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ackgroundWarmingupUnit5Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWBTRWarmingupForWantofaDrinkUnit5WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesHowdoyouunderstandthefollowingcartoons?WBTRMatchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaninginthetext.Check-onPreviewWarmingupsquanderoverblowntrudgespendthoughtlessly,throwawayexaggeratedwalkheavilyandfirmly,aswhenweary,orthroughmudObjectivesKnowsomethingaboutwatercrisisUnderstandthecausesofwatercrisisThinkabouthowtodealwiththecrisisConsidertheinitiativescommonpeoplecantakeEncouragestudentstoactivelythinkaboutinternationalissuesWBTRWarmingupBackgroundWaterCrisisTheEconomistBWTRForWantofaDrinkUnit5AnEnglish-languageweeklynewsandinternationalaffairspublicationeditedinLondon.FoundedbyJamesWilsoninSeptember1843.Forhistoricalreasons.Neo-liberalinclination:asupporteroffreetrade,globalization,freeimmigrationandsocialliberalism,includinglegalizeddrugsandprostitution.Circulation:1.5million/weekinBackgroundTheEconomistTheEconomist’sissuesonenvironmentalissuesBackgroundTheEconomistWaterResourcesWorldwideBackgroundWaterCrisisWorldWaterStress:

PopulationgrowthExpansionofbusinessactivitiesRapidurbanizationClimatechangeDepletionofaquifersWaterpollutionWaterandconflictBackgroundWaterCrisisWaterResourcesWorldwideWaterResourcesofChinaBackgroundWaterCrisisGeneraldescription:severewaterquantityshortagesandseverewaterqualitypollution.China’swaterresources:Totalwaterresources(2.84trillioncubicmeters):No.6Percapitawaterresources(2100cubickilometers):No.88Unevendistribution:80%inthesouthofChina.BackgroundWaterCrisisChinaaverageannualprecipitationDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeTextAnalysisTWBRForWantofaDrinkUnit5TextAnalysisThemeUnderstandthesituationoftheglobalwatercrisisAnalyzethedifficultiesinmeetingthewatercrisisDeveloparightapproachtocommoninternationalchallengesTWBR

Introduction:awarningaboutawatercrisis(paras.1–2)Causalanalysisofwatershortage(paras.3–5)Difficultyinsatisfyingthesedemands(paras.6–8)Characteristicsofwaterasnaturalresource(paras.9–15)Reiterationofthevalueofwater(paras.16–17)Conclusion:difficultyinusingtheresourcesensibly(paras.18–19)TextAnalysisStructureTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExerciseIIIIIIIVVVITWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Introduction:(paras.1–2)MainIdeaWhyiswatersaidtobethenewoil?Whatarethesignsofwaterscarcityinthispart?Whydoyouthink“Bringingsupplyanddemandintoequilibriumwillbepainful”?Doyouagreewiththeargumentsinthispart?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseBringingsupplyanddemandintoequilibriumwillbepainful,andpoliticaldisputesmayincreaseinnumberandintensifyintheircapacitytocausetrouble.Make…match…Itisdifficulttomakepeopleuselesswatersothattheamountofwatertheyusematchestheamountthatisavailable.Moreandmorepoliticaldisputesoverwatermayeruptandmaybecomemorecapableofcausingmoretroubles.becomemorecapableofcausingtroubleTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternsquanderinsatiableill-conceivedinviteinprintbring…intoequilibriumthreatentodoTodo…isto…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingwordsinthebrackets.他們的拒絕讓步將不可避免地招致來自聯(lián)合國的更多批評。(invite)TheirrefusaltocompromisewillinevitablyinvitemorecriticismfromtheUN.價(jià)格波動是為了使供給和需求實(shí)現(xiàn)均衡。(equilibrium)Pricesfluctuateinordertobringsupplyanddemandintoequilibrium.

