Reading Flashcards

(35 cards)

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Biomass

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Renewable energy source, generated from burning wood, plants and other organic matters

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Peat

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برگ و مواد گیاهی پوشیده و قدیمی که در مردابها و باتلاق‌ها یافت میشود

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Seams of coal  
Exhausted
Smelting
Diminish 
As the seams of coal and iron exhausted, or became unprofitable to work,mining and smelting diminished.
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Is a dark brown or black banded deposit of coal that is visible within layers of rock 
 رگه نازک معدن
Completely used up
گداخته آهن
 کم شدن
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4
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Heap of coal

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انبوه زغال

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5
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Brine

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آب نمک

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6
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With serious ecological consequences

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محیط زیستی

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7
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Civil

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مدنی

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8
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Indigenous

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بومی

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9
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Solid fuel

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Various forms of solid materials that can be burnt to release energy

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Allotment

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زمین اجاره ای برای کشاورزی

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11
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What could make up the shortfall

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Compensate for a deficiency

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12
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Goes without saying

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Is obvious

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13
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Gas-guzzling four by four

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Types of car that consume a lot of fuel

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14
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People will face stark choices.

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Have difficult decisions to make

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15
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Curtail

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Reduce in extent or quantity

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Land degradation

To curtail land degradation and pollution.

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Any change or disturbance to the land

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Ingestion

Eating requires energy for he ingestion and digestion of what w put in our mouths

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Obligatory

19
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Proliferation

In recent years, technology has improved to allow for a proliferation of NGVs.

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Great increase

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Foreseeable future.

New federal and state emissions law require an improvement in vehicle emissions over the foreseeable future.

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Stringent standards

Government has some of the stringent standards

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Strict requirements

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Unattainable

23
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Detrimental

The environmental effect of NGVs are much less detrimental than traditionally fueled vehicle.

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He is a bright spark

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An intelligent person

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He is full of beans this morning
Has a lot of energy
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It’s like taking coal to Newcastle
Supplying something where it’s not needed.
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Let off steam After a tough day at work in the office, he loves to Let off steam with a game of squash.
Release nervous energy
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It’s full steam ahead
Time to go at top speed
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Pretty frightening
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Extremely dangerous | Too dangerous
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Very well paid
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Relatively easy
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Extremely high
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I certainly want
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Highly likely
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