译林版牛津高中英语(必修5):Unit2 The environment-Reading(4)

Ms Lin suggested we should cut back on the quatity of things we produce in order to save the environment.

林女士建议我们减低生产的数量以保护环境。

I don't agree with her because then jobs will be lost.

我并不同意，因为这样会造成失业。

I believe that people are more important than fish and trees.

我相信人比鱼和树更加重要。

However, I do agree that we should produce more things from materials that have been recycled, and less from raw materials, the supply of which is growing smaller and smaller.

但是我非常赞同我们应该更多地回收材料生产商品，因为原材料的供应正在变得越来越紧张。

What we need are better laws to preserve¹ the environment and still allow our country to grow.

我们需要的是更加有效的法律来保护环境，而且让国家能够发展。

This includes controls on how many trees are cut down and how many fish are caught.

包括对砍伐树木数量的控制以及捕鱼数量的控制。

This might make wood and seafood² more expensive, but paying a higher price for some things is not always bad.

这可能导致木材和海产品更加昂贵，但是为某些东西付出更高的价格不一定是坏事。

Asking around, I find many people willing³ to pay a little higher price for things that are friendly to the environment.

我问过身边的人，我发现许多人都愿意支付稍高一些的价钱来购买环保产品。

Finally, those factories which pollute the environment should have to pay higher taxes.

最后，那些污染环境的工厂应该缴纳更高的税款。

If you harm the environment, you should have to pay for it to be repaired. Thank you for listening.

如果你破坏了环境，你得付出点代价，弥补你造成的损害。感谢您的聆听。

Now we will open the floor for discussion⁴...

现在我们开始开放讨论……

1 preserve   

vt.保护，保持，保存，保藏；vi.做蜜饯，禁猎；n.蜜饯，果酱，禁猎地，禁区，防护物

参考例句：

• What can we do to preserve the company from ruin? 我们怎么做才能保护这家公司不破产？
• It is the duty of the police to preserve public order.维护公共秩序是警察的职责。

2 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

3 willing   

adj.愿意的，自愿的，乐意的，心甘情愿的

参考例句：

• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
• He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。

4 discussion   

n.讨论，谈论；论述

参考例句：

• It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
• After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨，和平协议渐渐有了眉目。