Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit8:Everybody can help the environment(1)

 　　Step by Step 3000. Book Two.

　　Unit 8. Everybody can help the environment.

　　Part 1. Warming up.

　　A. Keywords. organization, protect, conserve¹, environment, nature, campaign,

　　movement, climate crisis, waste, climate change, NGO (non-governmental organization), policies,

　　green building, energy, rehabilitation², natural resources, forests, amphibian³ assessment⁴, species, solar energy.

　　Vocabulary. campaign, conserve, wildlife, ultimate, harmony, ongoing⁵, message, landfill, disseminate⁶, counteract⁷,

　　grassroots, NGO(non-governmental organization), sustainable, transform, energy efficiency, minimize, lessen⁸, emission⁹,

　　rehabilitation, well-being¹⁰, natural capital, filter, sequester¹¹, amphibian, assessment, toad¹², salamander, caecilian.

　　You're going to hear about some green organizations.

　　Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with what you here.

　　1. Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organization that acts to change attitudes and behaviour,

　　to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace.

　　2. WWF, World Wildlife Foundation, was born into the world in the 1961.

　　Its ultimate goal is to build a future where people live in harmony with nature.

　　3. SOS, is the ongoing massaging¹³ campaign and larger movement behind live earth.

　　The massage¹⁴ of SOS is that everyone, everywhere can and must answer the call to solve the climate crisis.

　　4. Green School Project, is an organization that help schools across the US with their budgets in order to reduce the amount of waste that goes to the landfill.

　　5. On December 10th, 2007, the inter-governmental panel on climate change and Al Gore¹⁵ Jr. were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change

　　and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.

　　6. Friends of the Earth International is the world's largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 70 national member groups,

　　and some 5,000 local activist¹⁶ groups on every continent.

　　It campaigns on today's most urgent environmental and social issues.

　　7. EEB, European Environmental Bureau, is a non-governmental organization with 143 member organizations in 31 countries.

　　Its specific mission is to promote environmental policies and sustainable policies on the European Union Level.

　　8. The Surfrider Foundation, is a non-profit grassroots organization, dedicated¹⁷ to the protection and enjoyment¹⁸ of the world's oceans, waves and beaches, founded in 1984, in California.

　　It now maintains over 50,000 members worldwide.

　　9. USGBC, The U.S Green Building Council, is a non-profit organization, committed to transforming the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated,

　　enabling environmentally and socially responsible healthy and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.

　　10. Founded in 1977, the Alliance to save Energy is a non-profit organization that supports energy efficiency and advocates energy efficiency policies that minimize costs to society and individual consumers,

　　and that lessen greenhouse gas emissions¹⁹ and their impact on the global climate.

　　11. The Earth Organization is a grassroots international non-profit, conservation and environmental organization,

　　with new solutions, committed to the creative, responsible rehabilitation of Planet Earth and the plant and animal kingdoms.

　　12. TWP, Trees, Water and People is a non-profit organization founded in 1998,

　　helping²⁰ communities protect, conserve and manage the natural resources upon which their long-term well-being depends.

　　13. American Forests is America's oldest non-profit citizens' conservation organization founded in 1875.

　　It works to protect, restore and enhance the natural capital of trees and forests.

　　Healthy forests filter water, remove air pollution, sequester carbon and provide homes for wildlife.

　　14. GAA, the Global Amphibian Assessment, is the first ever comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of the world 5,918 known species of frogs, toads²¹, salamanders and caecilians.

　　Almost 600 scientists from 60 countries have now contributed to the project.

　　15. ASES, the American Solar Energy Society, founded in 1954, is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the use of solar energy, energy efficiency and other sustainable technologies in the US.

　　B. Keywords. food, water, bottle, products, petrol, public transportation, wood, aerosols²³,

　　conservation issues, rubbish, energy, nature reserves.

　　Vocabulary. organic, unleaded, ivory, species, aerosol²², CFC, reserve.

　　You're going to hear a list of 19 practical ideas, all of them can help the environment. Supply the missing words.

　　Buying fresh food that doesn't need a lot of packaging.

　　Trying to buy organic fruits and vegetables from farmers who don't use chemicals.

