Grade 9 Unit 2 Topic 2 Section A

(Kangkang, Maria and Jane ate talking in a room. The wind outside is blowing strongly.)

Kangkang: What bad weather! ^[1]What bad weather! 多糟糕的天气！*常考句子  weather是不可数名词 The wind is so strong! And the sand ^[2]sand: US: [sænd]  UK: [sænd]  n. 沙；沙子；沙滩 really hurt my face. While I was walking down the street just now ^[3], I couldn’t see anything. ^[3]I couldn’t see anything.  也可表达为 I could see nothing.

Maria: I’m sorry to hear that.  ^[4]I’m sorry to hear that.  听到这个我很难过/遗憾。 *必会句子 What causes these sandstorms ^[5]sandstorm: US: [ˈsændˌstɔːm]  UK: [ˈsæn(d)ˌstɔː(r)m]  n. 沙尘暴?

Jane: People have cut down ^[6]cut down: 砍倒；削减；减价；夺去…活动力 too many trees. As a result ^[7]As a result: 结果, a lot of rich land has changed into ^[8]change into: 变成；把……变成；兑换 desert ^[9]desert: US: [ˈdezərt]  UK: [ˈdezət]  n. 沙漠；荒漠；荒原  [ｄＩˈｚɜː（ｒ）ｔ ] v. 抛弃；放弃；开小差；废弃.

Maria: That’s bad. How can that affect the weather?

Jane: Trees can stop the wind from ^[10]stop sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事 blowing the earth away.

Kangkang: And a lot of water can be saved by forests.

Jane: They can also stop the water from washing the earth away.

Kangkang: Cutting down trees is harmful to human ^[11]human: US: [ˈhjumən]   UK: [ˈhjuːmən]  adj. 人的；显示人类特有弱点的；人本性的；有人情味的  n. 人 beings ^[12]human beings: US: [ˈhjumən]   UK: [ˈhjuːmən]  n. 人类, animals and plants. Although ^[13]although:US: [ɔlˈðoʊ]  UK: [ɔːlˈðəʊ]  conj. 虽然；尽管；不过；即使 we have built “The Green Great Wall”, we still need to do something to protect the environment.