Unit 2 B Why Copenhagen Must Be the End of the Beginning(李俊儒制作).ppt

* * Ⅳ. Choose the best phrase or expression in the text from the following list to fit in each of the following blanks. Change the word form where necessary. be feasible to, what if, stir up, at best, commit to, range from …to…, account for, thanks to, head for, given…, 9. Discontented men ________ trouble among the crew. stir up:激起；煽动；搅拌；唤起 Some Thais blame an unknown third hand that wants to stir up trouble . 一些泰国人指责有不知名的“第三只手”企图趁机捣乱。 This is bound to stir up resentment—and risks causing a backlash against business. 这一定会激起忿怒并可能导致商业受到冲击的危险。 stirred up * * Ⅳ. Choose the best phrase or expression in the text from the following list to fit in each of the following blanks. Change the word form where necessary. be feasible to, what if, stir up, at best, commit to, range from …to…, account for, thanks to, head for, given…, 10. His illness ____________ his absence account for:对…负有责任；对…做出解释；说明……的原因 There is only one difference , but it is a big one—the rule on how to account for financial instruments (derivatives and the like). 双方尽管仅在如何核算金融工具（衍生物等）方面有一个分歧，但是这分歧却大得无法弥合。 accounts for * * Ⅴ. Translate the following into English 1. 但是，第15届联合国气候变化会议的可悲成果，仍应使我们怀抱希望。为什么呢？因为这次会议的失败或许正是唤醒世界的一记必要的警钟——泼到我们头上的冷水，或许终于促使我们正视现实，明白要抑制气候变化，什么会起作用，什么不会起作用。 Nonetheless, the dismal outcome of the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference should make us hopeful. Why? Because its failure may be just the wake-up call the world has needed—the splash of cold water that may finally get us to face the facts about what works and what does not work to cure climate change. * * Ⅴ. Translate the following into English 2.因此我心存希望，在全球变暖方面，政治领导人或许终于要面对以下事实：如果我们确实希望解决问题，我们就必须采取新的方法。承诺减少碳排放或许会使我们显得高尚，但其意义不过如此。假如我们确实希望让这个星球变凉，我们就需要技术上更高明、政治上更可行、经济上更有效的策略。 So I am hopeful that political leaders may finally be ready to face the truth about global warming—namely, that if we are serious about wanting to solve it, we need to adopt a new approach. Promising to cut carbon emissions may make us feel virtu