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M: what did you do over the weekend?

K: I went a global warming rally in London. It was fantastic to be around so many people who care about the environment.

M: do you think there's anything we can do to reverse the damage that's been done already?

K: it might not be possible to fix the problems that we've created for ourselves, but there are lots of things we can do to prevent more damages from happening.

M: like what?

K: well, we can use public transport instead of taking our cars for a start.

M: what else can we do to protect the environment?

K: if you do have to drive, you should make sure that your car runs on unleaded petrol. Also, your home should use sources of renewable energy.

M: how about recycling? Does that actually help?

K: yes. You should take your glass, paper, plastic, cardboard, and tin cans to a recycling center.

M: what do you think is the biggest worry for our future?

K: I think that the issue of greatest concern is having enough sources of clean water for everyone.

M: I had no idea you were such as environmentalist before!

K: to be honest, in order for the earth to continue to be a habitable place, we're all going to have to become more interested in the environment.

参考翻译


这个周末你都干什么了?
我到伦敦去参加一个有关全球变暖的集会.周围有那么多人都在关注环境问题,可真是好事!
我觉得要想逆转目前我们队环境的破坏,有什么能做的吗?
我们自己酿成的恶果已经不大可能解决了,但是为了防止情况继续恶化下去我们还是有很多事情可以做的.
比如那些?
恩,大家可以乘坐公共交通设施代替自驾车.
想要保护环境还有什么其他可做?
如果非开车不可,那一定要用无铅汽油.而且,家里一定要坚持使用可持续能源.
废物回收呢?这有帮助吗?
有的.玻璃,纸张,塑料,硬板纸盒罐头盒都可以送进回收中心.
那你觉得未来最令人担忧的是什么问题?
我觉得最大的问题是是否有足够的水资源够每个人使用.
我以前还真不知道你是个环保主义者.
坦白说,为了让地球能够一直适合人类居住,我们都应该多关注环保问题.

核心词汇句子
Rally: a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political party 公众集会,群众大会(尤指支持某信念或政党的)
to attend/hold a rally 参加／召集大会
a peace/protest rally 和平／抗议集会
a mass rally in support of the strike 支持罢工的群众大会

reverse: to change something completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before 颠倒;彻底转变;使完全相反
to reverse a procedure/process/trend 彻底改变程序／过程／趋势
The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. 政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势.
It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease. 有时可以阻止病情发展或使病情彻底好转.

Renewable: of energy and natural resources 能源和自然资源 that is replaced naturally or controlled carefully and can therefore be used without the risk of finishing it all 可更新的;可再生的;可恢复的
renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power 像风力和太阳能这种用之不竭的能源

Habitable: suitable for people to live in 适合居住的 adjective
The house should be habitable by the new year. 房子到新年时应该就可以住进去了.

Well, we can use public transport instead of taking our cars for a start.
'for a start'用于强调一系列理由、意见等的第一条,首先.
I'm not working there─for a start, it's too far to travel. 我不去那边干活儿--首先,路太远,去不了.

I think that the issue of greatest concern is having enough sources of clean water for everyone.
the issue of the greatest concern:最大的问题,最令人担心的问题