Unit 14 Environmental Protection环境保护
Text 1 Taking Care of the Earth
What kind of world will our children have to live in? Will they have air to breathe and food to eat? These are among the basic questions that were addressed at the first world meeting on the environment, attended by more than 100 world leaders and 30,000 other scientists, reporters, and concerned citizens.
These complex problems can no longer be solved by individual countries；nations of the world must act together if we are to develop answers that will give a safe and healthy world to our children. Will world leaders have the vision to make the necessary changes in the laws that protect the environment? The answer is not certain, but there is hope. A number of important problems were examined in the summit conference, all related to quality of life on the planet. As more and more countries become industrialized, air pollution from factories and automobiles worsens, causing an increase in disease and medical costs. Many leaders areconcernedabout birth rates because the populations of their countries are growing faster t
han their economies.
Clear water is, of course, another concern for all countries, but very often rivers and other water sources are threatened by industrial growth, as factories and other large businesses look for ways to dispose of chemical waste matter. Another area where industry and nature must be balanced is in the use of forests, jungles, grasslands, and deserts；government officials argue that the land is needed for farming, industry, and housing, while environmentalists say that we need to preserve the wild lands.
Environmentalists have “graded” the world on environmental problems. They have provided the “report cards” that appear with the maps. Like the report cards that teachers send home with school children, these give us a better understanding of how we are doing in taking care of the Earth.
[A] addressed [B] balanced [C] complex [D] dispose [E] graded [F] preserve [G] summit [H] vision [I] worsens [J] threatened
关心地球
我们的后代将必须生活在什么样的世界里呢?他们会有空气呼吸和食物吃吗?这些在第一届世界环境会议上处于要处理的基本问题之列，该会议有100多位世界领导人和其他的30，000名科学家、记者及有关人士参加。
这些复杂的问题再也不能够通过个别国家独自来解决了。如果我们想到办法来为我们的孩子们提供一个安全而健康的世界，那么世界各国必须联合行动。世界各国领导人会有远见而做出必要的法律变更以保护环境吗?回答不一定是肯定的，但希望是有的。在这次最高级会议上详细讨论了许多重要的问题，都与我们在这颗星球上的生活质量有关。随着越来越多的国家实现工业化，由工厂和汽车导致的空气污染更加严重了，这造成疾病和医疗费用的增加。许多领导人关心出生率问题，因为他们国家的人口增长比经济增长更快。
当然，对于所有国家来说，水的净化是大家关心的另一个问题，但是因为工厂和其他大型企业都在寻处理化学废物的方法，河流和其他水源常常受到工业增长的威胁。保持工业和自然平衡的另一个方面是对森林、灌木、草原和沙漠的利用；政府工作人员认为农业、工业和建造住宅都需要土地，而环境保护主义者则说我们需要保护原始土地。
环境保护主义者已经按环境问题把世界划分了等级。他们提供了带有“报告卡”的地图。就像
老师让小学生带回家里的报告卡一样，这些报告卡能使我们更好地理解我们应如何关心地球。
难 句 解 析
1. These are among the basic questions that were addressed at the first world meeting on the environment, attended by more than 100 world leaders and 30,000 other scientists, reporters, and concerned citizens.
【分析】复合句。that 引导定语从句，修饰 the basic questions，itizens 为过去分词作后置定语，修饰 the first world meeting。
2. As more and more countries become industrialized, air pollution from factories and automobiles worsens, causing an increase in disease and medical costs.
【分析】复合句。As 作连词引导时间状语从句，表示主句和从句的动作同时发生，sts 为现在分词作伴随状语。
3. Clear water is, of course, another concern for all countries, but very often rivers and other water sources are threatened by industrial growth, as factories and other large businesses look for ways to dispose of chemical waste matter.
【分析】并列复合句。由两个表示转折关系的分句构成，中间由but连接，第二个分句中as引导的从句为 wth的原因。
下面我们学习文中标红的高频词#09#09高频词汇
address    /59dres/ @@ vt. 向…作(正式)讲话；对付，处理；称呼；写姓名地址 n. 地址；演说
【联想】把这件衣服 (dress) 送到下面的住址 (address)
【搭配】address sb in Chinese 对某人用汉语说；address the public on... 就…向公众讲话；address her as “Miss Mattie”称呼她为“玛蒂小”；deliver an address to a crowd 当众演说
【活用例句】The headmaster gave an address to welcome everyone to the school concert. 校长发表讲话，欢迎大家出席学校音乐会。
complex*    /9k((e7))mpleks/ @@ a. 复杂的；合成的，综合的 n. 合成物
【词根】com(一起) ＋ plex(折叠)→折叠在一起→合成的
【引申】〈同义〉complicated a. 复杂的，难解的｜compound a. 复合的｜mixed a. 混合的｜synthetic a. 合成的，人造的；虚假的〈反义〉easy a. 简单的｜simple a. 简单的，简易的
【完形例句】It is an immensely complex process that we take for granted. 我们想当然地以为那是个非常复杂的过程。[06.12]
vision*    /9vIZn/ @@ n. 眼力，看法；幻想；视觉
【词根】vis(看) ＋ ion(名词后缀)→视力
【搭配】beyond one’s vision 在视野之外，看不见的；have vision of 想象到，幻想
【活用例句】It is very important that we have leaders with vision. 我们的领导有远见，这一点很重要。
近形↓
version*    /9v((ae)):SFn/ @@ n. 版本，译本；说法
【词根】vers(turn 转) ＋ ion (名词后缀)→转换成别国语言→译本
【引申】〈同义〉edition n. 版，版本｜translation n. 译文，译本
faster怎么读?
【阅读例句】English or American English because there are variations between the two versions. 如果你提交英文的简历，需要知道收件人使用的是英式英语还是美式英语，因为两者之间有很大的差别。[06.6]
同义↓
edition    /I9dISFn/ @@ n. 版，版本
【词根】来自 edit(编辑) ＋ ion →编辑出来的材料→版本