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M7 unit 20 New Frontiers（2） 低碳生活(读写任务) “低碳生活”已逐渐变成人们生活中的一个热点词汇，也逐渐成为人们追求的一种时尚生活方式。“低碳生活”(low-carbon life)，就是指生活作息时所耗用的能量要尽力减少，从而减低碳，特别是二氧化碳的排放量，进而减少对大气的污染，减缓生态恶化，主要是从节电，节气和回收三个环节来改变生活细节。我们应该积极提倡并去实践低碳生活，要 注意节电、节气、熄灯一小时……从这些点滴做起。除了植树，买运输里程很短的商品，坚持爬楼梯等都是low-carbon life。 以下是这个话题的热点方向： 人们生活中的浪费现象；你对低碳生活的理解；低碳生活的意义；如何做到低碳生活。 实用表达： low-carbon life 低碳生活 a hot topic 热点话题 environmental protection 环境保护 advocate low-carbon economy 提倡低碳经济 generate huge benefits for human beings 给人类带来巨大利益 pose a great threat to the existence of human beings 给人类的生存带来威胁 save the planet 挽救地球 cover many aspects of modern life 涉及现代生活的许多方面 care about society 关心社会 influence people around us 影响我们周围的人 Actions change the world. 行动改变世界。 negative effects 负面影响 enhance peoples conscience of energy saving and environmental protection 增强人们的节能意识和环保意识 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 A low-carbon lifestyle means cutting carbon dioxide emissions and living a life characterized by low energy, low consumption and low spending. At present, this lifestyle is being accepted by many Chinese people who are currently living a low-carbon life. Pan Huiqiang lives in Hangzhou and is an advocator of the “low-carbon lifestyle”. Pan said, “If possible, I avoid taking the elevator, commute to work by bus or bicycle, use both sides of every piece of paper, and save electricity. Many of my colleagues are interested in a low-carbon lifestyle now.” Many people like to post their low-carbon diaries or low-carbon tips on the Internet and call on more people to live a low-carbon life by turning off electrical appliances when going out, commuting on foot or by bicycle and subway, using e-mails and MSN instead of printers and fax machines. In Shanghai, there is a “Green Hotel”. Transformed from an old post office, the hotels material all came from its former building. At the