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新奇事件簿(翻译+字幕+讲解+试题):牛肉生产破坏环境
日期:2014-09-17 14:35

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A new study says beef production is very damaging to the environment. It damages the environment around ten times more than the production of pork, lamb, chicken or other farm animals. Scientists said cows need 28 times more land and 11 times more water than pigs, sheep or chickens. They also produce a lot of greenhouse gas after they eat. Compared to food like potatoes, wheat, and rice, beef production needs 160 times more land and produces 11 times more greenhouse gases. The scientists said farming (of livestock and crops) is a major cause of global warming. It causes 15 per cent of all greenhouse gases. About half of this is from livestock.

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一项新的研究表明,牛肉生产会严重破坏环境6(X%Wts8)LV+1QghdyN2。生产牛肉对环境造成的破坏程度是生产猪肉、羊肉、鸡肉等家畜所造成的破坏程度的十几倍_esKpw[USu。科学家称,饲养牛肉与饲养猪、羊、鸡相比,需要28倍多的土地,需要11倍多的水*!,IxgcAhi8~p。牛在进食之后,也会产生大量温室气体3NI5j.=GZf|h&。与土豆、小麦和水稻相比,牛肉生产需要160倍多的土地,并且会产生11倍多的温室气体nfyIoEDP-;(。科学家称,农业(饲养家畜和种植粮食)是全球变暖的主要原因之一+slSu,.[BD。农业产生的温室气体约为所有温室气体的15%CqUzp%+hHpo0。其中一半来自于家畜j@dBq(adHQwmE=PQu

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One scientist said we could all reduce our carbon footprint by eating less beef. Professor Mark Sutton from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in the UK said cutting down on the amount of beef we eat is better for the environment than using the car less. He also said that if we ate less beef, we could use the wheat that farmers give to cows to feed starving people. He said this sounds simple, but many governments would not try to do it. Professor Sutton said: "Governments should consider these messages carefully if they want to improve overall production." He added: "The message for the consumer is even stronger. Avoiding excessive meat consumption, especially beef, is good for the environment."

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重点讲解

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1.more than 多于;超出;比……多
They captured more than ten thousand prisoners and large quantities of arms in that campaign.
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2.global warming 全球变暖
There is no equality and diversity in global warming – in the world today we have “equality in adversity”.
在全球变暖中没有平等性和多样性-在当今的世界,我们有“在逆境中的平等”!o]WHz&en_Q&j2p8m

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3.greenhouse gases n. 温室气体;温室效应
And these greenhouse gases perturb the radiation balance of climate.
这些温室气体会扰乱气候的辐射平衡1RU.tpcLWSC

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4.try to do尽力做某事;努力做某事
Anything is possible if you do your best, so try to do your best every day.
没有什么是不可能的,只要你尽你所能nYmQ7g[h|z(@。 所以,试着每天尽你所能(做到最好)吧;c01PJZF!rm@8S4

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5.be good for 有益于;对…有好处
But doing things we don’t like can be good for us at times, and so I believe that we should sometimes give them a try.
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听力试题

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1.Who or what said beef production is damaging to the environment?
a) a new study
b) a farmer
c) the United Nations
d) McDonald's
2.How much more land does beef production need than lamb?
a) 11
b) 15
c) 28
d) 116
3.How much more land does beef production need than wheat?
a) 100
b) 120
c) 140
d) 160
4.What did scientists say was a major cause of global warming?
a) fishing
b) farming
c) barbecues
d) growing corn
5.How much of the world's greenhouse gas is from agriculture?
a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 40%
d) 55%
6.What did a scientist say we could do to reduce our carbon footprint?
a) not freeze meat
b) eat more fish
c) have fewer barbecues
d) eat less beef
7.What is Mark Sutton's job?
a) a farmer
b) a hamburger company CEO
c) a professor
d) a U.N. worker
8.Who could we give wheat to if we do not feed it to cows?
a) researchers
b) starving people
c) farmers
d) restaurants
9.For whom is a message stronger, according to Mark Sutton?
a) professors
b) farmers
c) consumers
d) butchers
10.What did Mark Sutton say we should avoid?
a) driving
b) too much meat
c) barbecues
d) the environment

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听力答案

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1. a
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. a
6. d
7. c
8. b
9. c
10. b

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重点单词
  • lambn. 羔羊,小羊,羔羊肉,温顺的人 v. 产羊羔
  • freezev. 冻结,冷冻,僵硬,凝固 n. 结冰,冻结
  • globaladj. 全球性的,全世界的,球状的,全局的
  • avoidvt. 避免,逃避
  • environmentn. 环境,外界
  • ecologyn. 生态学
  • overalladj. 全部的,全体的,一切在内的 adv. 总的来说
  • greenhousen. 温室,暖房
  • excessiveadj. 过多的,过分的
  • producen. 产品,农作物 vt. 生产,提出,引起,分娩,制片