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:MainIdeaCausalanalysisofwatershortage(paras.3–5)Whatarethecausesofwatershortage?PopulationgrowthHigherwaterdemandinagricultureGreaterindustrialanddomesticconsumptionofwaterWhatisthegreenrevolution?Aseriesofresearch,development,andtechnologytransferinitiativestoincreaseagricultureproductionaroundtheworld.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammardouble-triple-quadruple…chronically

inancombinationof…besetto…attheturnof…Ittakes…todo…Thereisno/anygoodindoing…,astheyhavethroughouthistory,…twiceasmuchwater……evenifthepopulationstoodstillTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:ExerciseFillintheblanksTheworldwaterstress_____________thegrowingpopulation,madepossiblebythegreenrevolution.Secondly,people’s__________better-tastingandmoreinterestingfoodgreatlyincreasesagriculture’sdemandforwater.Thirdly,thedemandofindustrialand___________activitiesforwaterhavealso__________inthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury. TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:MainIdeaDifficultyinsatisfyingthesedemands(paras.6–8)Whyismeetingtheincreasingdemandofwateradifficulttask?Thesupplyofwaterisfinite;Desalinationofsaltywaterisexpensive;Freshwaterisnotreadilyavailable.Whatisthelawofconservationofmass?GlobalWaterCycleTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammarfinitereadilynomoreofitlapatsurviveonHoweveryouuseit…Therestisfalling…,sitting…orflowing...TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIV:MainIdeaCharacteristicsofwaterresources(paras.9–15)Whatarethecharacteristicsofwaterresources?WaterbeingnotevenlydistributedWaterbeinglocalandheavytomoveUndergroundwaterbeingexcessivelyusedasafreeresourceTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisWaterisnotevenlydistributed.BrazilCanadaUSRussiaIndonesiaChinaColumbiaIndiaCongoUnevenregionaldistributioninChinaTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisExcessiveuseofgroundwaterTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIV:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternroutinethoughelaboratehaveanabundancecometo…induecoursethebeautyof…Scarceorplentiful,waterisabovealllocal.…tothepointwhere…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIV:ExerciseTranslatethefollowingtermsintoChinese.AverageannualrainfallSurfacewaterBasinUpstreamGroundwaterArtificialdiversionTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIV:ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingwordsinthebrackets.由于環(huán)境退化，不宜人類居住，數(shù)百萬人不得不搬遷。(point)Millionsofpeoplehavebeenresettledbecausetheirhomeenvironmentshavedegradedtothepointwheretheyarenolongerfitforhumanhabitation.該計(jì)劃的妙處在于簡潔明了。(beauty)Thebeautyoftheplanliesinitssimplicity.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartV:MainIdeaReiterationofthevalueofwater(paras.16–17)Howdoyouunderstandthatthevalueofwaterdependsontheuseofwater?Whichuseofwatermeansthehighestvalueofwater?Industrialordomesticuse?Whyso?Howdoyouunderstandthatwaterisahumanright?TheRighttoWater“Itisnowtimetoconsideraccesstosafedrinkingwaterandsanitationasahumanright,definedastherighttoequalandnon-discriminatoryaccesstoasufficientamountofdrinkingwaterforpersonalanddomesticuses…tosustainlifeandhealth.”

—UNHighCommissionerforHumanRightsonTheRighttoWater,2007TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisDifficultiesinGettingWaterinAfricaTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartV:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternextractrespectivelytrudgebeharnessedto…h(huán)aveaccesstobelieve…tobe……isexplainedby…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartV:ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingwordsinthebrackets.我們在荒蕪的路上跋涉了很長時(shí)間。(trudge)Wetrudged(along)thedesertedroadforalongtime.物理學(xué)家們想知道輻射的壓力是否能被用來使物體高高飛起。(harness)Physicistswonderedwhetherradiationpressurecouldbeharnessedtohelpanitemsoar.并不是每個(gè)企業(yè)員工都能有訪問所有信息的權(quán)利。(access)Noteveryoneinthecompanyshouldhaveaccesstoallkindsofinformation.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartVI:MainIdeaConclusion:difficultyinusingtheresourcesensibly(paras.18–19)Whataretheconsequences?Doyouagree?Howdoyouunderstand“Wateris…inhissoul”?Whyiswaterdifficulttoorganize?DeitiesrelatedtowaterTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisGongGongOsirisGoddessGangaTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartV:SentenceParaphrase

Throughouthistory,man’sdependenceonwaterhasmadehimlivenearitororganizeaccesstoit.