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LOREM IPSUM DOLOR LOREM
Unit 1 Extended reading
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Good evening and welcome to News that Matters.
Our topic today is pollution in Norgate.
晚上好,欢迎收看重要新闻。
我们今天的话题是诺盖特的污染。
welcome to 欢迎来到
topic主题
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Joining us in the studio tonight are James Smith,a local resident;
Vincent Brown,senior manager of a local fatory.
今晚加入我们演播室的是当地居民詹姆斯·史密斯;
文森特·布朗,当地一家餐馆的高级经理。
join sb 加入某人
resident居民
senior高级
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and Julie Archer,chief of the Norgate Environmental Protection Committee.
Welcome.
以及诺盖特环境保护委员会主席朱莉·阿彻。
欢迎。
Norgate’s rapid development has had significant environmental costs.
诺盖特的快速发展付出了巨大的环境代价。
rapid development飞速发展
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Mr,Smith,you’ve lived in this city for over 20 years.
How would you describe the effects of population over that time
史密斯先生,你在这个城市已经住了20多年了。
你如何描述人口在那段时间的影响
describe:描述
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It’s been awful,really.
When I first moved here,the air was fresh,the grass green and the water clear.
真的很糟糕。
我刚搬到这里的时候,这里空气清新,草绿,水清。
awful:可怕的;糟糕的
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The heavy industry factories moved in and things became entirely different.
重工业工厂搬了进来,事情变得完全不同了。
heavy industry factory:重工业
move in:进来
move out of ...
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I don’t enjoy outdoor activies any more.
The river is dirty and smelly.
我不再喜欢户外活动了。
这条河又脏又臭。
not any more不再
outdoor activies:户外活动
dirty and smelly:又脏又臭
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The smog in the air has coloured the sky a smoky grey;
It’s also given me a cough that I can’t get rid of
空气中的烟雾把天空染成了烟灰色;
它还使我咳嗽,而且止不住。
smoky grey烟灰色.
get rid of :摆脱;除去
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For health and safety reasons alone,heavy industry has to go.
仅从健康和安全方面考虑,重工业就必须离开。
Mr Smith protested against heavy industry.
史密斯先生反对重工业。
protest against:抗议;反对
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Mr Brown,would you like to respond
布朗先生,你想回答吗
Well,I’m sorry you feel that way,Mr Smith.
People tend to connect factories with pictures of clouds of dirty smoke and irresponsible businessmen eager to make huge profits.
史密斯先生,我很抱歉你这么想。
connect ...with :把...和...联系起来
make huge profits:赚取巨额利润
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In defence of the factories,however,I’d like to point out that we also try to control the amount of pollution we produce .
然而,在为工厂辩护时,我想指出,我们也在努力控制我们产生的污染量。
in defence of :为了保护
point out:支出
try to do sth
the amount of ..:...的数量
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I think I speak for all factory managers when I say we’re deeply concerned about the enbironment.
当我说我们非常关心环境问题时,我想我代表了所有的工厂经理。
speak for:代表
be concerned about:关心
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We’ve been taking various measures,including the use of new technologies,to reduce pollution in the production process,even though these measures raise our production costs.
我们一直在采取各种措施,包括使用新技术,以减少生产过程中的污染,尽管这些措施提高了我们的生产成本。
production process:生产过程
raise costs:提高成本
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I’d aslo like to draw your attention to the economic benefits factories have brought to Norgate.
我还想提请您注意工厂给诺盖特带来的经济效益。
draw sb attention to :吸引某人的注意
economic benefits:经济利益
would like to do sth:想要做某事
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We’ve created many jobs for local residents and helped the city’s economy grow.
我们为当地居民创造了许多就业机会,帮助城市经济发展。
local residents当地居民
Thank you ,Mr Brown.With pollution levels on the rise,the Norgate Environmental Protection Committee is searching for ways to fight the problems.
谢谢你,布朗先生。随着污染水平的上升,Norgate环境保护委员会正在寻找解决问题的方法。
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Mrs Archer,what are your thoughts on how to deal with pollution
阿切尔太太,你对如何处理污染有什么想法
how to deal with
如何解决
Well,our committee has a major role to play in maintaining air and water quality.
嗯,我们委员会在维持空气和水的质量方面起着重要作用。
water quality水的质量
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We have to achieve a balance between environmental protection and economic development.
We’ve made environmental policies for businesses to observe,like strict clean-up requirements.
我们必须在环境保护和经济发展之间取得平衡。
我们制定了企业必须遵守的环境政策,比如严格的清洁要求。
achieve a balance:获得平衡
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We also work hand in hand with other branches of government to ensure that development strategies are followed in an environmentally friendly way.
我们亦与其他政府部门携手合作,确保以环保的方式推行发展策略。
hand in hand with:与..联手
development strategy:发展策略
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However,fighting pollution isn’t just a task for factories and the government.
It has to be a community-wide effort,and everyone can help by following the golden rule:reduce,reuse and recycle.
然而,治理污染不仅仅是工厂和政府的任务。
它必须是一个全社会的努力,每个人都可以通过遵循黄金法则来帮助:减少,再利用和回收。
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For example,you can save energy by taking the bus or the subway,or using the bike-sharing system.
例如,你可以通过乘坐公共汽车或地铁,或使用自行车共享系统来节省能源。
save energy节约能源
take the bus=by bus
bike-sharing system:自行车共享系统
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Thank you.Mrs Archer,and thanks again to all of our guests.
A former UN official once said “saving our planet,lifting people out of poverty,advancing economic growth...
谢谢你!阿切尔太太,再次感谢我们所有的客人。
一位前联合国官员曾经说过:“拯救我们的星球,让人们摆脱贫困,推动经济增长……
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these are one and the same fight.
The fortunes of our environment and our economy are inseparable.
It’s our duty to protect the environment while we aim for economic development.
这是同一场战斗。
我们的环境和经济是不可分割的。
在经济发展的同时,保护环境是我们的责任。
it’s one’s duty to do sth
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It’s our duty to leave a better,cleaner and healthier planet to our children .
It’s our duty to build a human community with a shared future.
给我们的孩子留下一个更美好、更清洁、更健康的星球是我们的责任。
构建人类命运共同体是我们的责任。
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Thank you!