四六词汇
未读William Shakespearewilliam sharespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He was born on 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was a successful local businessman and his mother was the daughter of a landowner. Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and nicknamed the Bard of Avon. He wrote about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and a few other ...
Passage 7Dolphins are often regarded as one of Earth’s most intelligent animals.
They are social creatures, living in pods of up to a dozen individuals. In places with a high abundance of food, pods can merge temporarily, forming a superpod; such groupings may exceed 1,000 dolphins. They communicate using a variety of clicks, whistle-like sounds and other vocalizations.
regarded as - treated as - view
social 群居的
whistle 哨声，呼啸
pods 族群
vocalization 发声
Membership in pods is not rigid; interchang ...
Passage 4OPEC is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Petroleum - oil
It was founded in Bagdad in 1960 and has currently 11 members. OPEC’s aim is to regulate the amount of oil that member nations produce and to keep prices at a steady rate. The countries get together twice a year and agree on how much oil each country is allowed to produce. OPEC’ s headquarters are in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
Bagdad 巴格达
regulate 规划，控制
agree on 达成一致
headquarters 总部
Vienna 维尼亚
Austria 奥地利
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According to the World Health Organization, over a billion adults around the world suffer from high blood pressure. It is now taking steps to fight against what is called a silent killer. High blood pressure can lead to strokes and a heart attack.
over = more than
billion - million - trillion
high blood pressure - hypertension
taking steps to - take measures to
what is called
attack - defend
Almost 10 million people die of these two disease every year. They are the number one c ...
