In a massive nation known for its wide, widespread landscapes, a male archaeologist named Alec discovered an innovative approach to
understanding the structure of the earth. Unlike many of his contemporary scholars, Alec's technique involved studying the causal patterns of gas resources within the earth's atmospheric layers.
While excavating, he observed a variation in the standard pattern of gas release. His scholarship detailed an apparent increase in gas, a cause of concern for the ecosystem's stability. The discovery, however, was not without controversy. Many argued that Alec's methods were unproven and his conclusions premature.
Alec, understandably protective of his work, continued to analyze the patterns. His findings revealed an abundance of a previously unknown gas. This gas, he theorized, could function as a primary fuel source, offering potentially significant benefits to the nation.
Alec's conclusion was controversial, yet it forced the scientific community to recognize the importance of innovation. His protective measures to contain the gas
reduced potential damage to the ecosystem, a detail that did not occur unnoticed.
Despite the controversy, Alec's approach was essential for understanding the earth's resources. His innovative techniques offered a new pattern to follow, a testament to the abundance of undiscovered details that still exist.
Word List
- reduce [rɪˈdjuːs] v.减少；降低；缩小
- occur [əˈkɜːr] v.发生；出现
- cause [kɔːz] n./v.原因；引起；导致
- causal [ˈkɔːzəl] adj.因果关系的；因果的
- structure [ˈstrʌk.tʃər] n.结构；构造
- unlike [ʌnˈlaɪk] prep./adj.不同于；与…不同的
- wide [waɪd] adj.宽阔的；广泛的
- widespread [ˌwaɪdˈsprɛd] adj.广泛的；普遍的
- massive [ˈmæsɪv] adj.巨大的；大规模的
- nation [ˈneɪʃən] n.国家；民族
- recognize [ˈrɛkəɡnaɪz] v.认识到；承认；辨认
- contain [kənˈteɪn] v.包含；容纳
- protect [prəˈtɛkt] v.保护；防护
- understandably [ˌʌndərˈstændəbli] adv.可理解地；可以理解的
- protective [prəˈtɛktɪv] adj.保护的；防护的
- rate [reɪt] n.率；速度；价格
- discover [dɪˈskʌvər] v.发现；找到
- gas [ɡæs] n.气体；煤气
- resource [rɪˈsɔːrs] n.资源；物资
- reveal [rɪˈviːl] v.揭示；透露
- apparent [əˈpærənt] adj.显然的；明显的
- benefit [ˈbɛnɪfɪt] n./v.好处；利益；受益
- variation [vɛˈriːeɪʃən] n.变化；变异
- responsible [rɪˈspɒnsəbl] adj.负责任的；可靠的
- controversial [ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːrʃəl] adj.有争议的；引起争议的
- controversy [ˈkɒntrəvɜːrsi] n.争议；争论
- detail [ˈdiːteɪl] n.细节；详情
- feature [ˈfiːtʃər] n./v.特征；特色；以…为特色
- observe [əbˈzɜːrv] v.观察；注意到
- scholar [ˈskɒlər] n.学者；研究员
- scholarship [ˈskɒlərʃɪp] n.奖学金；学术研究
- approach [əˈprəʊtʃ] v./n.接近；靠近；方法；途径
- conclude [kənˈkluːd] v.结束；得出结论
- conclusion [kənˈkluːʒən] n.结论；结束
- essential [ɪˈsɛnʃəl] adj.必要的；基本的；本质的
- fuel [fjuːl] n./v.燃料；加油；供以燃料
- pattern [ˈpætərn] n.模式；图案
- standard [ˈstændərd] n./adj.标准；规范；标准的
- atmosphere [ˈætməsfɪər] n.大气；气氛
- atmospheric [ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk] adj.大气的；大气层的
- contemporary [kənˈtɛmpərəri] adj.当代的；现代的
- innovation [ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən] n.创新；革新
- innovative [ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv] adj.创新的；革新的
- male [meɪl] adj./n.男性的；雄性的；男子
- abundance [əˈbʌndəns] n.丰富；充裕
- concern [kənˈsɜːrn] n./v.关注；担心；涉及
- ecosystem [ˈiːkoʊsɪstəm] n.生态系统
- exist [ɪɡˈzɪst] v.存在；生存
- force [fɔːrs] n./v.力量；军队；迫使
- function [ˈfʌŋkʃən] n./v.功能；作用；运行；起作用
- technique [tɛkˈniːk] n.技术；技巧
- functional [ˈfʌŋkʃənl] adj.功能的；实用的
- attempt [əˈtɛmpt] n./v.尝试；企图
- archaeologist [ˌɑːrkiˈɒlədʒɪst] n.考古学家
- primary [ˈpraɪməri] adj.首要的；主要的
