中阶环境|第65集：你不收我不收，谁来爱护我地球？

音频一：

An estimated 6 million televisions and computers are stocked in California homes, and an additional 6,000 to 7,000 computers become outdated every day. The machines contain high levels of lead and other hazardous substances, and are already banned from California landfills.

音频二：

Each of us contributes to the waste problem. All the millions of tons of waste that go into landfills started as an old pair of slippers, a broken TV set, or a used magazine that came from somebody's house — maybe yours!

音频三：

W: Can one person really make a difference? If only a few people recycle, then what's the point?

M: If not you, then who? If we combine our efforts, we can make a difference.

重点词汇：

1. estimated /ɛstəˌmetɪd/ adj. 估计的；预计的；估算的

2. stock /stɒk/ v. 储存，储备

3. additional /ə'dɪʃənl/ adj. 额外的，附加的，另外的

口语常用：extra /'ekstrə/ adj. 额外的，另外的

4. outdated /aʊt'deɪtɪd/ adj. 过时的，陈旧的，不合潮流的

5. lead /led/ n. 铅

6. hazardous /'hæzədəs/ adj. 危险的，不安全的

7. ban /bæn/ v. 禁止，取缔

~ from

8. slipper /'slɪpə/ n. 拖鞋

跟读训练：

一、

An estimated 6 million televisions and computers are stocked in California homes,

据估计，加州家庭中有600万台电视机和电脑，

and an additional 6,000 to 7,000 computers become outdated every day.

每天还有6000到7000台电脑过时。

The machines contain high levels of lead and other hazardous substances,

这些机器含有高浓度的铅和其他有害物质，

and are already banned from California landfills.

加州的垃圾填埋场已经禁止填埋它们。

二、

Each of us contributes to the waste problem.

我们每个人都造成了浪费问题。

All the millions of tons of waste that go into landfills started as an old pair of slippers,

被送到垃圾填埋场的成百万吨垃圾开始时是某人家的一双旧拖鞋，

a broken TV set, or a used magazine that came from somebody's house — maybe yours!

一台坏了的电视机，或一本旧杂志，可能就是你的！

三、

Can one person really make a difference?

一个人真的能产生影响吗？

If only a few people recycle, then what's the point?

如果只有少数人回收垃圾，有什么意义呢？

If not you, then who?

如果你不这么做，那谁会这样做呢？

If we combine our efforts, we can make a difference.

如果我们一起努力，就能起作用。

背景拓展：

听完了，咱们来讲一件简单的小事，我们每个人当下就能做，有利于环保的。你知道一次淋浴take a shower 耗水量 water consumption 够自己喝多久吗？

如果你洗澡够快，估计能用10分钟解决，但就是这样也用掉了40升水，40 liters 也就是80瓶矿泉水。

如果你是女生，一般来说洗澡淋浴的时间就会更长，15、20分钟不在话下。这样的话，最保守的估计也要花掉60升水，60 liters 这些水够自己喝1个月了。

所以从今天起，在洗澡的时候，请尽量缩短使用时间哦。

歌曲《We Are the World》by MJ & Lionel Richie