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Lesson1Capitalcities首都城市
ThinkoftheUKandyou’llprobablythinkofLondon.PictureFranceandyou’llnodoubtconjureupimagesofParisanditsiconicEiffelTower.Tomany,capitalcitiesdefineacountry.They’reoftentheseatofpower,theeconomicandpoliticalhubandsometimesthehometoroyalty-alongwithmillionsofcitydwellers.Foraplacewithsomuchinfluence,it’simportanttogetitslocationright.
Sometimeswehavetolookintohistorytofindthereasonswhyacapitalcityendedupwhereitdid.ThesiteofwhatisnowLondonwasbytheriver:
easytosettle,easyfortradingandeasytodefend.However,it’snotlocatedinthecountry’scentreandthere’softencriticismfromfar-flungcornersofthenationthattheyareforgottenbythedecisionmakersinthecapital.Othercountrieshavetakenadifferentapproachbyestablishingtheircapitalsinthegeographicalcentresotheycanexertcontrolandprojectunity,likeMadridinSpainforexample.
Occasionally,therehavebeenreasonstorelocateacapital.StPetersburg,foundedbyPetertheGreatin1703,wasRussia’scapitalfrom1712-1918,beforethegovernmentchangedittoMoscow.ThiswaspartlybecauseMoscowwasmorecentral,andthegovernmentdecideditwaslesslikelytobeinvadedbyanothercountry.
AndnowinIndonesiathereareplanstomoveitscapital,Jakarta.Itsnewlocationisyettobedecided,butthereasonforthemoveisthatthismegacityissinkingatoneofthefastestratesintheworld.It’sbeenbuiltonveryswampylandandisn’thelpedbylotsofgroundwaterbeingextractedtousefordrinkingwaterandwashing.Thecityisovercrowdedtooandroadsareoftengridlocked.
Ofcourse,ifyoucan’tmoveyourcapitalcity,whynotconstructabrandnewone?
Brazilmoveditscapitalfromcoastal,crowdedRiodeJaneirotoinlandBrasiliain1961-theideabeingtobuildabrandnewcapital"tobringprogresstotheinteriorofBrazil",asarchitectOscarNiemeyerdescribedit.Andmorerecently,NayPyiTawwasbuiltin2005asMyanmar’snewcapital.ThisremotecityisfourtimesthesizeofLondonandhashugeroads,golfcoursesandazoo–butfewpeople.
【词汇表】
iconic标志性的,非常出名的
seatofpower政府所在地
hub中心
citydwellers城市居民
influence影响力
site地点,位置
settle定居
trading贸易
defend保护,防卫
far-flung遥远的
geographical地理上的
relocate迁移,搬迁
central中心的
megacity(人口超过1000万的)大城市
swampy(地面)湿软的
groundwater地下水
gridlocked交通拥堵不堪的
construct修建
remote遥远的
【测验与练习】
阅读课文并回答问题。
1.WhereisthecapitalofSpainlocated?
2.Whatissinkingatoneofthefastestratesintheworld?
3.HowcrowdedisMyanmar’snewcapitalcity?
4.Trueorfalse?
Russia’soldcapitalcity,StPetersburg,wasrenamedMoscowin1918.
5.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans‘situatednotnearacoastorsea’?
【答案】
1.WhereisthecapitalofSpainlocated?
Itislocatedinthegeographicalcentreofthecountry.
2. Whatissinkingattheoneofthefastestratesintheworld?
ThecapitalcityofIndonesia,Jakarta.
3.HowcrowdedisMyanmar’snewcapitalcity?
Notverycrowded.Ithashugeroads,golfcoursesandazoo–butfewpeople.
4.Trueorfalse?
Russia’soldcapitalcity,StPetersburg,wasrenamedMoscowin1918.
False.StPetersburgwasRussia’scapitalfrom1712-1918,beforethegovernmentmovedittoMoscow.
5. Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans‘situatednotnearacoastorsea’?
Inland."Brazilmoveditscapitalfromcoastal,crowdedRiodeJaneirotoinlandBrasiliain1961."
Lesson2Reducingourcarbonfootprint减少“天空”碳足迹
Formanypeople,flyingisagreatwaytomovequicklyandeasilyfromplacetoplace.Therearenowfourbillionpassengersflyingeveryyear.Theaviationindustryhasexpandedmassivelyinrecentyears,withthegrowthofbudgetairlinesopeningupnewdestinationswhichwecannowreachforpeanuts!
Butthisworldwideappetitefortravelcomesataprice-it’sincreasingcarbonemissions,whichisharmingtheplanetwewanttoexplore.
Accordingtoanewstudy,airtravelisoneofthethingsthataccountsforeightpercentofcarbonemissions–muchhigherthanwasfirstthought.TheUStopstherankingsfollowedbyChina,GermanyandIndia.DrArunimaMalikfromtheUniversityofSydney,who'stheleadauthorofthestudy,toldtheBBCthatit’sricherpeoplewhoaremoreresponsiblebyspendingmoreonhigh-carbonactivities.Hesays"Ifyouhavevisitorsfromhigh-incomecountriesthentheytypicallyspendheavilyonairtravel,onshoppingandhospitalitywheretheygoto.”
TheWorldTravelandTourismCouncilclaimsthingsarechanging.Aspokesmansaid"We'veseenagrowingnumberofhotels,airportsandtouroperatorsthathaveallbecomecarbonneutralsothereisamomentum(tochange)."Becomingcarbonneutralinvolvescarbonoffsetting,wheretouristspayextramoneyinordertocontributetoenvironmentalprojectsthatreducetheamountofCO2intheatmosphere–althoughsomesayit'sjustanexcusetocontinuepolluting.Airlinepassengerscandothisbypayinganadditionalchargewhentheybuytheirticketfromparticipatingairlines.
