Para 1
The main idea of the first paragraph is ________________________________________________________________.
1) What consensus have scientists reached in the last few decades?
2）What could be one of the biggest environmental problems facing the 21st century?
3） What speeds up the process of global warming ?
語言點：
1.) reach consensus 翻譯：_______________ 2）pump into 翻譯：_______________
3） previously 翻譯：_________________
4） beyond one’s control 翻譯：___________________ beyond 的用途廣泛
(1)用來表示_________________, 意為“在。。。。。。的那一邊， 在。。。之外，在更遠處”
Beyond the river stood a power station. 翻譯：_______________________________________________________
(2）用來表示_________________， 意為“遲于，超過”
Some shops keep open beyond midnight.。翻譯： ________________________________________________________.
(3) 表示范圍，水平，限度，能力等，意思是“超出， 多于，為。。所不能及
These matters beyond his understanding. 翻譯：_________________________________________________________.
(4) 用在否定句和疑問句中，意思是“___________”
I know nothing beyond what he told me. 翻譯：__________________________________________________________.
(5）有時還可表示年齡或數(shù)量，表示____________
He didn’t believe in people living beyond 100. 翻譯：_____________________________________________________.
2.) Look ahead , ______________________
Looking ahead to the children’s growth, we should have them well educated.
翻譯:__________________________________________________________________________________________
3.) Be relevant to _____________________
Their investigation is not relevant to the whole thing . 翻譯：_______________________________________________.
我們學校圖書館有關(guān)于物理的書嗎？ 翻譯：______________________________________________________
7) speed up ________________ 加速
重點句子
1.They claim that in the last 50 years, gases pumped into the Earth’s atmosphere by the factories and vehicles have been speeding up the process of global warming and affecting our climate.
分析句子成分并翻譯句子:
Claim, 1）聲稱，斷言，宣稱 2) 據(jù)說。。。。。It is claimed
He doesn’t claim to be expert. 翻譯：__________________________________________________
他聲言自己有權(quán)繼承父親的財產(chǎn)。___________________________________________________________________.
Para 2
The main idea of the second paragraph is _____________________________________________.
1) What is global warming ?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) What is the temperature of the Earth controlled ?
________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3) What is carbon dioxide used for ?
________________________________________________________________________________________________.
4) What happened when the presence of these gases increase?
語言點：
1). Refer to _____________
Refer to a dictionary when you have difficulty in learning the new words. 翻譯：_______________________________.
Don’t refer to the this matter again, please. 翻譯：______________________________________________.
2) In turn ____________
The children called out their names in turn. 翻譯：_________________________________________.
3). Lead to ______________
4) trap …from _______________ “困住”trap 動詞“困住”trap常用于trap sb (into) doing sth
I was trapped into telling the enemy all I knew. 翻譯：_____________________________________________
還可以作名詞，“陷阱，捕捉器，詭計”
5) naturally occurring gases _________________________ 6) bounce back __________________________
7) live on ____________________________
重點句子
Looking ahead, scientists believe that global warming could be one of the biggest environmental problems facing the 21st century.
Looking ahead, facing the 21st century.分別做什么成分？相當于什么從句？_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
翻譯：___________________________________________________________________________________
Para 3
The main idea of the third paragraph is _____________________________________________.
1) How many degrees has the temperature increased over the last 100 years?
2) Who will blame for the global warming ?
3) What activities did people do to increase warming ?
語言點：
1) over the last 100 years.__________________
2) pin sth on sb __________________
(1)LiLei is innocent. They just tried to pin the blame on him. 翻譯__________________________________________.
(2)那個女人堅持自己與此案無關(guān)，她把罪責推到死去的女孩身上。
翻譯：__________________________________________________________________________________.
3) as a result of _________________
4) cut down ________________
5) increase by 1 degree F _________________
by 表示增，減或多，少的數(shù)值。 “增加了，減少了”，表示變化的幅度。
To 表示增，減多，少的數(shù)值，“增加到，減少到”
用by 或 to 填空：
每桶油價又下跌了30%。 The price of oil fell ________________30% a barrel.
油價跌到10美元每桶。 The price of oil fell _______________ 10 dollars a barrel.
重點句子:
1.Given this data, it seems that the link between human activities and rising global temperatures is not merely a coincidence.
