安徽 張 嵐

高中生想要幫助保護(hù)環(huán)境，但可能會(huì)在全球變暖面前感到無能為力，然而，在日常生活中，依然有一些簡單的方法可以幫助我們保護(hù)環(huán)境。

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High school students who want to help save the environment may feel powerless in the face of global warming. But what if we were to tell you that there are easy ways you can go green in your daily routine? Here are six tips for saving the planet. One small step at a time.

Read e-textbooks

Rather than paying for expensive printed textbooks, see if the required reading for your class is available online. You may also be able to download e-textbooks onto your tablet, making them more portable and less expensive. A win for you and for the environment!

Use reusable grocery bags

The next time you go grocery shopping, bring your own cloth grocery bags rather than using the store's paper or plastic ones. Some grocery stores even offer a discount when you use your own reusable shopping bag.

Save water

Water is wasted more frequently than we can see. Turn off the faucet as you are brushing your teeth. Don't turn your shower on until you're ready to get in and wash your hair. Limit your water usage as you wash dishes. Changing old habits will be extremely good for the environment. So take short showers whenever possible. If you reduce your shower time by just two minutes, you can save as much as 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere.

Buy reusable water bottles

Instead of purchasing packs of expensive bottled water, buy yourself a nice reusable water bottle and fill it often to stay hydrated and healthy. It's good for the environment and will save you money.

Go vegetarian

The meat industry is responsible for nearly one-fifth of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Try cutting meat out of your diet a few days a week to help demand change.

Recycle

Recycling is one of the easiest ways to go green. Simply separate paper, bottles and cans from your other trash. If you're really committed to the environment, you can even use biodegradable （可生物降解的） materials.

Saving the environment is saving ourselves. As long as you are willing to, you can find more easy ways to save the environment.

Reading Check

Ⅰ. Complete the following chart according to the text.

Language Study

不一樣的“綠色”，你get到了嗎？

Match the proper meaning of “green” with each sentence.

（ ）1. The bananas are still green.

（ ）2. George looked green about the gills.

（ ）3. I am pretty green and have a lot to learn.

（ ）4. We need to develop greener cleaning products.

（ ）5. We crossed the green field and reached a wooden cottage.

主題應(yīng)用·語庫構(gòu)建

常用語料

Ⅰ. 高頻表達(dá)

1. 自然災(zāi)害、有害物質(zhì)及消極意義詞匯

natural disasters 自然災(zāi)害

wild weather 惡劣的天氣

waste water 廢水

white pollution 白色污染

acid rain 酸雨

tornado 龍卷風(fēng)

hurricane 颶風(fēng)

fog 霧

drought 干旱

desertification 沙漠化

dust storm 沙塵暴

thunderstorm 雷暴雨

greenhouse effect 溫室效應(yīng)

smog and haze 霧霾

heavy smog 霧霾

air/water/noise pollution 空氣污染/水污染/噪聲污染

flood 水災(zāi)

catastrophe/disaster 災(zāi)難

tsunami 海嘯

volcano 火山

microplastic 塑料微粒

litter n. 垃圾v. 亂丟垃圾

plastic bags 塑料袋

toxic waste 有毒廢物

trash 垃圾

barren 貧瘠的

wash away 沖走

overbalance 失衡

erupt v. 噴發(fā)

eruption n. 噴發(fā)

strike 侵襲

worsen （使）惡化

be seriously polluted 嚴(yán)重被污染

wild weather events 惡劣天氣事件

weird weather 怪天氣

greenhouse effect 溫室效應(yīng)

2. 環(huán)境保護(hù)及積極意義詞匯

environmental protection/conservation 環(huán)境保護(hù)

conserve natural habitats 保護(hù)生存環(huán)境

maintain ecological balance 保持生態(tài)平衡

nature reserve 自然保護(hù)區(qū)

sustainable development strategy 可持續(xù)發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略

ecosystem 生態(tài)系統(tǒng)

counterbalance 使平衡

recycle 回收

save energy 節(jié)能

environmental-friendly product 環(huán)保產(chǎn)品

garbage classification 垃圾分類

bring the pollution under control 治理環(huán)境污染

recycle paper and books 再利用紙張和書籍

take measures to do... 采取措施……

turn off the lights/taps 關(guān)燈/關(guān)掉水龍頭

plant more trees and flowers 多種花草樹木

protect drinking water 保護(hù)飲用水

reduce pollution and waste 減少污染和浪費(fèi)

keep clean and tidy 保持清潔

make full use of 充分利用

World Environment Day 世界環(huán)境日

renewable resource recycling 可再生資源回收

alternative/clean energy 替代/清潔能源

develop renewable resources 發(fā)展可再生資源

deal with rubbish properly 正確處理垃圾

improve one's living conditions 改善某人的生活條件

start out small 從小事做起

have a considerable effect on 對……有相當(dāng)大的影響

achieve the highest growth 實(shí)現(xiàn)最高增長

unity and diversity 統(tǒng)一性和多樣性

eco-friendly products 環(huán)保產(chǎn)品

environmentally friendly 環(huán)保的

enhance/raise public awareness of environmental

protection 加強(qiáng)/提高公眾的環(huán)保意識(shí)

Ⅱ. 美句背誦

1. As middle school students, we should say “No” to food waste, and try to develop the habit of never ordering more than what we need so as to save our limited food resources, on which we depend for a life. 作為中學(xué)生，我們應(yīng)該杜絕食物浪費(fèi),努力養(yǎng)成好習(xí)慣，點(diǎn)的飯菜不要超過我們所需要的，以節(jié)約我們賴以生存的有限的糧食資源。

