河北加拿大版初中英语--Lesson 58

Lesson 58:
[00:03.40]Stop Pollution!In North America,
[00:08.96]many students help their schools make less pollution.
[00:14.73]They join "environment clubs."
[00:18.99]In a club,people do things together.
[00:24.03]In an environment club,people work together to make our environment clean.
[00:31.79]Here are some things students in North America do.
[00:36.78]Could your school do some of these things?No-garbage lunches.
[00:43.73]How much do you throw away after lunch?
[00:48.59]Environment clubs encourage studentsto bring their lunches in reusable¹ bags and dishes.
[00:56.84]They give prizes to the classes that make the least garbage!No-car day.
[01:04.78]On a no-car day,nobody comes to school in a car--
[01:11.31]not the students and not the teachers!
[01:15.86]Cars pollute our air,so remember:Walk,skip,bike or run.
[01:23.80]Use your legs!It's lots of fun!Turn off the water!
[01:30.46]Did you know that a leaking² toiletcan waste twenty to forty litres³ of water an hour?
[01:38.72]In a year,that would fill a big swimming pool!
[01:44.07]In environment clubs students fix leaky toilets and sinks.
[01:50.84]This tap is leaking.
[01:54.29]Leaks⁴ "waste" water:you can't use the water that leaks out
[02:00.35]Danny,would you please take out the garbage?
[02:05.68]It's always full after lunch.Not today!
[02:11.74]We didn't make any garbage today at lunch!
[02:16.78]I don't need to take it out!
[02:20.72]FASCINATING FACTA
[02:24.17]thousand kilograms⁵ of recycled paper saves seventeen trees!
 

1 reusable   

adj.可以再度使用的

参考例句：

• Waste treatment by ion exchange produces a reusable water.用离子交换处理废水可产生回用水。
• It became the first reusable vehicle in space.它成为第一个能重复使用的宇宙交通工具。

2 leaking   

n.漏泄，耗散v.漏( leak的现在分词 )；渗入，漏出；使泄露

参考例句：

• The roof was leaking. 屋顶在漏雨。
• an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子

3 litres   

n.升( litre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 3 litres of water 3升水
• The barrel would hold 100 litres. 这桶能装一百升。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 leaks   

n.泄漏( leak的名词复数 )；漏洞；走漏；泄漏出的液体（或气体）v.漏( leak的第三人称单数 )；渗入，漏出；使泄露

参考例句：

• Check the container for cracks or leaks. 检验容器是否有裂缝或者漏的地方。
• Cracks and leaks are signs of poor construction in a house. 裂缝和漏水表明房子的施工质量不好。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 kilograms   

n.千克( kilogram的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 2 kilograms of rice 2公斤大米
• Every tonne of coal contains,on average,30 kilograms of nitrogen. 每吨煤平均含30公斤氮。 来自《简明英汉词典》