1.      submerge   vt.  把...浸入水中,淹沒

Torrents of water rushed down the mountain and submerged the farmland.

山洪暴發,淹沒了農田。

2.      melt  vi. 融化;熔化   The snow has melted.   雪已融化了。

3.      iceberg   n.[C] 冰山;浮在海洋上的巨大冰塊 

The ship struck an iceberg. 那艘船撞上了冰山。

4.      uneatable   a. 不能吃的;不適合食用的

5.      postpone   vt.  使延期,延遲,延緩[(+to/until)][+v-ing]

The concert has been postponed to Saturday. 音樂會延遲到星期六。

They postponed sending an answer to a request. 他們耽擱了對一項請求的答覆。

6.      human being    ph. 人;人類

7.      put into practice  ph.實施;執行

The law should be put in practice as soon as possible.  應該儘快實施這項法規。

8.      cut down  ph.. 削減

He tried to cut down on smoking but failed. 他試圖少抽煙,但沒成功。

9.      electricity  n.[U] 電;電流;電力

10.  decrease  vt. 減;減少,減小[(+to)]

They are making every effort to decrease the production cost.

他們正盡力減少生產成本。

Notice

1. You can collect information from these websites: (Rewrite in your own words.)

http://www.gpg.gov.za/frames/save-f.html

http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/100ways/nw.shtml

http://www.wikihow.com/Help-Stop-Pollution

http://www.wikihow.com/Help-Save-the-Environment

http://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Your-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions

http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/forests/what_you_can_do/consumers/save_paper/index.cfm

2. Make a good use of online dictionaries:

http://tw.dictionary.yahoo.com/

http://cdict.giga.net.tw/

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/Default.asp?dict=L

3. After you finish making the plan, post it on Discussion Board for your class. The    form is as follows:

Teammates: 49 Sandy; 50 Abby; 51 Linda

Topic: How to save water?

1. Taka a shower instead of a bath.

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