IELTS Reading C6-1-3
剑六第一套第三篇 精读笔记
Paragraph ASnowmobile 雪橇
A sea of 许多
Thaw 融雪
Igloo 冰屋
Insulating property 隔离的特性
Drip 滴下，低落
Refreeze 再结冰
Drain 排干
Permafrost 永久冻土层
Seal 海豹
Abstract 抽象的
Shrink 萎缩，缩小
Virtually 实际上，几乎
Knock-on effect 连锁反应
Precipitation 降水
Canary in the mine 矿井里的金丝雀，即预警装置
Paragraph B
Inuit 因纽特人
Precarious 不稳定的，不安全的
Standback 不介入
Autonomy 自治 Autonomous 自治的 Automobile 汽车（自动移动） Autobiography 自传 Territory 领土，领地。Terr-意为“陆地”，再如 Terrain 地带，地形 Terrestrial 陆地的，地球的 Mediterranean 地中海
Paragraph C
Venture 冒险
Hardship 困难 =problem =challenge =difficulty Vanish 消失，绝迹
Mammal 哺乳动物
Thule people 图勒人（传说由斯堪的纳维亚迁往北极的人群，极北之地的人）
Kayak 皮船
Sled 雪橇
本段与 summary 题里面相对应的同义转述为： 1）原文：venture into this terrain and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home. 题目：if you visit the CanadianArctic, you immediately appreciate the problems faced by people for whom this is home. 2) 原文 Farmingisoutofthequestionandnatureoffersmeagerpickings. 题 目 ：it would clearly be impossible for the people to engage in farming as a means of supporting themselves. 3) 原文：humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years ago, surviving by exploiting sea mammals and fish. 题目：forthousandsofyearsthey have had to rely on catching sea mammals and fish as a means of sustenance(维持生计，营养，食物).
Paragraph D
Descendants 后代，后羿 动词 descend 意为下降，降临；遗传，传下来
NorthPole 北极=Arctic Indigenous 土生土长的=local=native
Abandon=giveup 放弃，遗弃
Nomadic 游牧的=mobile 移动的
Provision 食品供应
Scarce 稀少的，稀缺的
长难句： It would cost a family around ￥7，000 a year to replace meat they obtained themselves through hunting with imported meat. 上句中 it 是个形式主语，真正的主语应当是 to replacement…这个不定时短语。加彩色的部 分是一个省略了关系代词 that 的定语从句，修饰其前面的 meat。
本段与 summary 题目里的同义替换形式：
原 文 ：over the past 40 years, most have abandoned their nomadic ways and settled in the territory’s28isolated communities, but they rely heavily on nature to provide food and clothing.
题目：inrecentyears, many of them have been obliged to give up their nomadic lifestyle, but they continue to depend mainly on nature for their food and clothes.
Paragraph E
Trapping 诱捕
Curtail 缩减，削减
Obesity 肥胖症
Heart disease 心脏病
Diabetes 糖尿病
Identity 身份；认同感 长难句：
In Nunavut’s “igloo and email” society, where adults who were born in igloos have children who may never have been out on the land,t here’s a high incidence of depression. 上句中 where 引导了一个非限定性定语从句，修饰其前面的 society，而这个从句内部的主语 和宾语又分别被两个 who 引导的定语从句所修饰。 翻译：在努温特省的“冰屋与电邮”社会里，出生在冰屋的成年人所养育的孩子从未走出家 门去见识外面的陆地，人们精神抑郁的风险（从而）很高。
Paragraph F
At stake=at risk 风险
Tease 戏弄（这句话里 tease out 带戏谑口吻，意为 figureout）
Mystery 神秘 mysterious 神秘的
Vital 至关重要的
Credibility 可信度
Weight 分量
Impinge 打击，侵犯，对。。。有影响
Paragraph G
Occupation 占领；居住；职业（本文中取“居住“这一意项）
Gap=distance=difference 差距，距离
Onslaught 猛击，抨击
Bridge the gap 缩小差距
Resolve 解决
Tremendous 巨大的
Uncertainty 不确定性
Capriciousness 变化无常=uncertainty
Capricious 变化无常的，任性的
Consequence 结果，影响
