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人口增長 /減少 The UN is investigating new methods of population control. 聯(lián)合國正在研究人口控制的新方法。 2. land n. 陸地;土地 It is cheaper to drill for oil on land than at sea. 在陸地上開采石油比在海上要便宜。 This sort of land is no good for growing potatoes. 這樣的土地不適合種馬鈴薯。 We want to buy a plot of land to build a house. 我們想買塊地來蓋房子。 fatherland。 motherland。 homeland 3. background n. 背景 If you listen carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background. 如果你認真的聽這段音樂,你可以聽到背景音上有長笛的演奏。 The artist himself did not paint the backgrounds to his pictures—— they were done by his pupils. 這位藝術家并不是親自完成他的作品的背景創(chuàng)作的 —— 它們都是由他的學生完成的。 Can you give me some background on the situation? 可以給我一些這個情況的背景資料么? The book provides background information on the history of the region. 這本書提供了關于這本書的背景信息。 The school has pupils from many different ethnic/cultural/religious backgrounds. 這個學校的學生有著不同的民族 /文化 /宗教背景 4. palace n. 宮 ,宮殿 The Queen has agreed to open Buckingham Palace to the public. 皇后同意了向公眾開放白金漢宮。 5. modern a. 現代的 My grandpa39。s attitudes are very modern, considering his age. 相對于他的年齡來說,我祖父的態(tài)度是非?,F代的。 6. part n. 部分 in part 某種程度上 The deadline for applications is being extended, in part because of the postal strike. 申請的截至日期已經過了,部分是因為郵局的罷工。 He works for a pan