翻譯句子：______________________________________________________________________________________
做介詞用， 后接名詞， “考慮到，鑒于=when you consider sth)
1)Given his age, (=considering how old he is ) he is very smart.翻譯：________________________________________.
2) 考慮到他有事干，我們讓他走了。_______________________________________________________________
Given+ that 是復合連詞，跟從句，一樣表示“考慮到，鑒于=when you consider sth)
3）Given that she likes English very much and works very hard, she is sure to get No. 1
翻譯句子：______________________________________________________________________________________
Para 4
The main idea of the fourth paragraph is _____________________________________________.
1) What will happen if we continue to produce Carbon dioxide and other gases in such huge quantities ?
2) What will global warming cause?
語言點:
1) sound like ______________________
2) in such huge quantities _____________________
3) condemn life ________________________
4) spread disease ___________________
5) rely on ______________ = _____________ 依賴于, depend on
6) stop … from =______________/___________/______________ 阻擋某人做某事
重點句子
Increased temperatures will also cause the polar ice to melt, raising sea levels and flooding many islands and cities.
翻譯句子：______________________________________________________________________________________
Para 5 （1）
The main idea of the fifth paragraph is _____________________________________________.
1) Who has the responsibility to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide?
2) What did the USA government do ? Why ?
1) have a responsibility to do sth _____________________
2) slow down _______________________
3) reduce the amount ___________________
4) express reservations ___________________
5) be prepared to do sth ____________________
Para 5 （2）
3) What do the experts advocate ?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4) What can each person do ?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
5)what is the meaning of the title “Can we take the heat ?”
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
語言點:
1) Take action ________________ 2） advocate _____________
2) play their part ____________________
Every Chinese should play his part in the Olympic Games in 2008.
翻譯句子：______________________________________________________________________________________
3) suggest making __________________
4) switch off lights ______________
5) save our future _________________
6) there is no substitute for earth _____________________
小組作業(yè)：
1) Use your own words to summary the text:
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. what can we do to reduce global warming?
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Unit22 Lesson 1作業(yè)單答案
Para 1 ：The main idea of the first paragraph is that Global warming is one of the biggest environmental problems facing the 21st century.
2) What consensus have scientists reached in the last few decades?
scientists have reached consensus and reported that human beings are causing changes in the last few decades.
2）What could be one of the biggest environmental problems facing the 21st century?
Global warming could be one of the biggest environmental problems facing the 21st century.
4） What speeds up the process of global warming ?
Gases pumped into the Earth’s atmosphere by the factories and vehicles have been speeding up the process of global
warming.
語言點：
4.) reach consensus _______________ 一致認為
5.) pumped into _________________ 排放進去
6.) previously _________________ 以前看來
7.) beyond one’s control ____________ 不能控制 beyond 的用途廣泛
（1)用來表示_________________, （ 位置），意為“在。。。。。。的那一邊， 在。。。之外，在更遠處”
Beyond the river stood a power station. 翻譯：有一個火力站在河那邊。
（2）用來表示_________________，(時間) 意為“遲于，超過”
Some shops keep open beyond midnight.。 翻譯：有些商店在半夜后還開著。 .
（3) 表示范圍，水平，限度，能力等，意思是“超出， 多于，為。。所不能及
These matters beyond his understanding. 翻譯：他不能理解這些事情。
（4) 用在否定句和疑問句中，意思是“___________” （除。。。之外）
I know nothing beyond what he told me. 翻譯：除了他告訴我的之外，我對此一無所知。
（5）有時還可表示年齡或數(shù)量，表示____________ (超過)
He didn’t believe in people living beyond 100. 翻譯：他不相信人可以活過100歲。
8.) Look ahead , ______________________ 展望未來
Looking ahead to the children’s growth, we should have them well educated.
翻譯: 為了孩子們將來的成長，我們應該讓他們好好教育他們。
6） Be relevant to _____________________ 跟。。。有關(guān)系，有聯(lián)系
Their investigation is not relevant to the whole thing . 翻譯：他們的調(diào)查與整件事沒聯(lián)系。
我們學校圖書館有關(guān)于物理的書嗎？ 翻譯：Are there any books relevant to physics in our school’s library?
7) speed up ________________ 加速
重點句子
1.They claim that in the last 50 years, gases pumped into the Earth’s atmosphere by the factories and vehicles have been speeding up the process of global warming and affecting our climate.
