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When you think of a fearsome hunter,images of lions and sharks may spring to mind.
当你想到可怕的猎人时,狮子和鲨鱼的形象可能会浮现在脑海中。
think of 想到
fearsome adj.可怕的;害怕的;极大的
hunter n.猎人,捕猎者;搜寻者,寻找者;猎狐马;猎犬;有护盖的手表
image n.形象,印象;影像
spring to mind 突然出现在某人的思绪中:通常作为某事物的例子。
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Recent research by environmental scientists,however,shows that in fact ,humans are the most fearsome hunters who have the greatest impact on animal population.
然而,环境科学家最近的研究表明,事实上,人类是最可怕的猎人,对动物种群的影响最大。
research 研究
researcher研究者
population (地区、国家等的)人口,人口数量;某领域的生物,族群,人口
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Human activities have brought many animals close to extinction.
人类活动使许多动物濒临灭绝。
brought-bright (现在分词)
extinction n.灭绝,消亡;(债务的)偿清;消光
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In the last 500 years,over 300 species of animals have gone extinct.
在过去的500年里,超过300种动物灭绝了。
species n.(动植物的)种,物种;种类;(具有相同特征的)一类人;(化学,物理)核素;(圣餐中用的)面包和圣酒
adj.原种的
go extinct 灭绝
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Some activities such as hunting and fishing ,directly harm animals ,while other activities,such as development in towns and cities ,impact indirectly on animal populations.
一些活动,如狩猎和捕鱼,直接伤害动物,而其他活动,如城镇和城市的发展,间接影响动物种群。
such as +名词,表示例如
directly直接地
while然而,表示转折
indirectly不直接
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Hunting and fishing have directly influenced the world’s animal populations.
狩猎和捕鱼直接影响了世界上的动物数量。
have influences on ...
对……有影响:指某事物对另一事物产生影响或影响力。
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Some people hunt animals for food:whale meat is eaten in some parts of the world.
有些人捕猎动物作为食物:在世界上的一些地方,人们吃鲸鱼肉。
hunt捕杀
whale 鲸
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Some people hunt animals for fashion:animal skin is used to make coats and bags.
有些人猎杀动物是为了时尚:动物皮被用来制作外套和包。
skin皮肤
be used to do sth 被用来做某事
used to do sth 过去常常做某事
be used to doing sth 习惯做某事
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Still others hunt animals just for fun:deer are tracked and shot by people who enjoy the excitement of the sport.
还有一些人打猎只是为了好玩:鹿被追踪和射杀,但人们喜欢这项运动的刺激。
still然后
others=other hunters
for fun :作为取乐
excitement n.
令人激动(或兴奋)的事,刺激因素;激动,兴奋;
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Human activities that have indirect effects on animals can be just as harmful.
对动物产生间接影响的人类活动也同样有害。
have effects on 对...有影响
harm 伤害
harmful有害的
be harmful to ...
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When we build farms or factories, we destroy animal habitats and leave many animals with nowhere to live ,or no food to eat.
当我们建造农场或工厂时,我们破坏了动物的栖息地,使许多动物无处居住,或没有食物吃。
farm 农场 factory 工厂
destory 破坏
habitat 栖息地
to live /to eat 作后置定语
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We can also put animals in danger without ever entering their habitats.
我们也可以不进入动物的栖息地就把它们置于危险之中。
enter 进入
put ...in danger 把...置于危险之中
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Air,water ,noise and light pollution can all have a deep and damaging influencde quite far from their source.
空气、水、噪音和光污染都可以对远离源头的地方产生深远的破坏性影响。
light pollution 光污染
source 源头
deep 深深的
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Partly due to pollution casued by ship traffic and other human activities,the dolphin population has dropped greatly.
部分由于船舶交通和其他人类活动造成的污染,海豚的数量大幅下降。
partly部分
due to 由于
drop 下降
greatly 大幅度地 /dramatically
rise上升 slightly 轻微地
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As the human population continues to grow,so does the effect we have on animals.
随着人口的持续增长,我们对动物的影响也在不断增加。
as 随着
continue to do sth 继续做某事
go on doing sth 继续做某事
grow 增长
so+do +其他,表示情况与前面的一样
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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话题
Norgate大写是专有名词
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Joining us in the studio tonight are James Smith,a local resident;Vincent Brown,senior manager of a local factory;and Julie Archer,chief of the Norgate Environmental Protection Committee.
今晚和我们一起来到演播室的有当地居民詹姆斯·史密斯、当地一家工厂的高级经理文森特·布朗和诺盖特环境保护委员会主席朱莉·阿彻。
join sb 加入某人
resident居民
chief主席
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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飞速的;快速的
significant 显著的
cost 成本;代价
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Mr ,Smith,you ‘ve lived in this city for over 20 years .
