(完整word版)2015年河海大学研究生英语一Unit9pollutionisadirtyword.docVIP

Unit 9 pollution is a dirty word The earth is our home. We must take care of it, for ourselves and for the n ext generation. This means preserving the quality of our environment. The importanee of this task is stressed by scientists who study the relation of man to n ature. These seie ntists are called ecologists, from the Greek word oikos, which means home. Ecologists are responsible for keeping the land, air, and water clean. How are we doing? an ecologist was asked recently. Lousy the scientist said, sniffing the fume-laden air. Weve got to do a better job - and soon - or it will be too late. 地球是我们的家园。为了我们自己和下一代，必须照顾好它。这意味着保护 我们的环境质量。 这项任务的重要性是研究人与自然关系的科学家强调的。 这些科学家称为生 态学家，来自希腊字Oikos，这意味着家园。生态学家们负责保持土地，空气， 和水的清洁。”我们该怎么做？ ”最近生态学家被问到。“糟糕。”科学家闻着油 烟的空气说。“我们必须做得更好，不久，或者很快就太晚了。 ” Con sume, con sume, con sume! Our society is con sumer orie nted-da ngerously so. To keep the wheels of in dustry tur ning, we manu facture con sumer goods in en dless qua ntities, and, in the process,are rapidly exhaust ing our n atural resources. But this is only half the problem. What do we do with manu factured products whe n they are worn out? They must be disposed of, but how and where? Un sightly jun kyards full of rust ing automobiles already surro und every city in the n atio n. America ns throw away 80 billi on bottles and cans each year, eno ugh to build more tha n ten stacksto the moon. There isn t room for much more waste, and yet the facndles on. They cannot stop because every one wants a job. Our sta ndard of liv ing, one of the highest in the world, requires the consumption of manufactured products in ever- in creas ing amoun ts. Man, about to be buried in his own waste, is caught in a vicious cycle. “ Stop the world, I want to get off, ” is the way a popular song put man dilemma. 消费、消费、消费！我们的社会以消费者为中心-这是很危险的。为了让工 业的车轮保持转动，我们大量地生产消费品，而且在此过程中迅速地消耗我们的 自然资源。 但这只是问题的一半。当这些工业产品被用过之后我们拿它们怎 么办呢？它们 必须被处理掉，但是如何处理或在哪里处理呢？堆满生锈汽车的 难看的垃圾场已经包围了这个国家的每一座城市。 每年美国人扔掉800亿个 瓶罐，足够堆到月球十几堆了。再也没有空间放更