单元三·《水都去哪儿了》

扩大

• kuò dà – expand; enlarge

• xiǎo – small

• zhǎng – grow

• shrink – 收缩

开源节流

• kāi yuán jié liú – increase income and reduce spending; be resource-efficient

• kāi yuán jié liú – save money by cutting costs

• kāi yuán jié liú – invest in new technologies

• kāi yuán jié liú – borrow money to expand

干旱

• gān hàn – drought; dry

• xià yǔ – rain; wet

• qīng tiān – clear sky

• lěng – cold

蓄水池

• xù shuǐ chí – water reservoir / storage tank

• shū shuǐ chí – water fountain

• yǐn shuǐ chí – water well

• tán shuǐ chí – water pond

消耗

• xiāo hào – consume; exhaust; depletion

• shī qù – lose; waste

• huò qǔ – obtain; acquire

• zhěng lǐ – organize; arrange

昂贵

• áng guì – expensive

• pián yí – cheap

• zhōng yào – important

• shū fáng – bookstore

趋势

• qū shì – trend; tendency

• xíng shì – form; shape

• zhǔ yào – main; primary

• fā zhǎn – develop; expand

艰巨

• jiān jù – arduous; difficult and demanding

• xīn kǔ – painful; hard work

• fán nǎo – annoying; troublesome

• qīng sōng – easy; relaxed

资源

• zī yuán – resources.

• zī yán – minerals.

• zī yǐn – elements.

• zī yōu – advantages.

浴室

• yù shì – bathroom

• shū fáng – bedroom

• cān tīng – dining room

• kè tīng – living room