潮流英語情景對話張口就來Unit17：全球變暖

F:What did you do over the weekend?

F:這個周末你都干什么了?

M:I went a global warming rally. It was fantastic to be around so many people who care about the environment.

M:我參加了一個有關全球變暖的集會，周圍有那么多人都在關注環(huán)境問題，可真是好事!

F:Do you think there's anything we can do to reverse the damage that's been done already?

F:你覺得要想逆轉目前我們對環(huán)境的破壞，有什么能做的嗎?

M:It might not be possible to fix the problems that we've created for ourselves,but there are lots of things we can do to prevent more damages from happening.

M:我們自己釀成的惡果已經(jīng)不大可能解決了，但是為了防止情況繼續(xù)惡化下去我們還是有很多事情可以做的。

F:Like what?

F:比如哪些?

M:Well，we can use public transport instead of taking our cars for a start.

M:嗯，大家可以乘坐公共交通設施代替自駕車。

F:What else can we do to protect the environment?

F:想要保護環(huán)境還有什么其他可做?

M:If you do have to drive，you should make sure that your car runs on unleaded petrol. Also，your home should use sources of renewable energy.

M:如果非開車不可，那一定要用無鉛汽油。而且，家里一定要堅持使用可持續(xù)能源。

F:How about recycling? Does that actually help?

F:廢物回收呢?這有幫助嗎?

M:Yes. You should take your glass，paper, plastic，cardboard，and tin cans to a recycling center.

M:有的。玻璃，紙張，塑料，硬板紙盒，罐頭盒都可以送進回收中心。

F:What do you think the biggest worry for our future is?

F:那你覺得未來最令人擔憂的是什么問題?

M:I think that the issue of greatest concern is having enough sources of clean water for everyone.

M:我覺得最大的問題是，是否有足夠的淡水資源夠每個人使用。

F:I had no idea you were such as environmentalist before!

F:我以前還真不知道你是個環(huán)保主義者。

M:To be honest，in order for the earth to continue to be a habitable place,we're all going to have to become more interested in the environment.

M:坦白說，為了讓地球能夠一直適合人類居住，我們都應該多關注環(huán)保問題。

重點詞匯

rally大集會;大會

About three thousand people held a rally to mark international human rights day.大約三千人舉行集會以紀念國際人權日。

fantastic極大的;難以置信的;驚人的

...fantastic amounts of money.…幾筆巨款。

reverse倒轉;反向

He reversed the position of the two stamps.他調換了兩張郵票的位置。

prevent from阻止;制止

To prevent and investigate illegal activities; to attack and take precautions against terrorism; to maintain the public order and prevent from activities against public order.預防、制止和偵查違法犯罪活動;防范、打擊恐怖活動;維護社會治安秩序，制止危害社會治安秩序的行為。

unleaded petrol無鉛汽油

Using unleaded petrol for the departmental car.部門輛使用無鉛汽油。

renewable energy可持續(xù)能源

“The brain is the only renewable energy that we have,” he added. 他補充說，“大腦是我們所擁有的唯一可再生能源”。

recycle回收

...a recycling plan.…一項回收利用計劃。

cardboard硬紙板;卡紙板

...a cardboard box.…一個紙板箱。

environmentalist環(huán)保主義者

E Magazine asked the same question in its cover story, “So You’re an Environmentalist. 電子雜志在其封面故事問了同樣的問題，“你是環(huán)保人士。”

habitable適合居住的

Making the house habitable was a major undertaking.把這房子收拾得可以住人是個大工程。

in order for便于;以便

In order for you to act on your objective, it must be actionable.為了使你能在你的目標上采取行動，這些目標必須能夠執(zhí)行。