英文原版对话1000个:1002 Tree Fighters

 　　Cheryl: So, who are some of the people who are fighting to protect these trees besides you as an environmental scientist?

 

　　Nick: Well, in Tasmania, the first green political party was developed, so yeah, they obviously¹ want to protect the forests a lot, and have big protests², tie themselves to trees. Sit up in trees to protect the trees.

 

　　Cheryl: People actually still do that? Tie themselves to trees?

 

　　Nick: Oh, everyday in Tasmania.

 

　　Cheryl: Oh, really?

 

　　Nick: It's a big issue. A very big issue.

 

　　Cheryl: That's interesting. I once heard of a girl who lived in a tree for a month because she wanted to stop the deforestation company or people from taking down that tree, so she lived up there and she had people bring her supplies but she never came down.

 

　　Nick: That happens in Tasmania as well. There's people today which are up in trees, maybe up to fifty which permanently³ live up in trees.

 

　　Cheryl: Wow!

 

　　Nick: Yeah, so. I don't know how they do it.

 

　　Cheryl: That's kind of crazy ... So Nick, from the companies point of view, playing the devil's advocate here, I think they provide jobs for all the people who are working to make trees into paper. What do you think they have to say about that?

 

　　Nick: Well, it's true, they do provide jobs, and some cities, some small towns do rely on logging⁴ industry to provide jobs and support the shops in the place, but ...

 

　　Cheryl: But!

 

　　Nick: But! Yeah. So tourism is a very big industry in Tasmania, and maybe the logging industry takes away tourists jobs as well, because it makes certain areas not useful for tourism anymore, not very pretty.

 

　　Cheryl: Yeah, your right. If the whole forest is missing⁵, I guess nobody would really want to go and look at anything.

 

　　Nick: Yeah, there're some really beautiful spots in Tasmania which have been many tarnished⁶ a little by the logging industry.

1 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

2 protests   

n.[体]抗议；抗议，反对( protest的名词复数 )v.声明( protest的第三人称单数 )；坚决地表示；申辩

参考例句：

• The protests have forced the government to back-pedal on the new tax. 抗议活动已迫使政府撤销新的税目。
• Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents. 修建新室内购物中心的计划由于当地居民反对而搁浅。

3 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

4 logging   

n.伐木搬运业；记录，存入；航行日志v.砍伐树木(log的现在分词)

参考例句：

• All these measures were calculated to prevent water-logging by rainstorm or mountain torrents. 这些措施都是为了预防暴雨或山洪造成的涝灾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They cleared large tracts of forest for farming, logging and ranching. 他们清除了大片的森林以经营农耕、采伐与畜牧。 来自辞典例句

5 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

6 tarnished   

（通常指金属）（使）失去光泽，（使）变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 )； 玷污，败坏

参考例句：

• The mirrors had tarnished with age. 这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
• His bad behaviour has tarnished the good name of the school. 他行为不轨，败坏了学校的声誉。