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【趣谈英语】用未售出的书来铺路-A Road Built From Unsold Books

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary

A Road Built From Unsold Books-用未售出的书来铺路

 

In 2003, approximately 2.5 million unsold books from the UK romance book publisher Mills & Boon4 were used in the reconstruction5 of a toll road in the UK. The damaged or end-of-the-line books were shredded6 and turned to pulp at a recycling firm before being used by the construction company. The resulting paste from the books was mixed with Tarmac to create an absorbent surface for the road. The secret ingredient keeps the road from cracking.


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1 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
2 pulp Qt4y9     
n.果肉，纸浆；v.化成纸浆，除去...果肉，制成纸浆
参考例句：
  • The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
  • The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。
3 tar 1qOwD     
n.柏油，焦油；vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于
参考例句：
  • The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
  • We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。
4 boon CRVyF     
n.恩赐，恩物，恩惠
参考例句：
  • A car is a real boon when you live in the country.在郊外居住，有辆汽车确实极为方便。
  • These machines have proved a real boon to disabled people.事实证明这些机器让残疾人受益匪浅。
5 reconstruction 3U6xb     
n.重建，再现，复原
参考例句：
  • The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
  • In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
6 shredded d51bccc81979c227d80aa796078813ac     
shred的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。
  • I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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