全新版大学进阶英语-Book-1-Unit-5-The-Water-Problem---Whats-the-world-to-do-about-water.pptxVIP

Unit 5The Water Problem;Humanity’s Top 10 Problems;Humanity’s Top 10 Problems;Humanity’s Top 10 Problems;Humanity’s Top 10 Problems;Humanity’s Top 10 Problems;Humanity’s Top 10 Problems;Humanity’s Top 10 Problems;Humanity’s Top 10 Problems;Humanity’s Top 10 Problems;Opener;Opener;Opener;Man-made Water Pollution ;Water Protection;Water Protection;Water Saving;What’s the World to Do about Water?;Forms of Literature;Text Organization;Detailed Reading (Part I);In 2007, when my daughter was seven years old, we would brush our teeth together every night as part of our daily ritual. To conserve water, we would turn off the faucet after wetting our brushes and turn it back on only to rinse. One night, I didn’t turn off the water fast enough to her liking. She turned off the faucet, made an angry face at me, and growled, “Turn off the water, Daddy. The scientists need time.” conserve: v. use without wasting; protect from loss or destruction 节约使用；保护 e.g. To conserve energy, most families in this apartment building do not turn on the air-conditioners except in extreme weather. 为了节约能源，这幢楼大多数人家若非高温一般不开空调。; conservation n. e.g. Water conservation tops the list of our urgent tasks. 节水是我们工作的重中之重。 to one’s liking: 中意，称心 e.g. “We do our best to ensure that the food we serve is always to your liking,” said the owner of the restaurant to us. “我们尽力提供你们满意的菜肴，”饭店老板对我们说。;; That statement still rings in my ears today, not only because of her precociousness but also because she was exactly right. We need to conserve our resources to buy ourselves time so scientists can find new solutions to our problems. And this is especially true for water. ring in one’s ears: make one feel that one can still hear sth. 犹言在耳 e.g. She went to bed with the song still ringing in her ears. 她上床睡觉，歌声仍萦绕在耳。 resource: n. (usu. pl.) 资源 e.g. Land resources in this small island country are extremely scarce. 这个弹丸岛国的土地资源极为稀少。;Source: the place where a stream or river starts