Thingsarechangingandfromnextyear,airlineswillberequiredtooffsetanyincreaseinemissionsbeyondtheir2020levelsbyreducingemissionselsewhere.Andthereareotherwaystoreduceyourcarbonfootprintwhenyoutaketotheskies–youcansitinthecheapseats;studieshaveshownbyflyinginbusinessorfirstclass“youremissionsareatleastthreetimesmorethanifyoudecidedtotravelineconomy.”Youcanalsotravelfromyourlocalairportandpacklight–reducingtheweightoftheaircraft.Butsomepeoplemightsaythisdoesn’ttacklethebiggerproblem–andthebestactionistotakeagroundedapproachandnottoflyatall.
【词汇表】
passenger乘客,旅客
aviationindustry航空工业
budgetairline廉价航空
peanuts微不足道的一点钱
ataprice以很高的代价…
carbonemissions碳排放
airtravel航空旅行
high-carbon碳含量高的,高碳的
visitor访客,游客
hospitality酒店餐饮
touroperator旅行社
carbonneutral碳平衡的
carbonoffsetting碳补偿(以达到“碳平衡”)
tourist游客,旅游者
taketotheskies“冲上云霄”,空中飞行
flyinbusiness乘商务舱出行
flyinfirstclass乘头等舱出行
travelineconomy坐经济舱出行
packlight轻装上阵,少带行李
grounded(飞机)停飞的
【测验与练习】
阅读课文并回答问题。
1.Thegrowthofwhichformoftravelhashelpedmoreofusflytonewdestinations?
2.Accordingtoresearch,whospendsmoreheavilyonairtravel?
3.Whatcouldreducetheweightofanaircraft?
4.Trueorfalse?
Participatingairlinesincludeachargeforcarbonoffsettingintheirticketprice.
5.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans‘progressthatisincreasinginspeedorstrength’?
【答案】
阅读课文并回答问题。
1.Thegrowthofwhichformoftravelhashelpedmoreofusflytonewdestinations?
Thegrowthofbudgetairlineshasopenedupnewdestinationswhichwecannowreachforpeanuts!
2.Accordingtoresearch,whospendsmoreheavilyonairtravel?
DrArunimaMalikfromtheUniversityofSydney,it’sricherpeoplewhoaremostresponsiblebyspendingmoreonhigh-carbonactivities.Hesays"Ifyouhavevisitorsfromhigh-incomecountriesthentheytypicallyspendheavilyonairtravel,onshoppingandhospitalitywheretheygoto.”
3.Whatcouldreducetheweightofanaircraft?
Packinglight–puttinglessinyoursuitcase–wouldhelpreducetheweightoftheaircraft.
4.Trueorfalse?
Participatingairlinesincludeachargeforcarbonoffsettingintheirticketprice.
False.Airlinepassengerscancarbonoffsetbypayinganadditionalchargewhentheybuytheirticketfromparticipatingairlines.
5.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans‘progressthatisincreasinginspeedorstrength’?
Momentum.Aspokesmansaid"We'veseenagrowingnumberofhotels,airportsandtouroperatorsthathaveallbecomecarbonneutralsothereisamomentum(tochange)."
Lesson3Isyourlunchcostingtheearth?
你的午餐“污染地球”吗?
Alunchbreak–it’sanimportantandoftennecessarypartofourworkingorschoolday.It’sachancetostopyourtummyrumbling,grababitetoeatandmaybechatwithsomefriends.Andnowwe’respoiltwithanarrayofplacestobuyourlunchfrom,allofferingtemptingdishesandhumblesandwichestoeatonthego.
Butourappetiteforbuyingourlunchtimefareisnotjustcostingusmoney,theremightbeacostintermsofdamagingourplanettoo.Justgrabbingasandwich,crispsandmaybeacakeandcoffeecanproduceatleastfouritemsofwaste.Cartons,cups,wrappersandplasticcutleryareallpartofourdisposablefeastinadditiontothefoodwastewecreate.Someexpertssaythrowingawayfood,whichproducesmethaneasitrots,isabiggercauseofclimatechangethanplastics.
Butregardlessofwhatcausesthemostdamage,thesolution,accordingtoanenvironmentalcampaigngroupcalledHubbub,istoeatpackedlunches.TessaTricksfromthegroupsays"Peoplearesayingthattheyarebuyingfoodtotakeoutbecauselifehasgotbusier."Andshesayspeoplethinktheyarebeingmoreefficient;butshearguesthatit’susuallyhealthierandcheapertomakeyourownlunch.Itmeansyoucaneatthethingsyoureallywantandmakethequantitythatyouactuallyneed.
Ofcourse,preparingyourlunchisanotherthingtofitintoyourmorningscrambleofgettingreadyforwork,soifyouhaven'tgottimeandyouaregoingtobuylunch,analternativeHubbubsuggestsistotakeyourowncontainertoashopandaskthemtoputyourfoodinit.Theideaofusingreusablecoffeecupsforhotdrinksandrefillingwaterbottleshasalreadyprovedsuccessful,sothiscouldbeanotherstepintherightdirection.AtrialinEastAnglia(intheUK)showedthatofferinga10%pricereductiondidpersuadesomecustomerstocomepreparedwiththeirownlunchbox.
Theproblemwitheatingonthemoveisthatyoumi
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