silentspringrachelcarson

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rude that his friends are deserting him. About the text word study  suppress v. 1. v. put an end to (sth), esp. by force。 crush。 prevent sth from growing or developing . suppress an uprising, a revolt, etc suppress this plant or that animal 2. v. (a) (usu. derog) prevent (sth) from being known or seen . suppress the truth from sb (b) prevent (esp. one’s feelings) from being expressed . suppress one’s anger, amusement, etc About the text word study  tamper v. v. ~ with sth meddle or interfere with sth。 alter sth with authority . Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man’s tampering with the atom.  throb v. 1. v. ~ (with sth) (of the heart, impulse, etc) beat, esp. faster or stronger than usual . Her heart was throbbing with excitement. 2. v. ~ (with sth) vibrate or sound with a persistent rhythm . On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of scores of bird voices there was no sound. About the text word study  eco ecological or of ecology . ecology ecologist ecosystem  cide or thing that kills . insecticide pesticide biocide 2. act of killing sb . suicide genocide particide About the text useful expressions  in harmony with in a state of peaceful existence and agreement (para 1)  in the midst of (infml) among (para 1)  white clouds of bloom white clouds that looked like flowers (para 1)  to set up a blaze of color to start an impressive and noticeable show of colors (para 1) About the text useful expressions  flood of sth a very large number of things or people that appear at the same time (para 2) . a flood of protests/plaints a flood of immigrants/refugees in floods of tears  to pour through/ in, etc to e or go somewhere continuously in large numbers (para 2)  to fish the streams to try to catch fish in the streams (para 2) . to walk the wooded slope About the text useful expressions  feeding station a dishlike container fixed on top of a post where people regularly leave sunflower seeds or the like for passing birds to feed on. Feeding stations are generally put up in the backyards. (para 4) ►to feed on sth (of an animal or a bird) to eat sth About the text useful expressions  physical form and habits the outward appearance and regular behavior (para 10)  to work harm on to produce/bring about harmful effect on (para 11)  to find their way into actual use to manage to break into/ enter the market and be sold to farmers (para 14) About the text useful expressions  man’s war against nature what a lot of people advocated in the first half of the last century about “conquering nature” (para 15)  to apply sth to to put or spread sth on the surface of (para 16) . she never goes out without applying sun cream to/ on her face and neck.  to lay down to store for future use (para 16) . It was a good year for apples, and we laid down several cases. About the text useful expressions  to be caught up in to bee involved in, often against your wishes (para 17)  an endless spiral a process of neverending, continuous upward movement (para 17) . If the government doesn’t take effective measures, the country is in danger of getting into an inflationary spiral.  immune to unable to be harmed or affected because of special qualities in yourself ((para 17) . immune to measles immune to criticism About the text useful expressions  to gear sth to sth to allow (an activity or course of action) to be dependant on or influenced by (a particular fact or condition) (para 20) . Production must be geared to public demand. Tertiary education must be geared to what society needs.  to set the stage for sth to make it possible for sth to happen (para 20) . Border clashes between the two countries set the stage for a fiveyearlong war. About the text useful expressions  to live on sth to eat a particular type of food to live (para 20)  to build up sth to increase, strengthen, develop toward (para 20)  to be devoted to sth to be given to。 to throw pletely (para 20)  to be intermingled with sth to be mixed together (para 20)  to adapt to to change in such a way that sth/ sb has bee suitable for a new situation (para 20) About the text useful expressions the explosive power of outbreaks and new invasions the power of insects to multiply/ breed in large numbers suddenly and quickly and their power to invade new territories (para 24) About the text useful expressions subject sb/ sth to sth (written) to make sb/ sth experience, suffer, be affected by sth, usually sth unpleasant (para 25) . Diogenes was constantly subjected to ridicule. Before launching the new car, they subjected it to severe texts. About the text useful expressions  Darwin’s principle of the survival of the fittest (para17) In his On the Origin of Species (1859), Darwin developed his theory of evolution. According to his theory, plants and animals that naturally suitable for life in their environme。