【達人】新概念英語單詞:Lesson 13　The search for oil 探尋石油

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Lesson 13 The search for oil 探尋石油

mineral [?min?r?l] adj. 礦物的

【搭】mineral water 礦泉水

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A: Can you offer me a cup of tea?

B: Sorry, but I can give you a bottle of mineral water.

A：能給我一杯茶嗎？

B：對不起，但是我可以給你一瓶礦泉水。

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boring [?b??ri?] n. 鉆孔

derrick [?derik] n. 井架

【派】derricking 用轉臂起重機移動

【擴】headframe 井架

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A: We put up an oil derrick there last month.

B: I think you should tell me that much earlier.

A：上個月我們在那兒豎起了一個井架。

B：我認為你應該早點告訴我。

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block and tackle 滑輪組

haul [h??l] v. 拖，拉

rotate [r?u?teit] v. 使轉動

【派】rotatable 可旋轉的

【擴】swivel 旋轉　　gyrate 旋轉

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A: You mustn't rotate the wheel with your hand.

B: I won't. I know what I can't do here.

A：你不能用手轉動輪子。

B：不會的，我知道在這兒哪些不能做。

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cutting bit [?k?ti?-bit] 鉆頭

geologist [d?i??l?d?ist] n. 地質(zhì)學家

coring bit [?k??ri?-bit] 取芯鉆頭

cylinder [?silind?] n. 圓柱體

【擴】column 圓柱　　cone 圓錐體　　cube 立方體

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A: Around the engine cylinder is a water jacket.

B: What's your purpose to put it there?

A：圍繞著發(fā)動機汽缸的是一個水套。

B：你把它放在那兒的目的是什么？

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strata [?strɑ?t?] n. ［復］巖層（［單］stratum）

circulate [?s??kjuleit] v. 注入，環(huán)流

【派】circulation 循環(huán)

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A: The blood must circulate freely everywhere in the body.

B: If not what will happen?

A：血液應該是全身暢通的。

B：要不是那樣的話會怎么樣呢？

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gush [ɡ??] n./v. 噴出

【派】gusher 噴油井

【擴】puff 噴出　　spout 噴出

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A: There was a gush of blood as the wound reopened.

B: What did he do then?

A：傷口再次裂開時，血流如注。

B：那當時他是怎么做的呢？

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