#7 Assignments：News

 

Little water in the Amazon River – level 2

Summarize：

１、The Amazon River, situated in the Brazilian rainforest, has experienced a significant drought.

２、This drought has caused a considerable decrease in the water level of the river.

３、Tributaries of the Amazon River, which are rivers that flow into it, are also drying up.

４、Stranded boats and isolation of villages with limited water and food resources are significant consequences of the drought.

５、High water temperatures have resulted in the death of many river dolphins.

６、The city of Manaus has witnessed a historic low in water levels, dropping to 13.59 meters from 17.60 meters the previous year.

７、Scientists attribute this drought to El Niño and expect it to continue until at least December.

８、The drought has affected approximately 481,000 people in the Amazonas state.

９、Authorities have sent help to the most affected villages, and goods are being transported by tractors due to the inability of boats to reach these areas.

Vocabulary :

• Drought

        noun.久旱、旱災

        This year (a) severe drought has ruined the crops.

       今年嚴重的旱災把莊稼都給毀了。

• Stranded

         adjective. （因缺乏交通工具、金錢等）滯留的，被困住的

       He left me stranded in town with no car and no money for a bus.

       他把我丟在城裡，既沒車也沒錢坐公車。

• Isolate

        verb. 隔離；孤立；分離

       They tried to isolate(=find) the cause of the problems.

       他們試圖找出問題的原因。

Reflections：

The first time I used the English newspaper to learn how to listen and read, I found it very interesting and fulfilling, and this website not only summarizes a lot of this month's newspapers, but also labels some difficult words, not only that, but designed a few small tests to help me test to see if there is any absorption of text and words.

data sources：

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/little-water-in-the-amazon-river-level-2/

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