译林版牛津高中英语(必修5):Unit2 The environment-Reading(1)（在线收听）

The economy or the environment-must we choose?

环境或经济—我们必须选择吗？

TV host: James Long

节目主持人：吉姆斯·隆

Speakers: Lin Shuiqing, a spokeswoman from the Green Society

演讲者：林水清，“绿色社会”的发言人

Qian Liwei, a business development consultant

钱立伟，经济发展顾问

Good morning. Today's debate question is, 'The economy or the environment—must we choose?

早上好。今天的辩论题目是环境或经济——我们必须选择吗？

'With me are Ms Lin Shuiqing, from the Green Society, and Mr Qian Liwei, a business development consultant.

“我身边的是来自绿色保护社的林水清女士以及经济发展顾问钱力伟先生。

We are following our usual schedule for debates.

我们遵守平常的辩论时间表。

Ms Lin Shuiqing will speak first for three minutes. Mr Qian Liwei will follow, also for three minutes. Then we will open the floor for discussion.

林水清女士首先发言三分钟。钱力伟先生接下来发言，同样有三分钟时间。然后我们将进行开放辩论。

If you have any questions or comments, you can use this time to express them.

如果你有任何疑问或者解释，可以在这段时间提出。

Good morning, everyone. First I am talking to you today about the way vast areas of the world are damaged by chemical waste.

各位，早上好。我今天首先要谈的是化学废物如何破坏世界大片区域。

Many places have been destroyed and many plants and animals have died. This is awful. Factories produce large numbers of harmful chemicals.

很多地区被毁坏，很多动植物死去。这很可怕。工厂产生了大量有害的化学物质。

The waste they create goes into the atmosphere and makes us sick. Other types of waste flow into our water, killing river and sea life.

它们生产的废物进入大气层导致人类生病。而其他种类的废料污染水源，导致河流、海洋生物的死亡。