疯狂英语易背作文 49.The Early Day

The Earth Day

April 22nd is the Earth Day. Our school organized a lot of activities to improve our environment. In the morning, some of us planted trees. Some picked up rubbish in the neighborhood or parks. Most of us also gave money to organizations that help to save forests and endangered¹ animals. Several groups of the students went to the streets, telling passers-by how seriously our earth is damaged². Many rain forests are disappearing³. A lot of wild animals are killed. By doing all these we would like everybody to know that we have only one earth and we should protect it. Saving⁴ the earth is saving ourselves.

1 endangered   

adj.濒于灭绝的；(生命等)有危险的

参考例句：

• The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. 我们孩子们的健康正受到排放出的废气的损害。
• Poison gas blew off and endangered the lives of hundreds of persons. 毒气喷出来，危及几百人的生命。

2 damaged   

a.已损伤的；毁坏的

参考例句：

• The illness damaged his Action Man image. 这场病损害了他那爱打拼的形象。
• Five shops were damaged in a firebomb blitz. 在一次燃烧弹袭击中有五家店铺被烧毁。

3 disappearing   

v.不见，消失( disappear的现在分词 )；不复存在；掩始；隐显

参考例句：

• She caught sight of a figure disappearing into the darkness. 她看见一个人影儿在黑暗中消失了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The speeding wheels and disappearing country put Chicago farther and farther behind. 向前飞奔的车轮和向后消失的乡村把芝加哥甩得越来越远。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。