大学体验英语综合教程3课文原文.docx
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Unit1:
Passage A:
Care for Our Mother Earth
(Dr.McKinleyofAwarenessMagazineinterviewsagroupofexpertsonenvironmentalissues.)
Dr.McKinley:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestthreattotheenvironmenttoday?
AmanMotwane:
Thebiggestthreattoourenvironmenttodayisthewaywe,ashumanbeings,seeourenvironment.Howweseeourenvironmentshapesourwholeworld.
Mostofusseeeverythingasindependentfromoneanother.Buttherealityisthateverythingispartofoneinterconnected,interrelatedwhole.Forexample,atreemayappearisolated,butinfactitaffectsandisaffectedbyeverythinginitsenvironment-sunshine,rain,wind,birds,minerals,otherplantsandtrees,you,me.Thetreeshapesthewindthatblowsaroundit;itisalsoshapedbythatwind.Lookattherelationshipbetweenthetreeanditsenvironmentandyouwillseethefutureofthetree.
Mostofusareblindtothisinterconnectednessofeverything.Thisiswhywedon'tseetheconsequencesofouractions.Itistimeforeachofustoopenoureyesandseetheworldasitreallyis-onecompletewholewhereeverycausehasaneffect.
Dr.McKinley:
HelloDr.Semkiw.Inyourresearch,whatenvironmentalissuesdoyoufindmostpressing?
WalterSemkiw:
Twoenvironmentalissuesthatwefindmostpressingaredeforestingandglobalwarming.Mankindhasnowcutdownhalfofthetreesthatexisted10,000yearsago.Thelossoftreesupsetstheecosystemastreesarenecessarytobuildtopsoil,maintainrainfallindryclimates,purifyundergroundwaterandtoconvertcarbondioxidetooxygen.Treesbringwaterupfromtheground,allowingwatertoevaporateintotheatmosphere.Theevaporatedwaterthenreturnsasrain,whichisvitaltoareasthatarenaturallydry.Areasdownwindofdeforestedlandslosethissourceofrainfallandtransformintodeserts.
Globalwarmingresultsfromtheburningoffossilfuels,suchaspetroleumproducts,resultinginthereleaseofgreenhousegassesintotheatmosphere.Carbondioxideandothergreenhousegassesthenresultinginthetrapheat,resultinginwarmingofouratmosphere.
Dr.McKinley:
Mr.Nacson,thanksforparticipatingallthewayfromAustralia!
WhatdoyousuggestthereadersofAwarenessMagazinecandotohelptheenvironmentalproblem?
LeonNacson:
Thesimplestwaytohelptheenvironmentisnottoimpactonit.Treadaslightlyasyoucan,takingaslittleaspossible,andputtingbackasmuchasyoucan.
Dr.McKinley:
Whatisyourspecificareaofconcernregardingthecurrentandfuturestateoftheenvironment?
LeonNacson:
AirandwaterpollutionareourNumberOnepriorities.Itishardtounderstandthatwearepollutingtheairwebreatheandthewaterwedrink.Thesearetwoelementsthatarenotinexhaustible,andwemustrealizethatoncewereachthepointofnoreturn,therewillbenothingleftforfuturegenerations.
Dr.McKinley:
Mr.Desai,whatanhonoritistohavethisopportunitytointerviewyou.Canyoupleaseshareyourwisdomwithourreadersandtelluswhereyouseetheenvironmentalcrisisheading?
AmritDesai:
Wearenotseparatefromtheproblem.Wearetheproblem.Welivedividedlives.Ononehand,weaskindustriestosupportourgreedformoreandmoreconveniences,comfortandpossessions.Wehavebecomeaddictedconsumers,whichcausesindustrialwaste.Atthesametime,weignoreourconnectionbetweenourdemandsandtheexploitationofMotherEarth.Whenwearegreedyformorethanwhatweneedforourwellbeing,wealwaysabusetheresourcesofourbodyandtheearth.
WearenurturedbythehealthyconditionofMotherEarth.Inhumans,ifthemotherisailing,thechildsuffers.Wearethecauseoftheailingplanetandwearethevictims.
Dr.McKinley:
Inclosing,Ithankalloftheparticipants.IhavelearnedagreatdealaboutwhatIcandoasanindividualtohelptheenvironment.
IhopetheseinterviewsencouragethereadersofAwarenessMagazinetotakeactionanddevelopyourownstrategy.Toomanyofusjustsitbackandsay"I'lllettheexpertsdealwithit."Meanwhile,wearekillingtheplanet.Myaimofthisinterviewistoshowhowonepersoncanmakeadifference.Thankstoallforofferingyourwisdom.
treesplayanimportantroleinavoidingglobalwarming
mostpeopleholdawrongviewontheenvironment
wewouldrunoutofairandwaterifwedidn'tstoppollutingthem
WepolluteMotherEarthinpursuingabetterlife,which,consequently,hurtsourselves.
