2015年6月英语六级考试高频词汇（五）

　　Ⅰ. The percentage of immigrants (including those unlawfully present) in the United States has been creeping upward for years. (2008. 12 阅读 Text3)

【翻译】近几年来，美国移民的百分比(包括那些非法入境的)一直在缓慢升高。

【词汇】1. immigrant n. 移民 a. 移民的

例：The country has large numbers of immigrant population.

这个国家移民人口很多。

2. unlawfully a. 非法地，不正当地

例：They were unlawfully married.

他们是非法结婚的。

3. creep v. 爬行，匍匐;缓慢地前进

例：The baby is just learning to creep.

宝宝才刚刚学着爬。

　　Ⅱ. What’s more, demand for animal products in developing countries is growing so fast that meeting it will require an extra 300 million tons of grain a year by 2050. (2008.12 阅读 Text2)

【翻译】另外，发展中国家对动物制品的需求增长极快;到2050年，多消耗3亿吨的谷物才能满足这一需求。

【词汇】’s more 连词，另外

2. demand +for 对…的需求

3. meet the demand 满足需求

【语法】demand为主句的主语，for animal products in developing countries都是修饰demand的`;从句中meeting it 做主语，其中it是指主句中的demand。

　　Ⅲ. The narrow strips of beach on which the turtles lay their eggs are being squeezed on one side by development and on the other by the threat of rising sea levels as the oceans warm. (2009. 06 阅读 Text 2)

【翻译】一方面是由于发展，另一方面是海平面逐渐升高，海洋变暖，所以供海龟产卵的本就狭窄的海滩越来越窄。

【词汇】1. strip n. 条状，长条

例：The kid decorated the present with a silk strip.

这孩子用一根丝带装饰了礼物。

2. squeeze v. 挤，捏，压迫

例：Tom squeezed the bottle, and the water rushed out.

汤姆挤压了瓶子，里面的水就喷出来了。

【语法】……beach on which the turtles lay their eggs……on which引导的是一个定语从句，先行词是beach，介词+which = where，这里的介词要根据动词来选择，此处是lay their eggs on the beach，故用on。