　　Save as much water as possible.

　　Use products that won't stay forever in the earth or sea when you throw them away.

　　Use bottles more than once or take them to a bottle bank.

　　Try to save paper, also buy and use recycled paper as often as possible.

　　Avoid throw-away products.

　　Make sure that your family and friends use unleaded petrol in their cars.

　　Don't buy products, fur or ivory for example, made from rare or protected species.

　　Use public transportation as often as possible.

　　If you're buying wood, don't choose hardwood from tropical rainforests.

　　Look for aerosols which haven't got any CFCs in them.

　　Don't buy hamburgers or pizzas in plastic boxes which contained CFCs.

　　Use batteries as little as possible.

　　It takes 50 times more energy to make them than they produce.

　　Don't leave on electric lights, TV, hi-fi etc., if you're not using them.

　　Find out more about conservation issues in your area, are there any wood or fields in danger, for example?

　　Try to throw away at least 25% less rubbish.

　　Help old people in your area to insulate their homes.

　　This saves energy and helps to keep them warm in winter.

　　Visit any local nature reserves or zoos and talk to the people who run them.

1 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

2 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

3 amphibian   

n.两栖动物；水陆两用飞机和车辆

参考例句：

• The frog is an amphibian,which means it can live on land and in water.青蛙属于两栖动物，也就是说它既能生活在陆地上也能生活在水里。
• Amphibian is an important specie in ecosystem and has profound meaning in the ecotoxicology evaluation.两栖类是生态系统中的重要物种，并且对环境毒理评价有着深远意义。

4 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

5 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

6 disseminate   

v.散布；传播

参考例句：

• We should disseminate science and promote the scientific spirit.普及科学知识，弘扬科学精神。
• We sincerely welcome all countries to disseminate their languages in China.我们真诚地欢迎世界各国来华推广本国语言。

7 counteract   

vt.对…起反作用，对抗，抵消

参考例句：

• The doctor gave him some medicine to counteract the effect of the poison.医生给他些药解毒。
• Our work calls for mutual support.We shouldn't counteract each other's efforts.工作要互相支持，不要互相拆台。

8 lessen   

vt.减少，减轻；缩小

参考例句：

• Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
• They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。

9 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

10 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

11 sequester   

vt.使退隐，使隔绝

参考例句：

• Everything he owned was sequestered.他的所有财产都被扣押了。
• This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.预计这个陪审团将至少被隔离两个月。

12 toad   

n.蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆

参考例句：

• Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。
• Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。

13 massaging   

按摩，推拿( massage的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He watched the prisoner massaging his freed wrists. 他看着那个犯人不断揉搓着刚松开的两只手腕。
• Massaging your leg will ease the cramp. 推拿大腿可解除抽筋。

14 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

15 gore   

n.凝血，血污；v.（动物）用角撞伤，用牙刺破；缝以补裆；顶

参考例句：

• The fox lay dying in a pool of gore.狐狸倒在血泊中奄奄一息。
• Carruthers had been gored by a rhinoceros.卡拉瑟斯被犀牛顶伤了。

16 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

17 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

18 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

19 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。

20 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

21 toads   

n.蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆( toad的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All toads blink when they swallow. 所有的癞蛤蟆吞食东西时都会眨眼皮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Toads have shorter legs and are generally more clumsy than frogs. 蟾蜍比青蛙脚短，一般说来没有青蛙灵活。 来自辞典例句

22 aerosol   

n.悬浮尘粒，气溶胶，烟雾剂，喷雾器

参考例句：

• They sprayed aerosol insect repellent into the faces of police.他们将喷雾驱虫剂喷在了警察的脸上。
• Aerosol particles affect visibility,climate,and our health and quality of life.气溶胶对大气能见度、气候变化以及人类健康等有重要影响。

23 aerosols   

n.气溶胶( aerosol的名词复数 )；喷雾剂；（气体中的）浮粒；喷雾器

参考例句：

• Aerosols are present throughout the atmosphere. 气溶胶存在于整个大气层。 来自辞典例句
• Deodorants are available as aerosols or roll-ons. 除臭剂有喷雾装或滚抹装。 来自辞典例句