北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 22 workshop6

[00:00.60]That's a good question.
[00:02.72]Haven't some scientists said about three
[00:04.25]or four degrees?
[00:05.65]No, at least five degrees centigrade,
[00:08.12]maybe more.It's going to be disastrous¹.
[00:11.30]We need a total change in our lifestyles.
[00:13.92]Have you seen that bit in the article
[00:15.44]about carbon emissions²?
[00:16.74]Well, we obviously³ produce too much pollution,
[00:18.07]don't we?I agree with that.
[00:21.09]The problem is,you don't want to just give up
[00:23.02]your car and central heating,do you?
[00:25.44]You don't want to go back to the Stone Age.
[00:27.21]Of course not.But did you know that a country
[00:29.95]like Britain produces 9.5 tonnes of carbon
[00:33.43]emissions per person every year?
[00:36.09]And it says here that a country
[00:37.49]like Honduras only produces 0.75 of a tonne.
[00:41.20]What a diference!
[00:42.49]That's true.
[00:43.82]What we should do is start using renewable
[00:46.00]sources of energy.I think we should...
[00:46.00]

1 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

2 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

3 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。