高中英语必修模块3课本09

[00:-1.00]The Road to Bestruction
[00:-2.00]Jasper Stevens looks at our addiction¹ to cars.
[00:-3.00]"This morning it took me forty minutes to get to work.
[00:-4.00]More roadworks on the A 10!
[00:-5.00]More of those awful traffic cones²."
[00:-6.00]"Oh really?It took me over an hour.There was an accident on the M 11."
[00:-7.00]"You're both lucky.It took me two hours!You don't have to use the M25."
[00:-8.00]How often have you heard these conversations?
[00:-9.00]How often do we get stuck in traffic jams?
[00:10.00]How often do we arrive at work or school stressed out,tired and angry?
[00:11.00]For many people in Britain,the answer is every day.
[00:12.00]But anger and stress are nothing compared to the real costs of the motor car.
[00:13.00]Here are some figures:
[00:14.00]In the last ten years,
[00:15.00]the number of cars on the roads in Britain has gone up by 30%.
[00:16.00]There are now 25 million cars in this country.
[00:17.00]Over three thousand people die every year in road accidents in Britain.
[00:18.00]In London,cars produce 99% of all carbon monoxide in the atmosphere.
[00:19.00]Traffic produces ozone³ which can reach dangerous levels in the summer.
[00:20.00]Twenty-five thousand deaths per year are caused by air pollution.
[00:21.00]One in seven children in Britain suffers from asthma⁴.
[00:22.00]Some types of cancer are related⁵ to traffic pollution.
[00:23.00]Traffic is one of the major causes of global warming and climate change.
[00:24.00]We know that cars bad for us.
[00:25.00]So why do we carry on using our cars so much?
[00:26.00]We all make excuses:"The buses are terrible."
[00:27.00]"The trains are always late!""I haven't got time to walk."
[00:28.00]I'm talking about myself,too.
[00:29.00]I confess:I'm addicted⁶ to my car.
[00:30.00]When I asked Jenny Trowe of Greenpeace for advice about how to give up,
[00:31.00]she told me six things:
[00:32.00]1 Use your legs.
[00:33.00]Over 25% of car journeys are under two miles-
[00:34.00]short journeys we could easily walk or cycle.
[00:35.00]Leg power can save you money,keep you fit and help you live longer.
[00:36.00]And regular exercise cuts the risk of heart disease⁷ by 50%!
[00:37.00]2 Use public transport.
[00:38.00]On average,about forty people travel in one bus,
[00:39.00]while the same number occupy thirty-three cars.
[00:40.00]Somethimes it can take a little bit longer,but so what?
[00:41.00]You can relax on the bus or train,read a book,talk to someone,
[00:42.00]meet the love of you life-who knows?
[00:43.00]3 Think before you go.
[00:44.00]Do you really have to go to that shopping centre on the other side of town?
[00:45.00]What about the shops around the corner?
[00:46.00]Before you get into your car,
[00:47.00]think about whether you really need to make that journey.
[00:48.00]4 Share cars.
[00:49.00]If you've really got ot use a car,share journeys with someone else.
[00:50.00]It is much cheaer and kinder to the environment.
[00:51.00]5 Don't believe adverts⁸!
[00:52.00]Nearly a quarter of all the adverts on TV are about cars.
[00:53.00]You see an attractive man or woman driving a fast car through beautiful countryside.
[00:54.00]It's not true!
[00:55.00]That new car won't make you sexier or more attractive.
[00:56.00]And you won't be driving on an empty country road.
[00:57.00]You'll be stuck in a traffic jam in city or on a motorway⁹!
[00:58.00]6 Take action!
[00:59.00]We often think there is nothing we can do about the noise,
[-1:00.00]pollution and danger of traffic.
[-1:-1.00]There is.If your street's full of heavy traffic,talk to your neighbours about it.
[-1:-2.00]Write to the papers.
[-1:-3.00]Go to the town council¹⁰.Ask for a speed limit.
[-1:-4.00]Ask for a zebra crossing or a pedestrin area.
[-1:-5.00]Get a protest¹¹ group together.
[-1:-6.00]Don't just sit around and complain!
[-1:-7.00]All quite simple,isn't it?
[-1:-8.00]Six easy ways to improve our environment.
[-1:-9.00]Well,I'm sorry I must finish this article.
[-1:10.00]I've got to pick up my daughter from school at four o'clock

[-1:11.00]Then I've got to drive to Sainsbury's to do the shopping.
[-1:12.00]After that I have to take my son to a party.
[-1:13.00]And tomorrow we're driving over to see my mother.
[-1:14.00]The traffic's going to be awful,but what can we do?

1 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

2 cones   

n.（人眼）圆锥细胞；圆锥体( cone的名词复数 )；球果；圆锥形东西；（盛冰淇淋的）锥形蛋卷筒

参考例句：

• In the pines squirrels commonly chew off and drop entire cones. 松树上的松鼠通常咬掉和弄落整个球果。 来自辞典例句
• Many children would rather eat ice cream from cones than from dishes. 许多小孩喜欢吃蛋卷冰淇淋胜过盘装冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句

3 ozone   

n.臭氧，新鲜空气

参考例句：

• The ozone layer is a protective layer around the planet Earth.臭氧层是地球的保护层。
• The capacity of ozone can adjust according of requirement.臭氧的产量可根据需要或调节。

4 asthma   

n.气喘病，哮喘病

参考例句：

• I think he's having an asthma attack.我想他现在是哮喘病发作了。
• Its presence in allergic asthma is well known.它在过敏性气喘中的存在是大家很熟悉的。

5 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

6 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

7 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

8 adverts   

advertisements 广告，做广告

参考例句：

• the adverts on television 电视广告
• The adverts are not very informative. 这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。

9 motorway   

n.高速公路，快车道

参考例句：

• Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
• A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph.一个疯狂的司机以每小时110英里的速度在高速公路上逆行飙车35英里。

10 council   

n.理事会，委员会，议事机构

参考例句：

• The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.市议会通过法律，禁止散发传单。
• The city council has declared for improving the public bus system.市议会宣布同意改进公共汽车系统。

11 protest   

v.反对，抗议；宣称；n.抗议；宣称

参考例句：

• I can't pass the matter by without a protest.我不能对此事视而不见，我要提出抗议。
• We translated his silence as a protest.我们把他的沉默解释为抗议。