分析句子成分并翻譯句子:
這是一個復合句，They claim…..是主句， that引導一個賓語從句。賓語從句的主干結(jié)構(gòu)為： the gases pumped into the Earth’s atmosphere by our factories and vehicles have been speeding up the process of global warming and affecting our climate。 Pumped into…vehicles(=which have been pumped…)是過去分詞短語作定語修飾gases, have been speeding up….和affecting （省略了have been ）。。。是并列謂語。 賓語從句中用現(xiàn)在完成進行時表示“排放氣體這一動作從過去某時就已經(jīng)開始，發(fā)生至今且仍繼續(xù)加速全球變暖進程和影響我們的氣候”。
翻譯： 他們聲稱，在過去的50年間，從工廠和汽車排放到大氣層中的氣體加速了全球變暖的進程，影響了我們的氣候。
Claim, 1）聲稱，斷言，宣稱 2) 據(jù)說。。。。。It is claimed
He doesn’t claim to be expert. 翻譯：他不敢自稱為專家。
他聲言自己有權(quán)繼承父親的財產(chǎn)。翻譯：He laid claim to his father’s possessions.
Para 2 The main idea of the second paragraph is what global warming is.
5) What is global warming ?
Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth’s temperature that, in turn, leads to climate change.
6) What is the temperature of the Earth controlled ?
The temperature of the Earth is controlled by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide which trap heat from the sun in the Earth’s atmosphere.
7) What is carbon dioxide used for ?
which trap heat from the sun in the Earth’s atmosphere.
8) What happened when the presence of these gases increase?
More heat is trapped and Earth’s temperature rises
語言點：
1). Refer to _____________ 提到， 談及，說起， 查閱，
Refer to a dictionary when you have difficulty in learning the new words. 翻譯：_______________________________.
Don’t refer to the this matter again, please. 翻譯：______________________________________________.
2) In turn ____________ 輪流地; 挨個, 依次; 反過來
The children called out their names in turn. 翻譯：孩子們逐一自報姓名。
3). Lead to ______________ 導致,造成后果
4) trap …from _______________ 吸收 “困住”trap 動詞“困住”trap常用于trap sb (into) doing sth
I was trapped into telling the enemy all I knew. 翻譯：_____________________________________________
還可以作名詞，“陷阱，捕捉器，詭計”
4) naturally occurring gases _______ 自然產(chǎn)生的氣體
5) bounce back _______ 反射回去 6) live on __________ 繼續(xù)生存
重點句子
Looking ahead, scientists believe that global warming could be one of the biggest environmental problems facing the 21st century. 展望未來，科學家們認為全球變暖可能是21世紀所面臨的最嚴重的環(huán)境問題之一。
現(xiàn)在分詞短語looking ahead充當狀語，相當于時間狀語從句when scientists look ahead, 現(xiàn)在分詞短語facing the 21st century 充當定語，修飾 problems, 相當于which are facing the 21st century.
Para 3 The main idea of the third paragraph is the cause of global warming.
4) How many degrees has the temperature increased over the last 100 years?
The temperature has increased by 1 degree F over the last 100 years.
5) Who will blame for the global warming ?
Many experts insist that the blame for the global warming can mostly be pinned on human activities.
6) What activities did people do to increase warming ?
Increased industry , agriculture, the cutting down of forests, the increase in transport and the burning of fuels.
語言點：
6) over the last 100 years.__________________ 在過去的一百年中
7) pin sth on sb __________________ 把某事歸罪于某人，把責任加在某人身上， 使。。。承擔過失
8) (1)LiLei is innocent. They just tried to pin the blame on him. 翻譯：李雷是無辜的，他們只是企圖讓他承當責任。
(2)那個女人堅持自己與此案無關(guān)，她把罪責推到死去的女孩身上。
翻譯： The woman insisted that he had nothing to do with the crime, she pinned the guilt on the dead girl.
9) as a result of _________________ 作為。。。的結(jié)果
10) cut down ________________ 砍倒
11) increase by 1 degree F _________________ 上升了1華氏度
by 表示增，減或多，少的數(shù)值。 “增加了，減少了”，表示變化的幅度。
表示增，減多，少的數(shù)值，“增加到，減少到”
用by 或 to 填空：
每桶油價又下跌了30%。翻譯：The price of oil fell ______ (by) 30% a barrel.
油價跌到10美元每桶。 翻譯： The price of oil fell ______(to) 10 dollars a barrel.
