六级Left alone, it was assumed, the world's rain forests would not only flourish but might even rescue us from disaster by absorbing the excess carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases.

人们认为，如果不加以考虑，世界雨林不仅会繁衍生息，甚至可能通过吸收过量的二氧化碳和其他导致地球变暖的温室气体，将我们从灾难中解救出来。

2013年6月阅读原文

考研Helping forests flourish as valuable "carbon sinks" long into the future may require reducing their capacity to absorb carbon now.

帮助森林在未来长期繁荣成为有价值的“碳汇”可能需要降低它们吸收碳的能力。

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级If our economies are to flourish, if global poverty is to be eliminated and if the well-being of the world's people enhanced—not just in this generation but in succeeding generations—we must make sure we take care of the natural environment and resources on which our economic activity depends.

如果我们的经济要繁荣，如果全球贫困要消除，如果世界人民的福祉不仅在这一代人中而且在后代中得到改善，我们必须确保我们保护我们经济活动所依赖的自然环境和资源。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Despite arguments and disagreements, the movement has continued to flourish and has members in more than 80 countries.

尽管存在争论和分歧，但该运动继续蓬勃发展，其成员遍布80多个国家。

2010年6月听力原文

四级Nobody flourishes in a gloomy environment with irresponsible staff and a poor safety record.

没有人能在员工不负责任、安全记录差的阴暗环境中茁壮成长。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级“If our economies are to flourish, if global poverty is to be eliminated and if the well-being of the world’s people enhanced—not just in this generation but in succeeding generations—we must make sure we take care of the natural environment and resources on which our economic activity depends.

“如果我们的经济要蓬勃发展，如果要消除全球贫困，如果世界人民的福祉得到改善——不仅在这一代人，而且在子孙后代——我们必须确保保护我们经济活动所依赖的自然环境和资源。

2016年6月大学英语六级第1套真题

六级Slow Food cannot undo the irresistible developments of the global food economy, but it can upset its theorists, it can'speak differently’, and it can allow people and their local food traditions and environments to flourish.

慢食并不能破坏全球粮食经济不可抗拒的发展，但它可能会让其理论家感到不安，它可以“以不同的方式达到顶峰”，它可以让人们及其当地的粮食传统和环境蓬勃发展。

2020年12月六级真题（第2套）

四级Nobody flourishes in a gloomy environment with irresponsible staff and a poor safety record.

没有人能在员工不负责任、安全记录不佳的阴暗环境中茁壮成长。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

考研It’s theory to which many economists subscribe, but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail.

这是许多经济学家赞同的理论，但在实践中，它往往让铁路公司处于决定哪些公司会繁荣，哪些公司会失败的位置。

2003年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题