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g? According to Lovelock, what prevented the earth from being overheated? turn/put the clock back turn/put the clock back: 將時(shí)鐘撥回;不順應(yīng)時(shí)勢 Any efforts to try to put the clock back will e to no good end. 任何倒行逆施的企圖都不會(huì)有好下場。 set the scene (為 ...)作好準(zhǔn)備 Our mentator will now set the scene in the stadium. 講解員現(xiàn)在就要在體育場向我們報(bào)道。 Radio reporters were in the church to set the scene. 電臺(tái)記者在教堂里作事前的現(xiàn)場介紹 . prise: consist of。 be posed of。 to include。 contain。 to pose。 constitute The house prises ten rooms. 這所房子包括 10個(gè)房間。 The mittee prises five persons. 該委員會(huì)由五人組成。 condense to reduce the volume or pass of。 to make more concise。 to cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquid。 to remove water from (milk, for example) 濃縮;精簡 condensed milk 煉乳 a condensed account of an event 對某事件的簡要敘述 Steam is condensed to water when it touches a cold surface. 水蒸汽觸及冷的表面即凝結(jié)成水 What’s the topic sentence of this para.? Why do some industrialists like Gaia? What’s the response of Lovelock? Lush/ pasture lush: , 味美的 , 豪華的 , 繁榮的 lush meadow pasture: grass or other vegetation eaten as food by grazing animals。 ground on which such vegetation grows, especially that which is set aside for use by domestic grazing animals. in (out) accord with in (out) accord with: in/out of harmony with We are in accord with the regulations. Such an act would not be in accord with our policy. 這種做法不符合我們的政策 . His words are in accord with his ideas. 他心口一致。 flood with/ tough flood with: cover or fill with a flood The meadows were flooded with water. We are flooded with requests for help. tough: strong。 able to endure hardship a tough soldier seed seed: to plant seeds in (land, for example)。 sow。 to plant in soil。 to remove the seeds from (fruit) seed a field with wheat seed the grapes seeded players 種子選手 Structure Analysis Central topic: The introduction of the man who discovered Mother Nature in his theory Gaia ( which enables us understand the way of our pla in a new way.) Structure of the Passage— Structure Analysis The introduction of the main character( James Lovelock, Who is an anachronism and has proposed a theory that is changing the way scientists think about life on our pla.) () The introduction of theory Gaia (Para. 313) The formation of the theory Gaia () The Gaia Hypothesis is a revolutionary idea. () Negative and positive ments on the theory Gaia and Lovelock’s answer to the challenge. () ?How does Gaia work? ()