重點句子
Given this data, it seems that the link between human activities and rising global temperatures is not merely a coincidence.
翻譯句子：根據(jù)這一數(shù)據(jù)推斷，人類活動與全球變暖之間的關(guān)系不僅僅只是一個巧合。
做介詞用， 后接名詞， “考慮到，鑒于=when you consider sth)
1)Given his age, (=considering how old he is ) he is very smart. 翻譯：考慮到他的年齡，他已經(jīng)是相當聰明了。
2) 考慮到他有事干，我們讓他走了。Given he had something to do , we let him go.
Given+ that 是復合連詞，跟從句，一樣表示“考慮到，鑒于=when you consider sth)
3）Given that she likes English very much and works very hard, she is sure to get No. 1
翻譯句子：考慮到她很喜歡英語和很努力學好英語，她肯定能得第一。
Para 4 The main idea of the fourth paragraph is the consequences of global warming.
3) What will happen if we continue to produce Carbon dioxide and other gases in such huge quantities ?
if we continue to produce Carbon dioxide and other gases in such huge quantities, we are condemning life on Earth and should expect severe consequences .
4) What will global warming cause?
global warming will cause terrible climate changes including more frequent flooding, heat waves and droughts. Serious disease will spread and industries that rely on nature such as fishing will be badly affected.
Increased temperatures will also cause the polar ice to melt, raising sea levels and flooding many islands and cities.
語言點:
7) sound like _______________ 聽起來
8) in such huge quantities __________ 如此多的數(shù)量
9) condemn life __________________ 毀滅生命
10) spread disease ___________________ 傳播疾病
11) rely on ______________ = _____________ 依賴于, depend on
12) stop … from =______________/___________/______________ prevent /keep…from doing 阻擋某人做某事
重點句子
Increased temperatures will also cause the polar ice to melt, raising sea levels and flooding many islands and cities.
翻譯句子：______________________________________________________________________________________
溫度升高還會引起極地冰山融化，海平面上升，從而淹沒許多島嶼和城市。
Para 5 （1）
The main idea of the fifth paragraph is the ways to solve the problems caused by global warming.
4) Who has the responsibility to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide?
Governments all over the world have a responsibility to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which their countries are producing.
5) What did the USA government do ? Why ?
The USA’s federal government , express reservations about whether global warming is really caused by human activities.
Many people believe that they are simply not prepared to sacrifice the amount of money they make from industry to save the Earth.
6) have a responsibility to do sth _____ 有責任做某事
7) slow down ____ 減低速度
8) reduce the amount __________ 減少分量
9) express reservations _______ 表達保留的觀點
10) be prepared to do sth ________ 準備做某事
Para 5 （2）
6) What do the experts advocate ?
The experts advocate that each person play their part.
7) What can each person do ?
We can make small changes like taking public transport, recycling, using low-flow shower heads, buying light bulbs that use less energy, using recycled paper and turning off the lights when we leave the room.
語言點:
7) Take action ________________ 采取行動
8) advocate _____________ 主張
9) play their part ____________________ 發(fā)揮作用，參與， 盡責任
Every Chinese should play his part in the Olympic Games in 2008.
翻譯句子：每一個中國人都應該參與2008年的北京奧運會。
10) suggest making __________________ 建議做某事
11) switch off lights ______________ 關(guān)燈
12) save our future _________________ 拯救未來
13) there is no substitute for earth _____________________ 地球沒有替代品
控制 beyond 的用途廣泛
（1)用來表示_________________, （ 位置），意為“在。。。。。。的那一邊， 在。。。之外，在更遠處”
Beyond the river stood a power station. 翻譯：有一個火力站在河那邊。
（2）用來表示_________________，(時間) 意為“遲于，超過”
Some shops keep open beyond midnight.。 翻譯：有些商店在半夜后還開著。 .
（3) 表示范圍，水平，限度，能力等，意思是“超出， 多于，為。。所不能及
These matters beyond his understanding. 翻譯：他不能理解這些事情。
（4) 用在否定句和疑問句中，意思是“___________” （除。。。之外）
I know nothing beyond what he told me. 翻譯：除了他告訴我的之外，我對此一無所知。
（5）有時還可表示年齡或數(shù)量，表示____________ (超過)
He didn’t believe in people living beyond 100. 翻譯：他不相信人可以活過100歲。
5.) Look ahead , ______________________ 展望未來
Looking ahead to the children’s growth, we should have them well educated.
