新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)視聽說教程第三冊(cè) Unit 7 Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG

A: How are you getting along during this usually hot weather?

B: Not well at all. Over the last few weeks the hot, humid weather is killing me. I believe the climate has changed.

A: Yeah, the summer is hotter, and winter wetter.

B: Do you know why all this has happened?

A: The greenhouse effects bring global warming and rain.

B: What do you mean by greenhouse effects?

A: The earth is now like a real greenhouse made of glass panels that let light in and trap heat. You know, carbon monoxide from earth is a greenhouse gas.

B: I see. Everybody should know what cause global warming; otherwise we won’t stop it.

A: The important thing is that human beings should take steps to reduce global warming.

B: What can we do then? Perhaps we should not burn any more wood or coal.

A: Right. Also we should try to produce less CFCs or Freon.

B: How can we achieve that?

A: Don’t use aerosol spray on your hair, and depend less on air-conditioners and refrigerators..

B: But it’s hard to give up all this.

A: But we must take action before polar icecaps melt and oceans rise.