How would you describe the effects of pollution over that time
史密斯先生,你在这个城市已经住了20多年了。
你如何描述那段时间污染的影响
describe描述
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It’s been awful,really.
真的很糟糕。
awful可怕的;糟糕的
When I first moved here,the air was fresh ,the grass green and the water clear.
当我刚搬到这里的时候,这里空气清新,草茂盛,水清澈。
grass(is)
water(is)
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Then heavy industry factories moved in,and things became entirely different.
然后,重工业工厂搬了进来,事情变得完全不同了。
heavy industry 重工业
move in 搬进来
entirely 完全地
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I don’t enjoy outdoor activities any more.
我不再喜欢户外活动了。
enjoy doing sth 喜欢做某事
enjoy+sth喜欢某物
outdoor activities 户外活动
indoor室内的
not any more =no more 不再
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The river is dirty and smelly.
The smog in the air has coloured the sky a smoky grey.
这条河又脏又臭。
空气中的烟雾把天空染成了烟灰色。
smelly 有气味的;难闻的
colour 染色
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It’s also given me a cough that I can’t get rid of .
它还使我咳嗽,而且止不住。
cough咳嗽
get rid of 摆脱
have a cough 咳嗽
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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。
safe adj安全的
safety n.安全
alone单单
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Mr Smith protested against heavy industy.Mr Brown,would you like to respond
史密斯先生反对重工业。布朗先生,你想回答吗
protest against反对抗议
would you like to do sth 你想要做某事吗?
respond回应
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Well.I’m sorry you feel that way,Mr Smith.
People tend to connect factories with pirctures of clouds of dirty smoke and irresponsible businessmen eager to make huge profits.
好。史密斯先生,我很抱歉你这么想。
人们往往把工厂与肮脏的烟雾和渴望暴利的不负责任的商人的画面联系在一起。
tend to do sth 倾向于做某事
connect ..with 把...和..连接其来
responsible负责人的
irrespnsible 不负责任的
eager to do sth 渴望做某事
make huge profits挣巨大利润
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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...辩护
point out指出
control控制
out of control 不受控制
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I think I speak for all factory managers when I say we’re deeply concerned about the environment.
当我说我们非常关心环境问题时,我想我代表了所有工厂经理的意见。
speak for 代表...发言
be concerned about 对...感到担忧
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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。
take measures采取措施
various 不同的;各种各样的
raise 增加
production costs生产成本
process过程
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I’d also 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 sth 引起某人的注意
economic adj.经济的
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。
economy n.经济
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With pollution levels on the rise,the Norgate Environmental Protection Committee is searching for ways to fight the problem.
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。
on the rise 在增加;在上涨
search for 搜索
fight the problem 寻找解决问题
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What are your thoughts on how to deal with pollution
你对如何处理污染有什么想法
deal with 处理
thoughts想法
Our committee has a major role to play in maintaing air and water quality.
我们的委员会在维持空气和水质方面扮演着重要的角色。
play a major role in ...在...扮演重要角色
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We have to achieve a balance between environmental protection and economic development.
我们必须在环境保护和经济发展之间取得平衡。
have to do sth 不得不做某事
achieve a balance 获得平衡
environmental protection 环境保护
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We’ve made environmental policies for businesses to ovserve.
我们制定了环境政策,让企业遵守。
make policies 制定政策
oberve 遵守
like strict clean-up requirements.
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。
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hand in hand紧密合作
branch 分支
However ,fighting pollution isn’t just a task for factories and the government.
然而,治理污染不仅仅是工厂和政府的任务。
fight 搏斗
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It has to be a community -wide effort,and everyone can help by following the golden rule:reduce,reuse and recycle.
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,再利用和再循环。
golden rule黄金法则
You can save energy by taking the bus or the subway ,or using the bike-sharing system.你可以通过乘坐公共汽车、地铁或使用共享单车系统来节省能源。
save energy 节约能源
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A former UN official once said ,”saving our planet ,lifting people out of poverty ,advancing economic growth...these are one and the same fight.
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,促进经济增长……这是同一场战斗。
planet 地球
poverty 贫苦
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The fortunes of our environment and our economy are inseparable.
It is our duty to protect the environment while we aim for economic development.
我们的环境和经济是不可分割的。
在发展经济的同时,保护环境是我们的责任。
It is one’s duty to do sth
inseparable adj.(人)形影不离的;(东西)分不开的,不可分离的;(前缀)不可单独成词的,(德语)屈折变化时与词根不可分的
n.不能分开的人(或事物)
separable adj.可分离的;可分隔的
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It’s our duty to leave a better,cleaner and healthier planet to our children
It is 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。
build a human community with a shared future.
构建人类命运共同体