj. 危险的
学学这样说
1. Serious pollution in modern cities gives soern.
现代城市中的严重污染令人担忧。
2. People are being increasingly worried about pollution.
人们对污染越来越感到忧虑。
3. Pollution is killing our health. 污染正在损害我们的健康。
4. Pollution is a global threat. 污染是全球性的威胁。
5. The countryside has been damaged by pollution. 乡村受到污染的破坏。
6. erned about the environment pollution.
许多人都关心环境污染问题。
13 The tendency towards worsening environmental pollution has been arrested.
环境污染加剧的趋势得到了控制。
解析 ▲ tendency是名词，意思是“倾向，趋势”，常与介词towards/to连用，表示“……的倾向”。
学学这样说
1. Pollution should be done away with. 应该消除污染。
2. I think there will be more pollution. 我认为污染会更严重。
3. We must stop spoiling the environment. 我们必须停止污染环境。
4. Will there be less pollution? 污染会少些吗？
5. The enforcement of the new law has reduced the environmental pollution.
新法律的实施减少了环境污染。
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be done away with 被消除
14 A campaign that promotes ecology and fights pollution is going on.
改善生态、治理污染的运动正在进行。
常用单词
ecology [?'k?l?d??] n. 生态学
学学这样说
1. What do you think of environmental pollution? 你对环境污染怎么看？
2. What are the causes of the pollution? 污染的原因是什么？
3. The state shall protect the ecological environment of grasslands.
国家将保护草原的生态环境。
4. Urban developg an ecological crisis. 城市建设面临着生态环境危机。
5. Human beings are fighting against pollution. 人类正在与污染作斗争。
6. One of the biggest problems is pollution. 最大的问题之一是污染。
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ecological crisis 生态环境危机
human being 人类
15 pared with last year, water pollution is more serious.
与上一年相比，水体污染加重。
解析 ▲ 词组pared with的意思是“与……相比较”，相当于pared to。
学学这样说
1. That would pollute water. 那样会污染水质。
2. The disposal of expired or ineffective pesticides ontrolled to prevent water pollution. 关于处置过期或失效的农药，必须加强管理，防止造成水污染。
3. The problem of water pollution has intensified. 水污染问题变得更严重了。
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water pollution 水污染
16 Water pollution imperils all kinds of marine life.
水质污染危及所有海洋生物。
解析 ▲ all kinds of的意思是“各种各样的”，可以用来修饰可数名词，也可以用来修饰不可数名词。
学学这样说
1. The river has been polluted by oil. 河流被石油污染了。
2. The industrial wastes polluted the lake. 工业废物污染了湖泊。
3. The water was infected with germs. 水被细菌污染了。
4. Garbage pollutes rivers and streams. 垃圾使大小河流遭受污染。
5. The fish are dying off because of the pollution. 由于污染，鱼正相继死去。
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be polluted by... 被……污染
be infected with... 被……污染
die off 逐渐死亡，相继死去
17 The air has been contaminated by exhaust fumes.
废气污染了空气。
解析 ▲ be contaminated by的意思是“被……污染”，by后面跟上表示污染源的名词、名词词组或者代词。
常用单词
air [e?(r)] n. 空气，天空
exhaust [?ɡ'z?:st] n.（排出的）废气
fume [fju:m] n. 烟气，烟雾
学学这样说
1. Noxious fumes poison the air. 有害的烟雾污染了空气。
2. The exhaust gas pollutes the air. 那些废气污染了空气。
3. We suffered a lot from air pollution. 我们深受空气污染之害。
4. There is a sensible increase in air pollution. 空气污染已明显加重。
18 I think the biggest environtry is air pollution.
我觉得我们国家最大的环境问题是空气污染。
学学这样说
1. Air pollution is a big problem. 空气污染是一个大问题。
2. Air pollution is increasingly serious in our city. 空气污染在我们城市中日益严重。
3. Exhaust contamination of vehicles is the main factor for air pollution in cities. 汽车废气污染是城市空气污染的主要因素。
4. Air pollution includes all contamosphere.
空气污染包括所有在空气中发现的污染物。
5. The acute probley must be solved.
必须解决该城市空气污染这一严重问题。
补充短语
air pollution 空气污染
应用对话
Steven: I think the biggest environtry is air pollution.
Lucy: Yes, I agree. The air here is much more polluted than in try.
史蒂文：我觉得我们国家最大的环境问题是空气污染。
露茜：我同意。这里的空气污染比我们国家严重多了。
19 The noise of the drilling is intolerable.
钻孔的噪音让人受不了。
常用单词
noise [n??z] n. 噪音，嘈杂声
drill [dr?l] v. 钻（孔），打（眼）
intolerable [?n't?l?r?bl] adj. 难以忍受的
学学这样说
1. Harsh noises insulted our ears. 噪音很刺耳。
2. Now the noise is very loud. 此时噪音很大。
3. The noise tailed away. 噪音逐渐消失。
4. The noise is offensive to the ears. 噪音很刺耳。
5. I hate the noise that disturbed my sleep. 我讨厌那妨碍我睡觉的噪音。
补充短语
be offensive to... 攻击……，冒犯……
20 The noise interferes with my work.
这噪音妨碍我工作。
解析 ▲ interfere with是一个动词词组，意思是“打扰，妨碍”。其中的with是介词，后面要跟名词、代词、或者名词词组。
学学这样说
1. That noise gets on my nerves. 那噪音让我心烦。
2. The noise really gets to me. 那噪音让我心烦。
3. The noise jangled my nerves. 那噪音刺激我的神经。
4. The noise is shattering our nerves. 噪音使我们的神经受不了。
5. The noise disturbed my sleep. 噪音妨碍了我的睡眠。
6. Please don't make noise. I'm working. 不要制造噪音，我正在工作。
7. The noise interrupted our conversation. 噪音打断了我们的谈话。
补充短语
get on one's nerves 让某人心烦
make noise 制造噪音
21 The noise broke the peace of the night.
噪音破坏了夜晚的宁静。
解析 ▲ break the peace of是一个动词词组，意思是“打破了……的平静”，of后面跟名词或者代词。动词break的过去式与过去分词分别是broke和broken。
学学这样说
1. There is reet. 街上有很多噪音。
2. The noisy traffic is a continual annoyance. 交通噪音时时刻刻令人烦恼。
3. The noise in the street was siderably. 街上的噪音减轻了许多。
4. Most cities were affected by light noise pollution. 多数城市受到轻度噪音的污染。
补充短语
noise pollution 噪音污染
22 The noise distracted him from his reading.
噪音使他不能专心读书。
解析 ▲ distract是及物动词，意思是“转移，使分心”，表示使某人不能专心做某事，要用 distract sb from doing sth。
学学这样说
1. The noise of the car awoke him. 汽车的噪音吵醒了他。
2. She lodged a plaint about the noise. 她就噪音问题提出了投诉。
3. The noise wore her nerves to nothing. 噪音使她的精神疲惫不堪。
4. More and plain about the noise.
越来越多的人开始抱怨噪音问题。
补充短语
lodge a plaint about... 投诉……