(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Australia's government has approved a plan to dump massive amounts of sludge in the Great Barrier Reef. The mud will come from a project to expand a coal port at Abbot Point, on the coast near the reef. The decision to give the go-ahead to the dumping of the sludge was made by Australia's Environment Minister in December. It has caused environmentalists to be up in arms about the possible damage to the world's largest and most famous coral reef. They say it is outrageous to put corporate profits ahead of such an important marine environment. About 3 million cubic meters of mud will be poured into the reef's waters. Authorities say the sludge will not be dumped on top of any coral.
The Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. It stretches for over 2,600 kilometres, covering an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. It receives special protection from Australia's government to limit the impact of fishing and tourism. Climate change is already damaging its delicate ecosystems by bleaching and killing the coral. The reef creates $3 billion a year in tourism revenue. Greenpeace warned that the dumping, "is one more body blow for the Reef which further threatens marine life, its World Heritage status and Australia's tourism and fishing industries". The World Wildlife Fund said the decision marked, "a sad day for the reef and anyone who cares about its future".
中文翻译
澳大利亚政府许可向大堡礁倾倒淤泥的方案。这项计划将扩宽艾博特角的煤炭码头，艾博特角位于大堡礁海岸线附近。这一向大堡礁倾倒淤泥的决定是在11月份由澳大利亚环境部长所决定的。这导致了环境保护主义者的抗议，这一举措将很有可能对全球最大，最著名的珊瑚礁产生影响。他们认为将企业利益放在海洋环境之上是让人恼火的。计划将有大约300万立方米淤泥倾倒在珊瑚礁海域。有关部门称淤泥将不会倾倒在任何珊瑚礁上面。
大堡礁是全球最大的珊瑚礁系统。其长度超过了2600公里，占地面积大约为34万4400平方公里。这里受到了澳大利亚政府的保护，并限制渔业和旅游对这里造成的影响。气候变化所导致的珊瑚漂白化导致许多珊瑚死亡，并影响了这里脆弱的生态系统。每年，珊瑚为旅游业增加30亿美金的收入。绿色和平组织警告说这一倾倒行为又给珊瑚致命一击，这将进一步对海洋生物、世界遗产地位、澳大利亚旅游业、渔业构成威胁。世界野生动物基金会认为这一决定对珊瑚以及那些担忧其未来的人来说是难过的一天。
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重点讲解
1.go-ahead 前进
例句：The more go-ahead cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, have handed some rubbish-disposal contracts to private firms.
更多的走在前列的城市，包括北京上海广州，已经把部分垃圾处理工作承包给私营公司。
2.ahead of 在…之前
例句：The soldiers probed cautiously ahead of them for mines.
士兵们小心翼翼地探测前方的地雷。
3.marine life 海洋生物
例句：We know exactly how long this wreck has been under water and how long marine life has been growing on it.
我们能够确切地知道这些残骸在水中有多长时间,以及海洋生物在其上面生长了多久。
4.coral reef 珊瑚礁
例句：Tetiaroa consists of 13 white sand islets encircled by a coral reef which, from above, appears to shimmer like a turquoise amulet.
罗阿岛由13个被珊瑚礁所环绕的白沙小岛组成，从空中俯瞰，像一个蓝绿色的护身符在闪烁。
听力题目
1.What is being expanded?
a) the reef
b) environmental protection plans
c) a coal port
d) coral
2.Who gave the green light for the project?
a) Australia's Environment Minister
b) Greenpeace
c) the local fishing industry
d) a scuba-diving operator
3.What was the reaction of environmentalists?
a) they were out of their heads
b) they were up in arms
c) they were up to their neck
d) they were all fingers and toes
4.What do environmentalists think is being put before the environment?
a) the environment
b) fish
c) decisions
d) profits
5.How much sludge will end up in the Great Barrier Reef?
a) 300,000 sq metres
b) 30,000,000 cubic metres
c) About 3 million m3
d) 344,400 square kilometres
6.How big is the Great Barrier Reef?
a) 344,400 km3
b) 344,400 km2
c) 344,400 cubic kilometres
d) 344,400 circular kilometres
7.What is climate change doing to the coral?
a) flattening it
b) making it bigger
c) diversifying it
d) bleaching it
8.How much money does the reef generate in tourism?
a) $30,000 a week
b) $3 billion a year
c) $300,000,000 a year
d) $3 million a day
9.Who said the plan to dump the sludge was a "body blow" for the reef?
a) Friends of Nemo
b) Greenpeace
c) a tour operator
d) The World Wildlife Fund
10.What kind of day did the World Wildlife Fund say it was?
a) a sad one
b) a windy one
c) a calamitous one
d) one to visit the reef
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.b
4.d
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.b
9.b
10.a
