Ⅰ. The percentage of immigrants (including those unlawfully present) in the United States has been creeping upward for years. (2008. 12 閱讀 Text3)
【翻譯】近幾年來，美國移民的百分比(包括那些非法入境的)一直在緩慢升高。
【詞彙】1. immigrant n. 移民 a. 移民的
例：The country has large numbers of immigrant population.
這個國家移民人口很多。
2. unlawfully a. 非法地，不正當地
例：They were unlawfully married.
他們是非法結婚的。
3. creep v. 爬行，匍匐;緩慢地前進
例：The baby is just learning to creep.
寶寶才剛剛學著爬。
Ⅱ. What’s more, demand for animal products in developing countries is growing so fast that meeting it will require an extra 300 million tons of grain a year by 2050. (2008.12 閱讀 Text2)
【翻譯】另外，發展中國家對動物製品的需求增長極快;到2050年，多消耗3億噸的穀物才能滿足這一需求。
【詞彙】’s more 連詞，另外
2. demand +for 對…的需求
3. meet the demand 滿足需求
【語法】demand為主句的主語，for animal products in developing countries都是修飾demand的`;從句中meeting it 做主語，其中it是指主句中的demand。
Ⅲ. The narrow strips of beach on which the turtles lay their eggs are being squeezed on one side by development and on the other by the threat of rising sea levels as the oceans warm. (2009. 06 閱讀 Text 2)
【翻譯】一方面是由於發展，另一方面是海平面逐漸升高，海洋變暖，所以供海龜產卵的本就狹窄的海灘越來越窄。
【詞彙】1. strip n. 條狀，長條
例：The kid decorated the present with a silk strip.
這孩子用一根絲帶裝飾了禮物。
2. squeeze v. 擠，捏，壓迫
例：Tom squeezed the bottle, and the water rushed out.
湯姆擠壓了瓶子，裡面的水就噴出來了。
【語法】……beach on which the turtles lay their eggs……on which引導的是一個定語從句，先行詞是beach，介詞+which = where，這裡的介詞要根據動詞來選擇，此處是lay their eggs on the beach，故用on。
