时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:英语时差8,16


英语课

Guayule- A Promising 1 Crop From The Desert D:Holy guayule,Yale. Y:Holy what? D:Guayule.It's a desert-dwelling shrub 2 from the Southwest. Y:What about guayule?I never even heard of it. D:Several things.One of the most important features of the guayule plant is that it is a source of natural latex, ideal for making gloves and other natural rubber products used in the medical industry. But unlike the more common latex extracted from rubber trees, latex from guayule plants does not contain the proteins that cause severe allergic 3 reactions in some people. Y:Nice. D:But that's not all.Crop researchers have discovered that the guayule plant is a potentially valuable source of energy. After the latex is extracted from the plant, you’re left with the ground up stems and branches–called “bagasse.”Bagasse from guayule contains about as much potential energy per pound as charcoal 4.USDA chemists are working to develop efficient methods to convert bagasse into ethanol and other consumer?ready products.Guayule has a few advantages as a source for biofuel. One is that it grows and thrives in the desert. That means it can grow in areas where other crops can’t.Guayule shrubs 5 can also be harvested year?round, and require very little fertilizer or chemicals to grow. On top of that, the latex extraction process uses only water, no harsh solvents 6, so the process of producing latex and bagasse is relatively 7 clean. Y:That does sound promising.I'LL look forward to hearing more about guayule in the future. D:I suspect we will.



1 promising
adj.有希望的,有前途的
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
2 shrub
n.灌木,灌木丛
  • There is a small evergreen shrub on the hillside.山腰上有一小块常绿灌木丛。
  • Moving a shrub is best done in early spring.移植灌木最好是在初春的时候。
3 allergic
adj.过敏的,变态的
  • Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
  • Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏,比如花粉。
4 charcoal
n.炭,木炭,生物炭
  • We need to get some more charcoal for the barbecue.我们烧烤需要更多的碳。
  • Charcoal is used to filter water.木炭是用来过滤水的。
5 shrubs
灌木( shrub的名词复数 )
  • The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
  • These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。
6 solvents
溶解的,溶剂
  • It is resistant to borohydride reduction in alcoholic solvents. 在醇溶剂中,它不能被硼氢化物还原。
  • Strains require special treatments for removal such as spotting with organic solvents. 要清除这些着色物质,需要特殊处理,例如:滴加有机溶剂。
7 relatively
adv.比较...地,相对地
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
学英语单词
acetylmorphone
achiotes
acinitrozole
after fender
aluminum silicates
anethoides
Ardez
as go
baking quality test for wheat
basaltic hornblende
basic technology
be termed
beastman
bewetting
bottom color
caco-rhythmic
carbide float
Chabaud's mixture
character of line
chrimato-
cold-setting process
corporate accounting principle
crystallogenic
cutforth
DBF out
de-Palestinianises
default hash code provider
degree of dependence on foreign trade
Desertas, Pta.das
destination port level
drawls
dual-earner
Elaeagnus moorcroftii
electroosmosis dehumidification
electrostatic capacitor
enumeration form
error handling
Eschenmoser fragmentations
excandescent
float type tank gauge
flodometer
gas discharge system
geometric pitch angle
hollerith system
home wrecker
Hydroxycarbamidum
ILGA
implant source
internal input impedance
konkordiaplatz
La Grande-Combe
local railway
mean transinformation content
megalops larva
miter gate
mode conversion interference
MUPPIE
namas kar
nehri
neurocentral suture
non-biting midge
non-blank input column
nonapplicants
nonbenzenoid
nostrified
opportunity exploitation
Otto Jespersen
panned sweets
Paranaplasma
parking regulation
pasta rockets
planet gears
plant operation and maintenance
power-transfer relay
preference testing
propagation of random errors
ptarmus
puss-in-the-corner
resolved component
sacoharin
sale and lease-back transactions
secrecy provision
seven segment display
skill-oriented
skyrag
spray disc
standard distance
Stella, Pizzo
stronghandedness
Strychnos ovata
submarine sediments
subweekly
Talca
TCIC (total capital investment cost)
transportable generating set
unflavoured
untuned rope
valley dam
Vojimir
while loops
workins