翻譯: 為了孩子們將來的成長，我們應該讓他們好好教育他們。
6） Be relevant to _____________________ 跟。。。有關(guān)系，有聯(lián)系
Their investigation is not relevant to the whole thing . 翻譯：他們的調(diào)查與整件事沒聯(lián)系。
我們學校圖書館有關(guān)于物理的書嗎？ 翻譯：Are there any books relevant to physics in our school’s library?
7) speed up ________________ 加速
重點句子
1.They claim that in the last 50 years, gases pumped into the Earth’s atmosphere by the factories and vehicles have been speeding up the process of global warming and affecting our climate.
分析句子成分并翻譯句子:
這是一個復合句，They claim…..是主句， that引導一個賓語從句。賓語從句的主干結(jié)構(gòu)為： the gases pumped into the Earth’s atmosphere by our factories and vehicles have been speeding up the process of global warming and affecting our climate。 Pumped into…vehicles(=which have been pumped…)是過去分詞短語作定語修飾gases, have been speeding up….和affecting （省略了have been ）。。。是并列謂語。 賓語從句中用現(xiàn)在完成進行時表示“排放氣體這一動作從過去某時就已經(jīng)開始，發(fā)生至今且仍繼續(xù)加速全球變暖進程和影響我們的氣候”。
翻譯： 他們聲稱，在過去的50年間，從工廠和汽車排放到大氣層中的氣體加速了全球變暖的進程，影響了我們的氣候。
Claim, 1）聲稱，斷言，宣稱 2) 據(jù)說。。。。。It is claimed
He doesn’t claim to be expert. 翻譯：他不敢自稱為專家。
他聲言自己有權(quán)繼承父親的財產(chǎn)。翻譯：He laid claim to his father’s possessions.
Para 2 The main idea of the second paragraph is what global warming is.
1) What is global warming ?
Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth’s temperature that, in turn, leads to climate change.
2) What is the temperature of the Earth controlled ?
The temperature of the Earth is controlled by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide which trap heat from the sun in the Earth’s atmosphere.
3) What is carbon dioxide used for ?
which trap heat from the sun in the Earth’s atmosphere.
4) What happened when the presence of these gases increase?
More heat is trapped and Earth’s temperature rises
語言點：
1). Refer to _____________ 提到， 談及，說起， 查閱，
Refer to a dictionary when you have difficulty in learning the new words. 翻譯：_______________________________.
Don’t refer to the this matter again, please. 翻譯：______________________________________________.
2) In turn ____________ 輪流地; 挨個, 依次; 反過來
The children called out their names in turn. 翻譯：孩子們逐一自報姓名。
3). Lead to ______________ 導致,造成后果
4) trap …from _______________ 吸收 “困住”trap 動詞“困住”trap常用于trap sb (into) doing sth
I was trapped into telling the enemy all I knew. 翻譯：_____________________________________________
還可以作名詞，“陷阱，捕捉器，詭計”
4) naturally occurring gases _______ 自然產(chǎn)生的氣體
5) bounce back _______ 反射回去 6) live on __________ 繼續(xù)生存
重點句子
Looking ahead, scientists believe that global warming could be one of the biggest environmental problems facing the 21st century. 展望未來，科學家們認為全球變暖可能是21世紀所面臨的最嚴重的環(huán)境問題之一。
現(xiàn)在分詞短語looking ahead充當狀語，相當于時間狀語從句when scientists look ahead, 現(xiàn)在分詞短語facing the 21st century 充當定語，修飾 problems, 相當于which are facing the 21st century.
Para 3
The main idea of the third paragraph is the cause of global warming.
1) How many degrees has the temperature increased over the last 100 years?
The temperature has increased by 1 degree F over the last 100 years.
2) Who will blame for the global warming ?
Many experts insist that the blame for the global warming can mostly be pinned on human activities.
3) What activities did people do to increase warming ?
Increased industry , agriculture, the cutting down of forests, the increase in transport and the burning of fuels.
語言點：
1) over the last 100 years.__________________ 在過去的一百年中
2) pin sth on sb __________________ 把某事歸罪于某人，把責任加在某人身上， 使。。。承擔過失
(1)LiLei is innocent. They just tried to pin the blame on him. 翻譯：李雷是無辜的，他們只是企圖讓他承當責任。
(2)那個女人堅持自己與此案無關(guān)，她把罪責推到死去的女孩身上。
翻譯： The woman insisted that he had nothing to do with the crime, she pinned the guilt on the dead girl.
