通过文章的阅读学习英语六级词汇(十六)
<p> 通过文章阅读学习英语六级词汇 <span word="UNIT">UNIT</span> <span word="SIXTEEN">SIXTEEN</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Eco">Eco</span>-<span word="War">War</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="lexicon">lexicon</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="term">term</span>:<span word="eco">eco</span>-<span word="war">war</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Persian">Persian</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="wells">wells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="stripe">stripe</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fouling">fouling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span>?</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="spill">spill</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ecology">ecology</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Persian">Persian</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span>. <span word="Massive">Massive</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="spills">spills</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Brent">Brent</span> <span word="Blackwelder">Blackwelder</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="spills">spills</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prelude">prelude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="wrought">wrought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>:</p><p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="GULF">GULF</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enclosed">enclosed</span> <span word="basin">basin</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="only">only</span> 55 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hormuz">Hormuz</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gulf">gulf</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especialy">especialy</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="spills">spills</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tankers">tankers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="spill">spill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="nesting">nesting</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="turles">turles</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="poisoning">poisoning</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span>.</p><p> <span word="BURNING">BURNING</span> <span word="OIL">OIL</span> <span word="FIELDS">FIELDS</span>. <span word="Saddam">Saddam</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mined">mined</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kuwaits">Kuwaits</span> 360 <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="wells">wells</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="throws">throws</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sir">sir</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="darken">darken</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="After">After</span> 30 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="gushes">gushes</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Kuwaiti">Kuwaiti</span> <span word="wells">wells</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pumping">pumping</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blaze">blaze</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> -- <span word="months">months</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span>.</p>
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