视听原文

From a Western view, things are getting a bit better.

从西方人的角度来看，事情有些好转

We're moving industry to developing nations where we can get cheap labor

我们正在把工业移到发展中国家去 在那儿我们能找到廉价劳动力

free of any environmental laws. The weapon industry is booming.

也不用受环境法的约束了 军工业也在蓬勃发展

Five million people die a year from preventable water disease.

每年有5百万人死于可避免的水污染

How is the world getting better? I'm not angry, I'm not angry.

这个世界怎么会在变好呢 我不生气，我没有生气

But come on, I want to know. I'm interested.

但是告诉我嘛，我想知道 我很感兴趣

I realize that there are a lot of serious problems in the world.

我意识到世界上有很多严重的问题

Okay. Thank you. I mean, I don't even have

好的。谢谢你 我的意思是，我在亚洲市场

one publisher in the Asian market. Okay. All right.

还没有一家出版商呢 好的，那很好

Say stop. What? Stop.

说“打住” 什么？打住

Look, all I'm saying is there's more awareness. People are gonna fight back.

嗨，我所说的是人们有了 这种意识就会采取行动的

The world might be getting better because people like you

世界会因为有了象你 这样的人而好起来的

Even the very notion of conservation, environmental issues

直到近来，持续发展 环境保护的概念

are educated and speaking out.

你们受过教育又敢于呐喊

重点讲解

重点单词：

1、industry

n. 产业；工业；勤勉

Our industry suffers through insufficient investment in research.

我们的工业因研究投入不足而大吃苦头。

2、environmental

adj. 环境的，周围的；有关环境的

Environmental groups plan to stage public protests during the conference.

各环保组织计划在会议期间举行一些公众抗议行动。

3、preventable

adj. 可预防的；可阻止的；可防止的

Forty thousand children a day die from preventable diseases.

每天有四万儿童死于本可以防止的疾病。

重点短语：

1、speak out

畅所欲言；大胆地说；大声地说

As tempers rose, he spoke out strongly against some of the radical ideas for selling off state-owned property.

随着火气上升，他公开表达了对某些卖掉国有资产的过激想法的强烈反对。

2、fight back

回击；抵抗

We should take some comfort from the ability of the judicial system to fight back against corruption.

我们应从司法制度打击腐败的能力方面获得一些安慰。

考考你（翻译）：

1、没有人怀疑他的能力、勤奋和正直。

2、它防范诸如狂风和烈日等环境危害。

3、你最好大胆地说出来，这样也许对你有好处。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、The endless noise is driving me crazy.

2、Both sides have spoken optimistically about the talks.

3、Close your eyes and screw them up tight.