生活英语情景口语:保护地球,提高环保意识

M: what did you do over the weekend?

K: I went a global warming rally¹ in London. It was fantastic to be around so many people who care about the environment.

M: do you think there's anything we can do to reverse² the damage that's been done already?

K: it might not be possible to fix the problems that we've created for ourselves, but there are lots of things we can do to prevent more damages from happening.

M: like what?

K: well, we can use public transport instead of taking our cars for a start.

M: what else can we do to protect the environment?

K: if you do have to drive, you should make sure that your car runs on unleaded petrol. Also, your home should use sources of renewable energy.

M: how about recycling? Does that actually help?

K: yes. You should take your glass, paper, plastic, cardboard³, and tin cans to a recycling center.

M: what do you think is the biggest worry for our future?

K: I think that the issue of greatest concern is having enough sources of clean water for everyone.

M: I had no idea you were such as environmentalist before!

K: to be honest, in order for the earth to continue to be a habitable place, we're all going to have to become more interested in the environment.
这个周末你都干什么了?
我到伦敦去参加一个有关全球变暖的集会.周围有那么多人都在关注环境问题,可真是好事!
我觉得要想逆转目前我们队环境的破坏,有什么能做的吗?
我们自己酿成的恶果已经不大可能解决了,但是为了防止情况继续恶化下去我们还是有很多事情可以做的.
比如那些?
恩,大家可以乘坐公共交通设施代替自驾车.
想要保护环境还有什么其他可做?
如果非开车不可,那一定要用无铅汽油.而且,家里一定要坚持使用可持续能源.
废物回收呢?这有帮助吗?
有的.玻璃,纸张,塑料,硬板纸盒罐头盒都可以送进回收中心.
那你觉得未来最令人担忧的是什么问题?
我觉得最大的问题是是否有足够的水资源够每个人使用.
我以前还真不知道你是个环保主义者.
坦白说,为了让地球能够一直适合人类居住,我们都应该多关注环保问题.
Rally: a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political party 公众集会,群众大会(尤指支持某信念或政党的)
to attend/hold a rally 参加／召集大会
a peace/protest rally 和平／抗议集会
a mass rally in support of the strike 支持罢工的群众大会

reverse: to change something completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before 颠倒;彻底转变;使完全相反
to reverse a procedure/process/trend 彻底改变程序／过程／趋势
The government has failed to reverse the economic decline⁴. 政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势.
It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease⁵. 有时可以阻止病情发展或使病情彻底好转.

Renewable: of energy and natural resources 能源和自然资源 that is replaced naturally or controlled carefully and can therefore be used without the risk of finishing it all 可更新的;可再生的;可恢复的
renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power 像风力和太阳能这种用之不竭的能源

Habitable: suitable for people to live in 适合居住的 adjective⁶
The house should be habitable by the new year. 房子到新年时应该就可以住进去了.

Well, we can use public transport instead of taking our cars for a start.
'for a start'用于强调一系列理由、意见等的第一条,首先.
I'm not working there─for a start, it's too far to travel. 我不去那边干活儿--首先,路太远,去不了.

I think that the issue of greatest concern is having enough sources of clean water for everyone.
the issue of the greatest concern:最大的问题,最令人担心的问题

 

1 rally   

n.集会，公路汽车赛；v.集合，恢复，振作

参考例句：

• The grand mass rally was held on the square.广场上举行了盛大的群众集会。
• The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.队长试图振作部队的士气，但没有成功。

2 reverse   

v.推翻，颠倒，反向；n.反面，逆境；adj.反向的

参考例句：

• His answer was just the reverse of what I expected.他的回答正好与我期望的相反。
• Please reverse the positions of two pictures.请把两张图片的位置倒转过来。

3 cardboard   

n.硬纸板，卡纸板

参考例句：

• She brought the shopping home in a cardboard box.她将买的东西放在纸箱里带回家。
• There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。

4 decline   

n.衰微，跌落，下降；vt.使降低，婉谢；vi.下降，衰落，偏斜

参考例句：

• I must decline to show favour to any of the candidates.我必须拒绝偏袒任何一位候选人。
• The birthrate is on the decline.出生率在下降。

5 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。

6 adjective   

n.形容词；adj.形容词的，用作形容词的

参考例句：

• Don't apply that adjective to me.不要用那个字眼来形容我。
• The adjective loose has several senses. 形容词loose有几个义项。