Words and Phrases
知识要点1 (教材P18)It is reported that living spaces for wildlife are being reduced due to the cutting of trees.
据报道，由于砍伐树木，野生动物的生存空间正在减少。
(1)reduce vt.减少；缩小；使沦为，使陷入；节食
[例1] These glowing plants might help reduce energy consumption.
这些发光植物可能有助于减少能源消耗。
[例2] It was foggy so the driver had to reduce speed to forty kilometres an hour.
由于大雾，司机不得不把速度减到每小时40千米。
[知识拓展]
(1)reduce...by... 减少了……
reduce...to... 减少到……
be reduced to 陷入某种境地
(2)reduction n. 减少，缩小
