内容正文:
Unit 1
Extended Reading
News that Matters:
Pollution in Norgate
《焦点新闻》:诺盖特市的污染
The economy is growing faster and faster nowadays. But something has changed…
Economy
Environment
How can we achieve a balance between environment protection and the economic development?
News that Matters:
pollution in Norgate
《焦点新闻》:
诺盖特市的污染
From the title, what can you get?
HOST: Good evening and welcome to News that Matters. Our topic today is pollution in Norgate. Joining us in the studio tonight are James Smith, a local resident; Vincent Brown, senior manager of a local factory; and Julie Archer, chief of the Norgate Environmental Protection Committee. Welcome.
主持人:晚上好,欢迎收看《焦点新闻》。我们今天的话题是诺盖特市的污染。今晚来到我们演播室的有本地居民詹姆斯·史密斯、本地一家工厂的高管文森特·布朗,还有诺盖特环境保护委员会的负责人朱莉·阿彻。欢迎你们。
pollution n. 污染
pollute v. 污染
committee n. 委员会
community n. 社区;社会
10
Norgate's rapid development has had significant environmental costs. Mr. Smith, you've lived in this city for over 20 years. How would you describe the effects of pollution over that time?
诺盖特市的高速发展付出了高昂的环境代价。史密斯先生,您已经在这座城市生活了二十多年。您能说说这二十年间污染造成的影响吗?
cost n. 代价;费用;成本
significant environmental costs 巨大的环境代价
for+一段时间 时态为现在完成时
over that time 在这段时间
SMITH: It's been awful, really. When I first moved here, the air was fresh, the grass green and the water clear. Then heavy industry factories moved in, and things became entirely different. I don' t enjoy outdoor activities any more.
史密斯:非常糟糕,真的。我刚搬来时,这里空气清新、草绿水清。后来重工业工厂迁来了,情况变得截然不同了。我再也不喜欢户外活动了。
awful adj. 糟糕的,可怕的
awesome adj. 令人惊叹的;极佳的
entirely adv. 完全地,全部地
entire adj. 全部的,整个的
=totally, completely adv. 完全地,完整地
eg: The entire road was destroyed. It now looks entirely different from the previous one.
整个道路被破坏了。它现在看起来和先前的路完全不同了。
The river is dirty and smelly. The smog in the air has coloured the sky a smoky grey; it' s also given me a cough that I can' t get rid of. For health and safety reasons alone, heavy industry has to go.
河水又脏又臭。空气中的烟雾把天空都染成了烟灰色;这还让我患上了咳嗽,久治不愈。单是出于健康和安全的原因,重工业也必须迁走。