新托福iBT词汇分类突破 – Unit 165

by 李笑来 on 2009/12/08

Research has shown that low-income populations and minorities do not receive the same protection from environmental contamination as do higher-income communities. Toxic waste incinerators, chemical plants, and solid waste dumps are often located in low-income communities because of a lack of organized, informed community involvement in municipal decision-making processes.

  • minority [maiˈnɔriti] n. 少数
  • toxic [ˈtɔksik] adj. 有毒的
  • incinerate [inˈsinəreit] v. (把……)烧成灰,烧掉,焚化
  • incinerator [inˈsinəreitə] n. (垃圾的)焚化炉
  • waste dumps [weist - dʌmp] v. 废料堆
  • informed [inˈfɔ:md] adj. 见闻广的,有情报根据的
  • municipal [mjuˈnisipəl] adj. 市政的