4) as a result of _________________ 作為。。。的結(jié)果
5) cut down ________________ 砍倒
6) increase by 1 degree F _________________ 上升了1華氏度
by 表示增，減或多，少的數(shù)值。 “增加了，減少了”，表示變化的幅度。
表示增，減多，少的數(shù)值，“增加到，減少到”
用by 或 to 填空：
每桶油價又下跌了30%。翻譯：The price of oil fell ______ (by) 30% a barrel.
油價跌到10美元每桶。 翻譯： The price of oil fell ______(to) 10 dollars a barrel.
重點句子
Given this data, it seems that the link between human activities and rising global temperatures is not merely a coincidence.
翻譯句子：根據(jù)這一數(shù)據(jù)推斷，人類活動與全球變暖之間的關(guān)系不僅僅只是一個巧合。
做介詞用， 后接名詞， “考慮到，鑒于=when you consider sth)
1)Given his age, (=considering how old he is ) he is very smart. 翻譯：考慮到他的年齡，他已經(jīng)是相當聰明了。
2) 考慮到他有事干，我們讓他走了。Given he had something to do , we let him go.
Given+ that 是復合連詞，跟從句，一樣表示“考慮到，鑒于=when you consider sth)
3）Given that she likes English very much and works very hard, she is sure to get No. 1
翻譯句子：考慮到她很喜歡英語和很努力學好英語，她肯定能得第一。
Para 4
The main idea of the fourth paragraph is the consequences of global warming.
1) What will happen if we continue to produce Carbon dioxide and other gases in such huge quantities ?
if we continue to produce Carbon dioxide and other gases in such huge quantities, we are condemning life on Earth and should expect severe consequences .
2) What will global warming cause?
global warming will cause terrible climate changes including more frequent flooding, heat waves and droughts. Serious disease will spread and industries that rely on nature such as fishing will be badly affected.
Increased temperatures will also cause the polar ice to melt, raising sea levels and flooding many islands and cities.
語言點:
1) sound like _______________ 聽起來
2) in such huge quantities __________ 如此多的數(shù)量
3) condemn life __________________ 毀滅生命
4) spread disease ___________________ 傳播疾病
5) rely on ______________ = _____________ 依賴于, depend on
6) stop … from =______________/___________/______________ prevent /keep…from doing 阻擋某人做某事
重點句子
Increased temperatures will also cause the polar ice to melt, raising sea levels and flooding many islands and cities.
翻譯句子：______________________________________________________________________________________
溫度升高還會引起極地冰山融化，海平面上升，從而淹沒許多島嶼和城市。
Para 5 （1）
The main idea of the fifth paragraph is the ways to solve the problems caused by global warming.
1) Who has the responsibility to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide?
Governments all over the world have a responsibility to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which their countries are producing.
2) What did the USA government do ? Why ?
The USA’s federal government , express reservations about whether global warming is really caused by human activities.
Many people believe that they are simply not prepared to sacrifice the amount of money they make from industry to save the Earth.
1) have a responsibility to do sth _____ 有責任做某事
2) slow down ____ 減低速度
3) reduce the amount __________ 減少分量
4) express reservations _______ 表達保留的觀點
5) be prepared to do sth ________ 準備做某事
Para 5 （2）
3) What do the experts advocate ?
The experts advocate that each person play their part.
4) What can each person do ?
We can make small changes like taking public transport, recycling, using low-flow shower heads, buying light bulbs that use less energy, using recycled paper and turning off the lights when we leave the room.
5)what is the meaning of the title “Can we take the heat ?”
“Take the heat ” means stand/bear/put up with ,忍受熱量。
語言點:
1) Take action ________________ 采取行動
2) advocate _____________ 主張
3) play their part ____________________ 發(fā)揮作用，參與， 盡責任
Every Chinese should play his part in the Olympic Games in 2008.
翻譯句子：每一個中國人都應該參與2008年的北京奧運會。
4) suggest making __________________ 建議做某事
5) switch off lights ______________ 關(guān)燈
6) save our future _________________ 拯救未來
7) there is no substitute for earth _____________________ 地球沒有替代品