60篇短文搞定雅思高频词Chapter 20

In a remote Russian forest, a diverse team of scientists from a renowned research program worked tirelessly to study the depletion of the ocean's greenhouse layer. Their observations revealed a rare constellation-like pattern of blockages in the layer, causing concern among the researchers.

Dr. Anya, a firm believer in the exceptional adaptability of nature, decided to capture a small sample of the affected ocean water to analyze the radiation concentration in her lab. She had received a lengthy letter from her colleagues in captivity research, describing the expensive and impossible task of reversing the depletion.

While Anya worked with her team, a sleepy Russian sleeper agent named Dmitri, tasked with observing the program, regularly reported his findings to his superiors. He knew that any exceptional discovery would be of great value to his government.

One day, during their review of the samples, the team discovered a unique adult organism that could potentially break through the blockages in the greenhouse layer. Anya knew that this exceptional finding could change the fate of the ocean.

As the news spread, the Russian government decided to act swiftly, blocking the sale of the organism to other countries to protect their rare find. Soon, the whole world would learn of the discovery and speak of the small organism that restored balance to the ocean's delicate ecosystem.

Word List

1001. concentration [ˌkɑːnsnˈtreɪʃn] n. 集中，浓度

1002. constellation [ˌkɑːnstəˈleɪʃn] n. 星座，星群

1003. depleted [dɪˈpliːtɪd] adj. 耗尽的，空虚的

1004. either [ˈiːðər] conj. 或者；任一

1005. firm [fɜːrm] n. 公司，企业；adj. 坚定的，结实的

1006. greenhouse [ˈɡriːnhaʊs] n. 温室

1007. layer [ˈleɪər] n. 层，阶层

1008. length [leŋθ] n. 长度，长度单位

1009. lengthy [ˈleŋθi] adj. 冗长的，漫长的

1010. letter [ˈletər] n. 信，字母

1011. nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ] pron. 没有东西；n. 空虚，无意义

1012. ocean [ˈoʊʃn] n. 海洋

1013. program [ˈproʊɡræm] n. 节目，计划

1014. programme [ˈproʊɡræm] n. （英）节目，计划

1015. regard [rɪˈɡɑːrd] v. 把…看作；n. 尊敬，注意

1016. review [rɪˈvjuː] v. 检查，回顾；n. 回顾，评论

1017. whole [hoʊl] adj. 全部的，完整的

1018. adult [ˈædʌlt] n. 成年人；adj. 成年的

1019. block [blɑːk] n. 块，街区；v. 阻止，封锁

1020. blockage [ˈblɑːkɪdʒ] n. 障碍，堵塞

1021. blocker [ˈblɑːkər] n. 阻碍者，遮断器

1022. captive [ˈkæptɪv] adj. 被俘虏的；n. 被俘虏者，猎物

1023. captivity [kæpˈtɪvəti] n. 囚禁，拘留

1024. capture [ˈkæptʃər] v. 捕获，俘虏；n. 战利品

1025. decide [dɪˈsaɪd] v. 决定，下决心

1026. describe [dɪsˈkraɪb] v. 描述，叙述

1027. diverse [daɪˈvɜːrs] adj. 不同的，多种多样的

1028. diversity [daɪˈvɜːrsəti] n. 多样性，差异性

1029. except [ɪkˈsept] conj. 除了，除外

1030. exception [ɪkˈsepʃn] n. 例外，除外

1031. exceptional [ɪkˈsepʃənl] adj. 特别的，杰出的

1032. exceptionally [ɪkˈsepʃənəli] adv. 异常地，格外地

1033. expensive [ɪkˈspensɪv] adj. 昂贵的

1034. forest [ˈfɔːrɪst] n. 森林

1035. impossible [ɪmˈpɑːsəbl] adj. 不可能的，办不到的

1036. initial [ɪˈnɪʃəl] adj. 最初的，首字母的

1037. permanent [ˈpɜːrmənənt] adj. 永久的，长久的

1038. permanently [ˈpɜːrmənəntli] adv. 永久地，长期地

1039. radiation [ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn] n. 辐射，放射线

1010. rare [reər] adj. 稀有的，罕见的

1011. rarely [ˈreərli] adv. 很少，难得

1012. regular [ˈreɡjələr] adj. 规则的，经常的

1013. regularly [ˈreɡjələrli] adv. 定期地，有规律地

1014. rest [rest] n. 休息，其余部分

1015. Russia [ˈrʌʃə] n. 俄罗斯

1016. Russian [ˈrʌʃn] adj. 俄罗斯的；n. 俄罗斯人，俄语

1017. sale [seɪl] n. 出售，销售

1018. sleeper [ˈsliːpər] n. 睡眠者，卧铺，枕木

1019. sleep [sliːp] v. 睡觉，入睡；n. 睡眠

1020. sleepy [ˈsliːpi] adj. 困倦的，昏昏欲睡的

1021. soon [suːn] adv. 不久，很快

1022. speak [spiːk] v. 说话，讲话