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Unit 8 Protecting our Environment Text A A Fable for Tomorrow 1. (Para.1) in harmony with: agree with another idea, feeling etc., or look good with other things * Your suggestions are not in harmony with the aims of this project. 我们的行为应该与话语相一致。 (=Our actions should be in harmony with our words.) Collocation: be in harmony with 与…协调一致 be out of harmony with 与…不协调一致 live in harmony 和睦相处 2. (Para.1) surroundings: n. everything that is around or near sb./sth. * The house is set in beautiful surroundings near Lake Coniston. (=We work more happily in pleasant surroundings.) 3. (Para.1) in the midst of: among or with; while (sth.) is happening * The government is in the midst of a major crisis. 他在暴雨中离开了公寓。 (=He left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm.) 4. (Para.1) prosperous: adj. rich and successful * I’m sure you can build a prosperous business in China. (=After their misfortunes the family slowly became prosperous.) 5. (Para.1) bloom: 1. n. a flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty *Fall leaves make the Japanese mad, just like the cherry bloom in the spring. 苹果树正在开花。 (=The apple trees were in bloom.) 2. vi. produce flowers; be in flower. * Some of my last roses of summer are even more beautiful than the first ones that bloomed in early spring. (=Everything in the garden was blooming lovely!) NB: bloom , blossom以及flower均可作名词和动词，意为“花，开花”。其不同点是：bloom 尤指“大的、供观赏的花，诸如牡丹、玫瑰、梅花、菊花等; blossom 指树木开花，尤指果树上开的花。flower指开放的花朵或泛指花卉。 Collocation: come into bloom/blossom 开花 be out of bloom/blossom 花已落 in (full) bloom/blossom 花盛开着 the bloom is off the rose 明日黄花，已失去新颖感或应时价值的事物 6. (Para.1) flame: vi. become suddenly bright with light or colour, especially red or orange * A great fire flamed in an open fireplace. (=His face flamed with embarrassment.) 7. (Para.1) bark: 1. vi. make the short loud sound that a dog makes * Have you ever seen a dog barking at the moon? 这只狗对陌生人吠叫。 (=The dog barks at strangers.