English note 7/5

Oil spill a disaster for Gulf

When an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, it left over 200,000 gallons of oil leaking into the water every day. Despite attempts to block and burn the oil, it reached land and has had a devastating impact on the ecosystem. The American government is looking for ways to make sure that such a terrible event does not happen again.

spill 溢出，灑出
Gulf 墨西哥灣
oil rig 鑽油井
devastating impact 毀滅性衝擊
ecosystem 生態系統

Entering the age of zettabytes

With every new Facebook status, text message, or photo posted online, you are adding to the world digital content. Each small information exchange adds up, and it is believed that this year the world will have more than one zettabyte of information. That is equal to a million million gigabytes. There seems to be no end in sight for this rapid growth.

zettabyte 兆位元組