Unit6-WaterontheEarth.pptVIP

English for Geography地理专业英语;Unit 6 Water on the Earth;Background(1/3);Background(2/3);Unit 6 Water on the Earth;Unit 6 Water on the Earth;Fast Reading(2/2);1、hydrology、hydrologic、hydrologist hydrology ： The scientific study of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on the earths surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere. 水文学：关于地球表面、土壤中、岩石下和大气中水的性质、分布以及影响的科学研究 hydrologic cycle 水循环 hydrologic、hydrologist ;2、reservoir、reserve reservoir： A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water. 蓄水池：用于贮存和控制水量的天然或人工池塘或湖泊 artificial reservoir 人工水库 a reservoir of gratitude 感激不尽 reserve： （1）n. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose. 储备物，储藏量：留存下来供将???使用或用于某一特殊目的的东西 （2）vt. To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose. 保留，收藏：保留，如用于将来使用或某一特殊的目的;3、 condensation、condense、condensate condensation： （1）The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid. 冷凝，凝结：将气体或蒸汽转化成液体的过程 （2）The liquid so formed. 浓缩液 condense： vt. （1）To reduce the volume or compass of.See Synonyms at contract 使压缩：减少…的数量或容积 （2）To cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquid. 液化：使（空气或蒸汽）变成液体 （3）To remove water from (milk, for example). 浓缩：将水分除去（如，从牛奶中） condensate： n. A product of condensation. 浓缩物;4、precipitation （1）A hastening or an acceleration, especially one that is sudden or unexpected: 仓促，陡然，促然：尤指突然的或出乎意料的急促或加速： （2）Any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls to the earths surface. 降水：暴雨、雪、冻雪或冰雹降落到地表的任何形式的水 （3）The quantity of such water falling in a specific area within a specific period. 降水量：某一特定时期内特定区域的降水数量 （4）The process of separating a substance from a solution as a solid. [化学] 沉淀：把物质从溶液中分解为固体的过程;5、evaporate、transpire、transpiration evaporate： （1）To convert or change into a vapor. 使蒸发：使变为气体 （2）To draw off in t