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Unit 1 1.在历时四年的研究中，科学家调查了地球上的许多生境、物种以及将它们联系起来的生态体系。 For four years the scientists examined the planet’s many habitats and species and the systems that bind them together. 2.《千年生态系统评估综合报告》为人们提供了认识生态系统经济价值的全新视角，也为人们尊重和保护地球的生命支持体系提供了新的论据。 The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report gives people a new insight into the economic importance of ecosystem services and some new and additional arguments for respecting and conserving the Earth’s life-support system. 3.科学家认为，水文系统的改变可能导致破坏性洪灾的发生更加频繁和严重。 According to the scientists, changes to water systems may increase the frequency and severity of destructive floods. 4.从经济角度看，与那些被用于商业开发的生态系统相比，很多原始生态系统的价值更高。 From an economic perspective, compared with the ecosystems altered for commercial use, many intact ones are more valuable. 5.如何在利用地球生态系统提高人类生活水平的同时，缓解该系统所承受的压力，完全取决于人类社会。 It lies within the power of human societies to ease the strain we are putting on the nature services of the planet, while continuing to use them to bring better living standards to all. Unit 2 1.地球上的石油和天然气供应能维持多久，科学家和企业界人士对此各持己见。 Scientists and industry experts may disagree over how long the world’s supply of oil and nature gas will last. 2.一般来说，再生能源比传统生产的能源要贵些，然而替代能源有助于减少污染，保护矿物燃料。 While renewable energy is generally more expensive than conventionally produced supplies, alternative power helps to reduce pollution and to conserve fossil fuels. 3.如今在市场上，传统的光感太阳能装置能把11%至13%的阳光转化成能源。 Most traditional photovoltaic solar units on the market today convert between 11 and 13 percent of the sun’s light into energy. 4.与其他可再生能源相比风力产生的能源比传统能源每千瓦时便宜4美分。 Compared to other renewable energy sources, wind power competes with conventional energy at a price less than 4 cents per kilowatt-hour. 5.虽然在美国几乎没有家庭利用风力发电，但许多能源公司允许消费者选择风力发电厂或其他再生能源产生的电力。 While few homes generate their own wind power in the U.S., many power companies allow consumers to opt for power generated at a wind plant or other renewable source. Unit 3 1.当温度低于零摄氏度或高于时，大多数的植被都