Unit 6 Nurturing Nature课文中英对照 清单-2026-2027学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第一册

该高中英语单元围绕“呵护自然”主题，整合4篇语篇，涵盖环保记叙文（青藏铁路建设）、说明文（生态旅游定义）、案例分析（大堡礁保护）及应用文（太湖环保招聘启事）。知识点包含环保词汇、语篇结构分析、跨文化案例对比，搭建从阅读输入到写作输出的学习支架。 知识链路以“自然保护”为主线，通过真实情境语篇（如青藏铁路冻土桥、动物通道等细节）提升语言理解与表达能力，对比中外环保实践（中国青藏铁路与澳大利亚大堡礁）增强文化意识，引导学生分析环保措施的必要性发展思维品质。应用文写作结合太湖招聘启事，强化语言运用与社会责任，体现“学用结合”的学科特色学习方法。

Unit 6 Nurturing Nature / 呵护自然 本单元共收录 4 篇（组）英文语篇。 1. The Sky Railway / 天路 Sitting back in my seat, I can’t quite believe that I’m about to travel along the railway that many foreign experts claimed was “impossible”. The train has been racing along steadily since it left Xining. All this time, the song “Sky Railway” has been playing inside my head. The words “railways like massive dragons are winding among the mountains” seem particularly vivid as I travel across the “roof of the world”. I was one of the people who came from all parts of China to work on this railway. Taking years to complete, the Qinghai-Xizang Railway is a record of all of our efforts to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges. How to protect the delicate ecosystem was among the top concerns. The first landmark to catch my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge, the world’s longest bridge built over permafrost. Look! A group of Tibetan antelopes is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass at their leisure. Thirty-three passages have been built under the railway to allow the animals to move safely and freely in their natural habitat. Wild animals such as these Tibetan antelopes have now been using these passages for years. They seem totally unaware that we are speeding past at over 100 kilometres an hour. To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands, 675 bridges with a total length of about 160 kilometres were built between Golmud and Lhasa. We even moved 140,000 square metres of wetland to a new area in order to protect its distinct ecosystem. The journey has been flying by, and before I know it, we have reached Tanggula Station. Located at over 5,000 metres above sea level, this is the highest railway station in the world. In locations such as this, the thin air, changeable weather and high levels of UV radiation presented perhaps the greatest challenge for railway workers. To make sure we stayed healthy, several oxygen-making stations were constructed. We were also able to enjoy regular breaks in lower areas. As we pass Cuona Lake, I feel a sense of pride and achievement. Using thousands and thousands of sandbags, we built a twenty-kilometre wall along the lake to protect it from construction waste. Cuona Lake is so close to the railway that I want to reach out and touch its pale blue mirror-like surface. Water birds playing in the lake, and cattle and sheep wandering the grasslands bring the scenery to life. The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau has been attracting people’s admiration for centuries. Now, thanks to our efforts, passengers from all over the country have been enjoying these magical landscapes. I am proud that we built our “impossible” railway, and did so with the care that the environment deserves. It truly is an extraordinary “Sky Railway”. 我靠坐在座位上，仍然难以相信自己即将沿着一条许多外国专家曾断言“不可能”建成的铁路旅行。列车离开西宁后，便一直平稳飞驰。一路上，《天路》的旋律不断在脑海中回响。当列车穿越“世界屋脊”时，“一条条巨龙翻山越岭”的歌词显得格外生动。 我曾是从全国各地来到这里、参与铁路建设的人员之一。青藏铁路历时多年才建成，它记录着我们为克服最艰巨工程挑战所付出的全部努力。怎样保护脆弱的生态系统，是建设过程中最受重视的问题之一。 最先映入眼帘的地标，是壮丽的清水河特大桥——世界上最长的高原冻土铁路桥。看！一群藏羚羊正在桥下移动，有些还悠闲地停下来吃草。铁路下方修建了33条动物通道，使野生动物能够在自然栖息地中安全自由地迁徙。藏羚羊等动物已经使用这些通道多年，似乎完全没有注意到我们正以每小时100多公里的速度从身旁驶过。 为了避免破坏湿地和草原，格尔木至拉萨之间修建了675座桥梁，总长约160公里。为了保护某片湿地独特的生态系统，我们甚至把14万平方米的湿地整体迁移到新的区域。 旅程转瞬即逝，不知不觉间，我们已经抵达唐古拉站。车站海拔超过5,000米，是世界上海拔最高的火车站。在这样的地方，空气稀薄、天气多变、紫外线强烈，这些也许是铁路工人面临的最大挑战。为了保障大家的健康，我们修建了多座制氧站，也可以定期到海拔较低的地区休整。 列车经过错那湖时，我心中充满自豪与成就感。我们用数以万计的沙袋，沿湖修建了一道20公里长的防护墙，避免施工废料污染湖泊。错那湖离铁路如此之近，我几乎想伸手触摸它淡蓝色、如镜面般的湖水。水鸟在湖中嬉戏，牛羊在草原上漫步，使眼前景色充满生机。 数百年来，青藏高原始终令人神往。如今，得益于我们的努力，来自全国各地的乘客都能欣赏这些神奇景观。我为我们建成这条“不可能”的铁路而自豪，更为我们在建设中给予环境应有的珍视而自豪。它的确是一条非凡的“天路”。 