北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 22 Environmental 1

[00:05.07]Unit 22 Environmental Protection Culture Corner
[00:10.88]The World Wildlife Fund¹
[00:13.93]The World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
[00:16.91]was found by Sir Peter Scott in 1961.
[00:20.98]His goal was to help protect the Earth's
[00:23.39]natural environment.
[00:25.04]Today the WWF is the world's largest
[00:27.76]conservation organization.
[00:30.08]It has almost 5 million supporters
[00:32.26]all over the world and has organized more than
[00:35.14]11.000 projects in 130 countries.
[00:39.75]Besides protecting endangered species²,
[00:42.53]the WWF concentrates on these key areas
[00:46.01]of global conservation:
[00:50.21]Climate change
[00:52.34]Burning coal and oil produces gases
[00:54.66]like Carbon Dioxide,
[00:56.33]which are the major cause of global warming.
[00:59.39]About 23,000,000,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide
[01:02.68]are released³ into the atmosphere every year.
[01:05.62]The WWF encourages governments and businesses
[01:08.77]to start using clean,
[01:10.51]renewable energy sources like wind,
[01:13.38]water and solar power.
[01:14.63]

1 fund   

n.基金，资金，存款，财源，贮藏；vt.提供资金，积累

参考例句：

• They decided to set up a fund for this purpose.他们决定为此专立一项基金。
• This fund may not be drawn on without permission.这笔钱非经批准不得动用。

2 species   

n.物种，种群

参考例句：

• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
• This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。

3 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。