老外最想聊的100個(gè)英語口語話題（95)：環(huán)境保護(hù)

　　The Environment 環(huán)境保護(hù)

　　dialogue 1

　　G: Look at these pictures: dark dense smoke rolling up to the sky, chemicals pouring into the river, and tons of pesticides being sprayed on the soil...

　　看看這些照片,濃煙滾滾,河流中倒?jié)M了化學(xué)物質(zhì),殺蟲劑遍地都是…

　　A: it's terrible! We are destroying the earth!

　　太糟糕了!我們在毀滅地球.

　　G: you're right. Is the environment a big issue in your country?

　　是啊,在你們國家,環(huán)境是個(gè)大問題嗎?

　　A: it is. But the pollution isn't as bad. My country has much less industry.

　　是的,但是污染并沒有那么嚴(yán)重,我們國家沒那么多工廠.

　　G: I see. Pollution is a big problem in China, especially in the cities.

　　在中國,污染是個(gè)大問題,尤其是在城市里.

　　A: the air here is much more polluted than in my hometown. Ever think about moving somewhere cleaner?

　　這里的空氣質(zhì)量要比我的家鄉(xiāng)差.想到遷到一個(gè)干凈點(diǎn)兒的地方嗎?

　　G: you mean almost like an environmental refugee? That's easier said than done. I was born here and I love this city.

　　你說做環(huán)境難民?那說起來容易,可是我出生在這兒,而且我喜歡這個(gè)城市.

　　A: but living here can't be good for your health.

　　但是住這兒對你的身體不好吧?

　　G: I know what you mean, but it can't be avoided. There are very few places left unaffected

　　我明白你的意思,但是也沒有辦法啊!現(xiàn)在很少有城市沒被污染.

　　A: has your government done anything to try to solve the problem?

　　那你們政府與沒有采取什么措施,愛解決這一個(gè)問題?

　　G: yes, but I don't think it alone can do enough to reverse the trend.

　　有啊,但是我覺得單靠一個(gè)政府的努力是不夠的.

　　A: you're right. I think all countries should work together to clean the world.

　　是這樣,我認(rèn)為所有的政府應(yīng)該共同努力來治理環(huán)境.

　　G: yeah, I could not agree more but we can't just leave it to the governments. Everyone needs to do their part.

　　完全同意但是我覺得也不能全依靠政府,我們每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該盡自己一份力.

　　A: what do you think we ordinary people can do to protect the environment?

　　你覺得我們普通人在環(huán)保方面能做些什么呢?

　　G: oh, there are lots of things that can be done. Taking public transport is a start.

　　有很多事情可以做啊,比如乘坐公共交通工具.

　　A: good idea, but I think I'll start riding my bike instead. It's better exercise.

　　好主意,不過我要開始騎自行車了,這更有助于鍛煉身體.

　　G: there you go!

　　主意不錯(cuò)!

　　dialogue 2

　　G: you know, an increasing number of people are sufferning from cancer these years in China.

　　近幾年來,中國越來越多的人死于癌癥.

　　A: I heard! Cancer was the top killer in China last year.

　　聽說了,去年在中國死于癌癥的人最多.

　　G: any idea why?

　　你怎么看待這個(gè)問題呢?

　　A: I think environmental factors are probably the main cause. In Beijing alone, 70-80 percent of all fatal cancer cases are related to the environment.

　　我認(rèn)為環(huán)境問題是最主要的原因.但在北京,70%--80%的重癌癥病例都和環(huán)境有關(guān)系.

　　G: some say that's just the cost of rapid economic development over the past two decades.

　　有人說,這是由于我們過去20多年經(jīng)濟(jì)過快發(fā)展造成的.

　　A: many people are wondering if China is heading towards an environmental disaster.

　　許多人在夸張,中國是否會走向環(huán)境災(zāi)難.

　　G: oh, that goes too far , doesn't it?

　　那也太夸張了吧?

　　A: maybe, maybe not. One in four citizens has no access to clean drinking water. One third of the urban population is breathing polluted air. Finally, seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China.

　　或許吧,不好說.四分之一的人喝不到干凈的水;三分之一的城市人口呼吸著受到污染的空氣;還有,世界上10個(gè)污染最嚴(yán)重的城市,有7個(gè)就在中國.

　　G: is there any quick solution?

　　有什么快速的解決辦法嗎?

　　A: not really. But the government has taken some measures to reverse it.

　　沒有.但是政府已經(jīng)采取了很多措施.

　　G: like what?

　　有哪些啊?

　　A: so far the government has stipulated and reversed the relevant laws on water, air and solid waste pollution in order to achieve sustainable development.

　　到目前為止,政府在水,空氣,固體污染等方面,已經(jīng)制訂和修訂了相關(guān)法律,以實(shí)現(xiàn)可持續(xù)發(fā)展.

　　G: that should be a big help. However, we really need to promote the awareness of environmental issues among individuals. That way we can all help together.

　　那應(yīng)該會有很大幫助吧! 但是,我認(rèn)為需要提高人們的環(huán)保意識.

　　A: definitely, we have only one earth and we all have to share it.

　　的確.我們只有一個(gè)地球,必須共同保護(hù)她.