2. As far as I'm concerned, it's everyone's duty to protect the environment. 依我看來，保護(hù)環(huán)境是我們每個(gè)人的責(zé)任。

3. There is no denying the fact that air pollution is an extremely serious problem: the city authorities should take strong measures to deal with it. 無可否認(rèn)，空氣污染是一個(gè)極其嚴(yán)重的問題：城市當(dāng)局應(yīng)該采取有力措施來解決它。

4. Rubbish and waste water are being poured into the river, as a consequence, water resources have become badly polluted. 垃圾和廢水被倒入河流，結(jié)果，水資源被嚴(yán)重污染。

5. We should adopt reducing, reusing and recycling approaches to solve the problem and take good care of our environment. 我們應(yīng)該采取減量、重新利用和再循環(huán)的辦法來解決這個(gè)問題，好好保護(hù)我們的環(huán)境。

6. With the number of cars increasing fast in our city, our environment is getting increasingly worse. 隨著我們城市中汽車數(shù)量的快速增長，我們的環(huán)境正急劇惡化。

7. It is well-known that the global water shortage is becoming increasingly severe mainly due to global warming. 眾所周知，由于全球變暖，全球水資源短缺問題正變得日益嚴(yán)重。

8. Now more and more people become aware that the present environment has much to do with what we have done to the earth. 現(xiàn)在，越來越多的人開始認(rèn)識(shí)到，目前的環(huán)境與我們對地球的所作所為有很大關(guān)系。

9. Forest destruction and water and air pollution result in decrease of planting land and increase of unpleasant weather. 森林破壞、 水污染以及空氣污染導(dǎo)致種植土地減少并使不適天氣增加。

10.What's more,every citizen should realize the seriousness of the problem and make concerted efforts to protect our environment. 此外，每個(gè)公民都應(yīng)該明白問題的嚴(yán)重性，并為保護(hù)我們的環(huán)境共同努力。

11. The earth is our home and we have the duty to take care of it for ourselves and for our later generations. 地球是我們的家園，我們有責(zé)任為我們自己和我們的后代照顧好它。

12. Even the simplest activities can make a real difference to the environment. 即使最簡單的活動(dòng)也能對環(huán)境產(chǎn)生真正的影響。

Ⅲ. 主題寫作

假定你是Crazy English的校園記者， 昨天你校舉行了一場主題為“Save the environment”的演講比賽。請給Crazy English寫一篇短文，報(bào)道本次活動(dòng)。 內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：

1. 比賽簡介；

2. 比賽意義。注意：

1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Smith,

Yours,

Li Hua

Ⅳ. 主題測評

見P56～60“自測園地”

續(xù)寫金庫

（自然環(huán)境描寫）

Ⅰ. 高頻表達(dá)

rainy season 雨季

stormy night 暴風(fēng)雨之夜

continuous/constant rain 連綿不斷的雨

in the blinding rain 在茫茫大雨中

be buried in snow 埋在雪中

unbearable heat 難以忍受的熱

clear up (天空)放晴

fierce/heavy/violent storms 狂風(fēng)暴雨

a fresh breeze 一陣清風(fēng)

the cloudless sky 無云的天空

dense forest 茂密的森林

dim moonlight 月色朦朧

Ⅱ. 美句背誦

1. The hills are bathed in the sunlight. 群山沐浴在陽光下。

2. The river glitters in the sunlight. 河水在陽光下閃閃發(fā)光。

3. The swollen river flooded the road. 上漲的河流淹沒了道路。

4. The wind dropped and the sea quietened. 風(fēng)勢減弱了，大海平靜了下來。

5. The beach was bathed in the amber-like sunshine. 海灘沐浴在琥珀色的陽光里。

6. The smell of the sea called up her memories of childhood. 大海的氣味勾起了她對童年的回憶。

7. The water is deep blue and sunlight glitters on its clear glass-like surface. 海是深藍(lán)色的，陽光在清澈如鏡的水面上閃閃發(fā)光。

8. The sky is dotted with stars. 天空中繁星密布。

9. The sky is blue and the sun is shining.天空是藍(lán)色的，陽光燦爛。

10. The sun is shining brightly in the sky.太陽在天空中明亮地照耀著。

11. I was very happy to hear the birds singing in the forest. 聽到鳥兒在樹林里歌唱，我很高興。

12. The village is further up the valley. 村莊在山谷的更深處。

13. The leaves had almost all fallen off,creating a sea of fiery colors that crunched beneath our feet. The bare skeletons of the trees shivered in the crisp autumn breeze and a few dried-up leaves rolled across the walkway like tumbleweeds. 幾乎所有的葉子都掉了下來，在我們的腳下形成了一片火紅色的海洋。在清爽的秋風(fēng)中，光禿禿的樹干在顫抖，幾片枯葉像風(fēng)滾草一樣滾過走道。

14. I remember the country, the country as it was, the wind dancing with the first autumn leaf, painted in all kinds of beautiful reds and oranges. I remember the vibrant world, the morning light peeking through my window, the world unfolding in vivid colors, truly alive. 我記得那個(gè)國家， 那個(gè)國家的第一片秋葉隨風(fēng)起舞，被涂上各種各樣美麗的橘紅色。 我記得這個(gè)充滿活力的世界，晨光透過我的窗戶，世界以生動(dòng)的色彩展開，真的很有活力。

15. The moon appeared momentarily, her disk was blood-red and half-overcast: she seemed to throw me a bewildered, dreary glance,and buried herself again instantly in the deep drift of cloud. 月亮出現(xiàn)了片刻，她的月輪略帶點(diǎn)血紅色，半遮著臉：她似乎向我投來一個(gè)迷茫、沉悶的目光，然后立刻又把自己埋在了深深的云朵里。