英语听力教程第三版(张民伦主编)Unit 1 The Earth at Risk听力原文
2. monsoon season:the season of heavy rains that fall in India and neighboring countries
3. hygiene:the study and practice of how to keep good health, esp. by paying attention to cleanliness
4. accelerate:(cause to) move or go faster
5. fossil fuel:any naturally occurring carbon or hydrocarbon fuel, such as coal, petroleum, peat, and natural gas, formed by the decomposition of prehistoric organisms
6. latitude:a measure of relative position north or south on the Earth's surface, measured in degrees from the equator, which has a latitude of 0°, with the poles having a latitude of 90° north and south.
7. contamination:the act of polluting or the state of being polluted
8. hierarchy:a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance
9. priority:something given special or prior attention
10. watershed:a ridge of high ground forming a divide between two different drainage basins or river systems or the region enclosed by