Title:The Arctic: A silk road through ice

Topic:China wants to be a polar power

生词

1.mythical adj.

P:existing only in ancient myths.       

2.exploit  v.

P:to develop or use sth for business or industry                                          E:Many countries exploit oil under the sea.                          .                        A:The natural resources in this tegion planned to exploit.

3.rustbelt  n.

P: ( especially US) a region that used to have a lot of industry, but that has now decreased in importance and wealth, especially parts of the northern US where there were many factories that have now closed.

4.allay  v.

P:to make sth, especially a feeling, less strong                                            E:The report attempted to educate the public and allay fears.                      A:I manage to allay my worries about the math exam.

5.pristine  adj.

P:not developed or changed in any way; left in its original condition.          E:And these are some of the most pristine waters of any ocean.

6.clout  n.

P:uncountable power and influence.    E:  Their clout will continue to be limited: they cannot speak or vote.

7.diplomat  n.

P: a person whose job is to represent his or her country in a foreign country, for example, in an embassy.                E:He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.

8.bilaterally  adv.

P:so as to involve two sides or parts.  E:In response, America often pushes back bilaterally rather than in Geneva, according to a former American trade negotiator.

9.think-tank  n.

P:a group of experts who provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues.                                E:and she told the Washington think-tank get time to finish the job.

10.good-neighbourliness  n.

P:good relations that exist between people who live in the same area or between countries that are near each other.                                                           

词组短语

1.be keen to 热衷于

E:Foreign investors might not be too keen to buy such a low-yielding asset in a depreciating currency.

2.rare earths稀土

3.state-linked firms国有企业

4.Malacca Strait马六甲海峡

5.the North-West Passage西北通道

6.play by遵守

E:It makes sure everybody plays by the same set of rules.

7.gas plant天然气加工厂

8.divvy up分摊，平分

E:There have been few spoils to divvy up.

句子

In the coming decades such routes could cut several thousand kilometres off journeys between Shanghai and Europe.

在接下来的的几十年里，这些航线可能会减少上海与欧洲之间数千公里的航程。