Question

翻译词组(练习题参考答案)

Answer 1

( 1) to describe . . . at length /in detail

( 2) changes in effective porosities

( 3) groundwater over-exploitation

( 4) interbedded sandstone and shale

( 5) to increase progressively with time

( 6) porous media and fractured rocks

( 7) unconsolidated sediments and basement rocks

( 8) an interbedded aquifer-aquiclude system

( 9) other factors of hydrologic and geochemical interest

( 10) to put it in brief /to put it in a nut shell

( 11) to bear no relation to rainfall

( 12) to a greater or lesser degree /extent

( 13) rather than ( other than) surface water bodies

( 14) recharge from infiltration of precipitation

( 15) a trial and error procedure

( 16) scattered lenses of sand and gravel

( 17) poorly consolidated sediments

( 18) poorly sorted sand and gravel

( 19) several orders of magnitude

( 20) a dramatic decrease with depth

( 21) a significant increase in chloride contents

( 22) a study of the seasonal change in piezometric heads

( 23) a groundwater divide

( 24) a constant head boundary and a no-flow boundary

( 25) point source and sink

( 26) diurnal changes in the water table

( 27) a sophisticated lab

( 28) groundwater quality degradation

( 29) a sharp interface of fresh-saline water

( 30) to modify . . . from time to time

( 31) land subsidence and earth fissures

( 32) models developed previously

( 33) to face the threat of sea water intrusion

( 34) a quasi three dimensional flow

( 35) a good hydraulic connection

( 36) intermittent geysers and perennial rivers

( 37) a transition zone between fresh water and salt water

( 38) a significant decline in water levels with time

( 39) silty clay with occasional pebbles

( 40) well developed solution tunnels