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Unit five中英文对照翻译 Text A Yes, We Can Support Mother Earth 1 Turning off the lights for an hour on March 26 is just a step to recognize that mother earth needs our help. Together we can protect earth’s precious resources by conserving developing, and spreading the word. How can you conserve this year? 在 3 月 26 日熄灯一小时只是我们认识到地球母亲需要我们帮助的一步。 我们可以通过节约、开发、宣传这一信息来共同保护地球珍贵的资源。 熄灯一小时就是你对地球母亲的支持。除了熄灯,你今年还能怎样保护资源呢? 2 Earth Hour was first started in Australia in 2007 as a way to bring community together to acknowledge the importance of reducing consumption of earth’s natural resources. Turning off the lights for an hour helps us see the impact we have on the environment. 2007 年澳大利亚最先发起“地球一小时”活动,目的在于让全社会认识到减少地球自然资源消耗的重要性。 熄灯一小时让我们看到人类对环境的影响。 3 Just one year after the first Earth Hour in Sydney, Australia, it became a widespread phenomenon, now spreading globally with a movement reaching more than 50 million people that participate in more than 35 countries. Sydney set a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 5%. Recent estimates show 1 billion supporters in 4,100 cities from 87 countries located on seven different continents joined in turning off their lights for Earth Hour. Earth Hour hopes encourage consumers, businesses, and governments to be thoughtful in action plans to carry out practical ways to reduce emissions 在澳大利亚悉尼举行过第一次“地球一小时”之后仅一年,这场活动就掀起一阵热潮。 现在这个活动在全球传播,超过三十五个国家的五千多万人参与进来。 悉尼的目标是降低 5%的二氧化碳排放量。 在美国,估计八千万人加入 2009 年的“地球一小时”运动。 最新的评估显示,来自七大洲87 个国家4100 个城市的10 亿支持者加入到了“地球一小时”活动的队伍中。 “地球一小时”的活动希望能鼓励消费者、商人、政府深思熟虑,提出实际可行的减排行动计划。 4 Let’s go beyond the light switch! Look at what some are doing to save energy to conserve precious fossil fuels: 让我们不仅仅是关灯吧! 看看人们在保护珍贵的矿物燃料和节约能源方面在做什么吧! 5 “For me it starts early… I’m trying to teach my kids to conserve electricity by turning off lights when not in use. We try to make it a game!” “对我来说,我着手比较早,我正努力教孩子节约电,让他们不用的时候关掉灯。 我们设法把它弄成个游戏。” 6 “I just bought a bunch of energy-conserving light bulbs and replac