The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction. 居住在山区的大猩猩已濒临灭绝。
英语解释:a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing• (植物、动物、生活方式等的)灭绝,绝种,消亡:
extinction/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/n. 灭绝,消亡
一、单词记忆
首先我们来学习一个名词:丁克,指的是那些具有生育能力而选择不生育,除了主动不生育,也可能是主观或者客观原因而被动选择不生育人群。然后我们来看我们今天的这个单词extinction,最前面的前缀ex表示out,“出去”的意思,最后面的tion,表示这个名词,中间的tinc的读音就很像丁克,如果地球上所有人都丁克的话,那么人类就会从地球上out了,所以extinction就是“灭绝,消亡”的意思。
二、单词用法
extinction/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/n. 灭绝,消亡
One consequence of global warming is extinction.
全球变暖的后果之一是物种灭绝。
[巩固练习]
(1)这些措施不足以保护海龟免于灭绝,我们还需要考虑人类的活动对它们生存造成的影响。(account)
答案:(1)These measures are not enough to protect turtles from extinction, and we need to take into account the impact that human’s activities have had on their survival.
三、拓展
extinct/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/adj. 灭绝的;消亡的
As is known to all, the panda is in danger of becoming extinct.
众所周知,熊猫濒临灭绝。
[巩固练习]
(1)有些动物灭绝的原因是它们无法适应新的环境,因此我们必须注意保持生态平衡。(adapt)
答案:(1)The reason why some animals became extinct was that they were unable to adapt to the new environment, so we must pay attention to keeping the balance of nature.