2. Ecotourism / 生态旅游 Ecotourism is a type of tourism that conserves the environment. It encourages people to be responsible travellers and involves educating them about the natural world. For countries such as Costa Rica, Kenya and Nepal, ecotourism is an important part of the economy. Some ecotourism holidays involve voluntary work, such as planting trees or counting endangered animals. 生态旅游是一种保护环境的旅游方式。它鼓励人们做负责任的旅行者，并在旅行过程中了解自然世界。对于哥斯达黎加、肯尼亚和尼泊尔等国家而言，生态旅游是经济的重要组成部分。有些生态旅游项目还包含志愿服务，例如植树或统计濒危动物的数量。 3. The Best Job in the World / 世界上最好的工作 How would you like to spend six months living on an island and looking after the Great Barrier Reef? The working hours are flexible and accommodation is provided. Key duties include exploring the islands of the reef and finding out what the area has to offer. You’ll need to report back via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates. You’ll also be asked to promote the islands through newspapers, magazines and TV interviews. This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it. Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet. About the size of Japan, it even can be seen from outer space. More than 25 million years old, the Great Barrier Reef is made up of living coral growing on dead coral. It is host to many species of birds and sea creatures. But this unique and delicate place is now under threat from pollution and climate change. To get this job, the candidates had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the reef. They also needed to prove why they were the best person to do the job. Out of the thousands of applicants, eleven were selected, including a young woman from China. Eventually, the job was offered to Ben Southall from the UK. Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker. In addition to blogging, taking photos and writing articles about the reef, he made a number of appearances on television to argue in favour of its defence. He also worked as a presenter for the National Geographic Channel, before going on to write a book about his experiences. Ben later joked that the job should have been advertised not as the “best”, but the “busiest job in the world”! Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important. The most important thing was that people all over the world became aware of the beauty of the ocean in the area. What’s more, they came to understand the delicate balance that the environment exists in and what can, and must, be done to protect the reef. That way, it will remain a safe habitat for wildlife, as well as a dream destination for the millions of tourists who visit it each year. 你愿意在一座岛上生活六个月，同时照料大堡礁吗？这份工作时间灵活，并提供住宿。主要职责包括探索大堡礁各个岛屿，了解当地能够提供的景观和活动。你需要通过每周博客、图片日记和视频更新汇报工作，还要借助报纸、杂志和电视采访宣传这些岛屿。 这则招聘海岛管理员的启事吸引了全世界的关注。事实上，它是一种十分巧妙的宣传方式，突出了大堡礁的重要性以及保护它的必要性。 大堡礁位于澳大利亚东北海岸外，是地球上最大的生命体。它的面积约等于日本，甚至可以从太空看见。大堡礁已有2,500多万年历史，由生长在死亡珊瑚上的活珊瑚构成，是众多鸟类和海洋生物的家园。然而，这一独特而脆弱的地方目前正受到污染和气候变化的威胁。 应聘者必须制作一段短视频，展示自己对大堡礁的了解，还要证明为什么自己是这份工作的最佳人选。在数千名申请者中，有11人入选，其中包括一名中国年轻女性。最终，这份工作交给了来自英国的本·索思尔。 本在担任海岛管理员期间做了大量工作。除了撰写博客、拍照和发表有关大堡礁的文章，他还多次登上电视节目，为保护大堡礁发声。他后来担任美国国家地理频道主持人，并把自己的经历写成一本书。本开玩笑说，这份工作不该宣传为“世界上最好的工作”，而应叫作“世界上最忙的工作”！ 这究竟是一份真实的工作机会，还是一场吸引眼球的营销活动，其实并不重要。最重要的是，世界各地的人都认识到这片海域的美丽；更重要的是，人们开始理解环境所依赖的微妙平衡，以及为了保护大堡礁能够、也必须采取哪些行动。只有这样，它才能继续成为野生动物的安全栖息地，也继续成为每年数百万游客向往的梦想目的地。 4. Writing a Job Advertisement: Taihu Lake Needs You / 招聘启事写作：太湖需要你 Taihu, China’s third-largest freshwater lake, needs you! Environmental worker, full-time from 1 June to 30 September. Location: Taihu Lake, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. Responsibilities: monitoring the area for algae; working on ships removing algae from water. Salary negotiable; accommodation and meals provided. All applications welcome, but preference will be given to those with diving qualifications. Visit our website for a detailed job description. 中国第三大淡水湖——太湖需要你！ 招聘岗位：环境保护工作人员，6月1日至9月30日全职工作。 工作地点：江苏省无锡市太湖。 工作职责：监测水域藻类情况；乘船清除水中藻类。 薪资面议；提供食宿。 欢迎所有人申请，具有潜水资质者优先。 详细职位说明请访问本单位网站。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $