听写训练 Test 11 Natural and Synthetic Rubber

 Natural and Synthetic¹ Rubber

 

People get natural rubber from rubber trees / as a white, milky² liquid，which is called latex. / They mix it with acid, and dry it, / and then they send it to countries all over the world. / They started rubber plantations³ in countries / with hot, wet weather conditions, / but these still could not give enough raw rubber / to meet the needs of growing industry. / It was always possible that wars or shipping⁴ trouble could stop supplies. / In the end, they found a way of making artificial, man-made rubber / which is in many ways better than / and in some ways not as good as natural rubber. / It is usually cheaper than natural rubber. / Today, the world needs so much rubber that / we use both natural and artificial rubber in large amounts. /

1 synthetic   

adj.合成的，人工的；综合的；n.人工制品

参考例句：

• We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
• It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。

2 milky   

adj.牛奶的，多奶的；乳白色的

参考例句：

• Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。
• I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。

3 plantations   

n.种植园，大农场( plantation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Soon great plantations, supported by slave labor, made some families very wealthy. 不久之后出现了依靠奴隶劳动的大庄园，使一些家庭成了富豪。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• Winterborne's contract was completed, and the plantations were deserted. 维恩特波恩的合同完成后，那片林地变得荒废了。 来自辞典例句

4 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。