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New Words and Expressions environment: 1)natural conditions, e.g-land, air and water in which we live (used in the singular ) The committee is passing new laws to preserve the environment. 2)all the circumstances, people, things, and events around sb. that influence the life The twins were separated at birth and brought up in entirely different environment. Pupils in our schools are taught in a safe, secure environment. The hotel provides a quiet, restful environment for the guests to relax in. combat: fight or struggle (against) Many politicians emphasized the importance of combating international terrorism. Doctors are still seeking ways to combat AIDS. melt:cause (a solid)to become liquid The ice-cream has melted in the sun. The temperature is high enough to melt iron. 1. It is relatively more difficult to call for poorly educated people to conserve resources because they tend to view resources as nothing more than handy materials, which they can never overuse to the point of excess. 2. They are seldom aware of the fatal consequences of the ruin of nature. 3. In contrast, most educated people bind their own well-being to that of nature and try to preserve nature on the grounds of self-preservation. 4. Though it may be difficult to distinguish a good proposal from a bad one in our current debate on environmental issue, one contemporary commentator has argued that protecting the environment in the name of man should be our guiding principle. * * Part I Part II Part III Part IV ??????? College English Integrated Course 2 next Unit Eight: Protecting our Environment NCE-B2 14 The sentimental environmentalists will call this saving nature with a totally wrong frame of mind. Exactly. A sensible—a humanistic—environmentalism does it not for nature’s sake but for our own. Unit 1: Ways of Learning previous next index break over Chinese back NCE-B2 conflict vi.be in opposition , collision or disagreement There are conflicting reports about