【重點詞組或短語】

1. at the bottom of the river 在河床底部 2. be full of rubbish 充滿了垃圾

3. throw litter into the river 把垃圾扔入河中

4. play a part in cleaning it up 盡一份力把它清理干凈

5. land pollution 土地污染

6. fill the air with black smoke 空氣中充滿黑煙

7. cut down air pollution 減少空氣污染 8. make a difference 產(chǎn)生影響

9. shark fin soup 魚翅湯

10. at the top of the food chain 處于食物鏈的頂端

11. in the last 20 to 30 years 在最近的20到30年間

12. develop laws 建全法律

13. take part in 參加

14. cant afford to do sth. 負(fù)擔(dān)不起做某事

15. take action 采取行動 16. add up 累加

17. use public transportation 使用公共交通 18. recycle books and paper 回收書和廢紙

19. ride in cars 開車出行 20. throw away 扔掉

21. put sth. to good use 好好利用 22. pull... down 拆下

23. an old boat turned upside down 一艘傾覆的舊船

24. be an inspiration to sb. 對某人來說是一種鼓舞

25. set up a website 建立一個網(wǎng)站

26. a “metal art” theme park 一個“金屬藝術(shù)”主題公園

27. be known for 因……而聞名 28. not only... but also... 不僅……而且……

【重難點句子】

1. To cut down air pollution， we should take the bus or subway instead of driving.

為了減少空氣污染，我們應(yīng)當(dāng)乘坐公汽或地鐵而不是開車。

2. Sharks may disappear one day if we do not do something to stop the sale of shark fins. 如果我們不采取措施來阻止這種魚鰭買賣，鯊魚可能有一天會滅絕。

3. This method is not only cruel， but also harmful to the environment.

這種方法不僅殘酷，而且對環(huán)境有害。

4. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years.

在最近的20年到30年的時間里，某些種類的鯊魚的數(shù)量已經(jīng)下降了90%。

5. We cant afford to wait any longer to take action！

我們不能再等待更長的時間來采取行動。

6. Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use？

你曾經(jīng)考慮過怎樣把這些東西充分利用起來嗎？

7. Not only can art bring happiness to others， but is also shows that even cold， hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity.

藝術(shù)不僅能帶給其他人帶來快樂，也顯示了只需一點點創(chuàng)意，冰冷、堅硬的鐵也能重獲生機。