2022下 四級閱讀課-第五講 urbanization城市化

urban?都市?????????????????????rural?鄉(xiāng)下

suburb = outskirts?郊區(qū)

real estate?房地產(chǎn) ???????????????witness?見證

characterize?描述特征 ???????????generation?時(shí)代

millennial?千禧一代(80-90年代) = generation Y?Y時(shí)代

baby boomer = generation X???60-70年代

be reluctant to?不愿意 ????????????hinder?妨害

respondent?調(diào)查對象

migration?移民=shift轉(zhuǎn)移

accelerate?加速 ??????????????????focus?關(guān)注點(diǎn)

issue?問題 ?????????????????????significant?重要的

industry?行業(yè) ???????????????????imitate?效仿，模仿

walkability??步行友好度 ??????????

transit-oriented?公共交通導(dǎo)向

generally?通常，普遍????????without?沒有 / 不用

around the clock = 24-hour

version?版本????????????????????harmony?和諧

refer to ...as...?把...叫做... ?????????

refer to?參考/涉及

refer?指的是 / 涉及 ??????????????term?術(shù)語 / 學(xué)期

in terms of?在...方面 ?????????????competitive競爭

position as?把...定位為

livability?宜居性 ????????????????recreational?娛樂性

put off 推遲 ????????????????????apartment?公寓

retain?保持 ????????????????????appeal?吸引力

haunt by?由…困擾，擔(dān)憂 ???????currently?當(dāng)前

attach to?屬于?????????????????attach?附屬

suburban?郊區(qū) ?????????????????infra?在下???

structure?結(jié)構(gòu)

project???項(xiàng)目 / 預(yù)計(jì) ???????????

?disagree over不同意

raise families?養(yǎng)家糊口

affect影響=hinder妨害

infrastructure?基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施 ?????????transit??交通樞紐

the electric grid?電網(wǎng) ?????????????install?安裝

take it for granted?認(rèn)為理所應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

state?狀態(tài) / 說 ??????????????????invest?投資

impact?影響 ?????????????????????remain?剩下 / 停留

economic recession??經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退 ????

financial crisis?經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)

fierce?激烈的

pessimistic = negative?悲觀的

hopeful = rosy = optimistic = positive?積極的，樂觀的

cautious謹(jǐn)慎的 ?????????????????uncertain?不確定的

apart from?除了...之外 ????????highlight?強(qiáng)調(diào)突出

portray?描述 ???????????????????excellent?卓越的

real-estate profitability盈利能力

excessive?過度的 ???????????????pattern?圖案/模式

downplay?輕描淡寫，輕視 ???????potential潛在