Holly老師的英語新天地

今天老師想分享網路上一篇難度中等的文章，也同時讓大家將英文結合於生活中。準備好了嗎? 我們開始囉J

Today I'd like to share some environmental stuff. 

It's some cheerful news to share, as you may know that I'm a person who cares for our Mother Earth, especially vulnerable creatures on it which stand a hard chance protecting themselves against humans' slaughter. 

http://news.yahoo.com/rarest-big-cat-earth-starting-comeback-132027812.html

Vocabulary List 精選單字名單:

--  indigenous (adj.) = native = aboriginal

--  census (n.) = poll = demographics = statistics

--  adjacent (a.) = near = adjoining

--  habitat (n.) = dwelling

       另外: inhabit (v.) = dwell = live

-- conservation (n.) = preservation  

       另外: conserve (v.) = preserve = keep = maintain

--  solitary (a.) = alone

       Ex: The prisoner stayed in solitary confinement after having started  a brawl with other inmates.

--  distinctive (a.) = distinct = different = dissimilar

--  dire (a.) = terrible = alarming = distressing = dreadful

--  outcome (n.) = result

-- counterpart (n.) =  match = correspondent

       Ex: Obama is  馬英九's American counterpart. [both are presidents in their respective countries]

Well, that wasn't too hard, was it?

Hope you enjoyed the article!