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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.他们的拒绝让步将不可避免地招致来自联合国的更多批评。(invite)TheirrefusaltocompromisewillinevitablyinvitemorecriticismfromtheUN.价格波动是为了使供给和需求实现均衡。(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.由于环境退化，不宜人类居住，数百万人不得不搬迁。(point)Millionsofpeoplehavebeenresettledbecausetheirhomeenvironmentshavedegradedtothepointwheretheyarenolongerfitforhumanhabitation.该计划的妙处在于简洁明了。(beauty)Thebeautyoftheplanliesinitssimplicity.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartV:MainIdeaReiterationofthevalueofwater(paras.16–17)Howdoyouunderstandthatthevalueofwaterdependsontheuseofwater?Whichuseofwatermeansthehighestvalueofwater?Industrialordomesticuse?Whyso?Howdoyouunderstandthatwaterisahumanright?TheRighttoWater“Itisnowtimetoconsideraccesstosafedrinkingwaterandsanitationasahumanright,definedastherighttoequalandnon-discriminatoryaccesstoasufficientamountofdrinkingwaterforpersonalanddomesticuses…tosustainlifeandhealth.”

—UNHighCommissionerforHumanRightsonTheRighttoWater,2007TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisDifficultiesinGettingWaterinAfricaTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartV:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternextractrespectivelytrudgebeharnessedto…haveaccesstobelieve…tobe……isexplainedby…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartV:ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingwordsinthebrackets.我们在荒芜的路上跋涉了很长时间。(trudge)Wetrudged(along)thedesertedroadforalongtime.物理学家们想知道辐射的压力是否能被用来使物体高高飞起。(harness)Physicistswonderedwhetherradiationpressurecouldbeharnessedtohelpanitemsoar.并不是每个企业员工都能有访问所有信息的权利。(access)Noteveryoneinthecompanyshouldhaveaccesstoallkindsofinformation.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartVI:MainIdeaConclusion:difficultyinusingtheresourcesensibly(paras.18–19)Whataretheconsequences?Doyouagree?Howdoyouunderstand“Wateris…inhissoul”?Whyiswaterdifficulttoorganize?DeitiesrelatedtowaterTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisGongGongOsirisGoddessGangaTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartV:SentenceParaphrase

Throughouthistory,man’sdependenceonwaterhasmadehimlivenearitororganizeaccesstoit.