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Unit 3 [A] 1. 由生物多样性的丧失而引起的对人类和地球的威胁和由气候变化所带来的危险一样大。 The threat to humanity and the planet posed by biodiversity loss is as great as the dangers presented by climate change. 2. 收到年轻读者表达他们对被囚动物的关心的信，并询问他们能帮助做什么，我们总是很高兴。 We are always happy to hear from young readers expressing concern for animals in captivity and asking what they can do to help. 3. 这两个最盛行的理论都认为恐龙之所以灭绝是因为地球大气和温度的变化而造成的。 The two most popular theories both say that dinosaurs died out because of changes in the earth’s atmosphere and temperature. 4. 这场森林大火最终被消防队所控制住了，花费将近50万美元。 The forest fire was finally brought under control by the fire-fighting crews at a cost of nearly half a million dollars. 5. 植物根茎能够固定土壤，使之不会被雨水冲蚀。 Plant roots can hold the soil in position and prevent it from being washed away by the rain water. 6. 健康的生态系统以能源、营养物质、有机物质和水的可持续更替为特点。 Healthy ecosystems are characterized by sustainable turnovers of energy, nutrients, organic matter and water. 7. 在世界野生动物基金会一份新的报告中，科学家警告说全球变暖可能在今后20年中灭绝北极熊。 In a new report by the WWF, scientists have warned that global warming could kill off polar bears within the next 20 years. 8. 犁过的地对流水没有防范能力，因而珍贵的表土常常在大雨和洪水中被冲走。 Plowed fields don’t have any protection against running water, and often the valuable topsoil is carried away during heavy rains or floods. 9. 这个花园比前两天要安静多了，但周围还是有很多各式各样的鸟。 The garden was considerably quieter than it had been the previous two days, but there were still a good variety of birds around. 10. 尽管有不同的预计， 但总体上人们认为用于制作现代药品的活性成分有大约30%到40%是从植物中提取的，或同植物有关。 While estimates differ, it is generally believed that around 30%–40% of the active ingredients used in modern medicines are derived from, or related to, plants. [B] One of these reasons is that each life-form occupies a special place within its ecosystem — that is, its community of plant and animal life, in combination with the nonliving components of its environment such as the climate, soil, water, and air. For instance, within a forest the larger trees drop off little twigs and deb