Now your place：English Reading 2 >> Chapter 2 >> Part 1 Pre-reading Reading Post-reading Interaction        Vocabulary Comprehension Structure Culture           Nouns             Crisis -- (pl. crises) 危机；（疾病、生命、历史等的）决定性时刻       Smog--[U] mixture of smoke and fog 雾和烟的混合物；烟雾       Subway--[US] underground railway in a city 市区地下铁道       exodus --departure of many people at one time（大批人同时之）离去       overpopulation—人口过剩             nightmare—frightening dream 噩梦；梦魇             Verbs             Commute--持月票乘车往来       Predict—say in advance (sth) will happen; forecast 预言（某事物）将发生；预报；预告       Survive—continue to live or exist 继续生存或存在；幸存       survive from sth E.g. Many strange customs have survived from earlier times.       survive on sth E.g. I can’t survive on 30 dollars a week.       Worsen—(cause sth to) become worse       Adjectives             Urban—(通常作定语) of, situated in or living in a city or town 市镇的；位于市镇的；住在市镇的       urban areas 市区       Unique—being the only one of its type 独一无二的；仅有的；无双的       Rural—(尤作定语) of, in or suggesting the countryside 乡村的；在乡村的；有乡村特点的       Enormous—very large; immense 巨大的；极大的 E.g. an enormous house       overcrowding—with too many people (in a place); crowded too much 过度拥挤的             Phrase       provide for—向某人提供某事物；供给；供应 E.g. The government will provide food and clothes for the poor.