【重点词汇】

1.cope with vt. 对付，应付，处理如：Our ancestors have to cope with cold, hunger as well as attack from wild animal.
我们的祖先必须应付寒冷，饥饿以及野兽的袭击。

For all his learning, he didn't know how to cope with the situation.
他虽然学识渊博，但对这种情况他也不知道如何应付。

Inexperienced she was, she could cope with the difficulties wonderfully well.
尽管她没有经验，但她能巧妙地克服这些困难。

2.absorb vt. 吸纳，吸引 ... 的注意，吞并

如：Plants absorb minerals and other nutrients from the soil.
植物从泥土中吸收矿物质和其他养料。

Dry sand absorbs water.
干沙吸收水份。

3.mound n. 土墩，堤，小山

如：He lay in his bunk under a mound of blankets.
他躺在铺上，身上盖了一大堆毯子。

There is a mound of papers on my desk.
我的办公桌上放了一大堆文件。

4.evacuation n. 撤离，疏散

如：Difficult, incomplete, or infrequent evacuation of dry, hardened feces from the bowels.
便秘有困难的、不完全的或不经常从肠道排泄干燥且硬的大便

Order go out to prepare for the evacuation of the city.
为撤离该城作准备的命令已下达。