Theattitudeofhumanbeings.
Unit1:
Passage B:
Frog Story
Acoupleofoddthingshavehappenedlately.
IhavealogcabininthosesamewoodsofNorthernWisconsin.Ibuiltitbyhandandalsoaddedagreenhousetothefrontofit.Itisajoytolivein.Infact,Iworkoutofmyhomedoingaudioproductionandenvironmentalwork.AsatoolofthattradeIhaveacomputerandastudio.
Ialsohaveatreefrogthathastakenupresidenceinmystudio.
Howodd,Ithought,lastNovemberwhenIfirstnoticedhimsittingatopmysoundboardovermycomputer.Ifiguredthathe(andIsayhe,thoughIreallydon'thaveaclueifsheisaheorviceversa)wouldbemorecomfortableinthegreenhouse.SoIputhiminthegreenhouse.Backhecame.Andstayed.AfterawhileIgotquiteusedtothefactthatasIwouldcheckmymorningemailandon-linenews,hewouldbetherewithmesurveyingtheworld.
Then,lastweek,ashewasclimbingaroundlookinglikeasmallgray/greenhuman,Istartedtowonderabouthim.
So,thereIwas,workinginmystudioandmycomputerwashummingalong.IhadtostopwhenTreeFrogwentacrossmyview.Hestoppedandturnedaroundandjustsattherelookingatme.Well,Isatbackandlookedathim.ForfivemonthsnowhehadbeenridingtherewithmeandIwassuddenlyovertakenbyanurgetoknowwhyhewasthereandnotinthegreenhouse,whereIfiguredhe'dliveahappierfroglife.
"Whyareyouhere",Ifoundmyselfaskinghim.
AsIlookedathim,deadon,hiseyeslookeddirectlyatmeandIheardatone.Thetoneseemedtohitmerightinthecenterofmymind.Itsoundedverynearlylikethesameoneasmycomputer.InthattoneIcouldhearhim"say"tome,"BecauseIwantyoutounderstand".Yo.Thatwasweird."Understandwhat?
",mymindjumpedin.Then,afteramomentoffeelingthiscommunication,IfeltIunderstoodwhyhewasthere.Icametounderstandthatfrogssimplywanttohearotherfrogsandtocommunicate.Possiblythetoneofmycomputersoundedtohimlikeothertreefrogs.
Interesting.
Ikeptworking.Iwasworkingonastoryaboutglobalclimatechangeandhadjustreceivedafaxfromafriend.Thefaxsaidthattheearthiswarmingat1.9degreeseachdecade.AtthatrateIknewthatthemapletreesthatIlovetotapeachspringforsyrupwouldnotsurviveformychildren.MybeautifulWisconsinwouldbecomeaprairiebythenextgeneration.
AtthatmomentTreeFrogleapedacrossmyfootandsatonthefloorinfrontofmycomputer.Hethenreacheduphishandtohisleftearandcuppeditthere.Hesatbeforethecomputerandreacheduphisrighthandtohisotherear.Heturnedhisheadthiswayandthatlisteningtothattone.Veryfocused.Hethenbegantoturnaverysubtle,butbrilliantshadeofgreenandleapedfullforceontothecomputer.
AndthenIrememberedthestoryaboutthefrogsthatIhadheardlastyearonpublicradio.Itsaidfrogsweredyingaroundtheworld.Itsaidthatbecausefrog'sskinislikealungturnedinsideouttheirskinwasbeingaffectedbypollutionandglobalclimatechange.Itsaidthatfrogswerebeingfoundwhoseskinwaslikepaper.Alldriedup.Itsaidthatfrogsarean"indicatorspecies".Thatfrogswilldiefirstbecauseofthesensitivity.
Then,Iunderstood.
Thefrogshaveamessageforusanditisthesamemessagethatsomesoberfolkshavehadforus."Therearenomorechoices."Wehavereachedthetimewhenwemustbetheadultsfortheplanet,forthesakeofthefuturegenerationsofhumanandforfrogs.
Becausewearerelated.
ThenIunderstoodthattherearenoboundaries,thatthereisnomoretime.
Thatwe,forthesakeofourrelativesmustactnow.
AndthenIunderstood,notonlywhythefrogwasthere,but,alsowhyIamhere
Hewantstoencouragereaderstofightagainstpollution.
hewantedtoremindtheauthorthatit'stimetotakeactionsagainstpollution
theirskinissensitivetoenvironmentalpollutionandglobalclimatechange
Peoplewhoareawareoftheenvironmentalproblem.
B)humanbeingsandfrogsareconnectedintheecosystem
Unit2:
Passage A:
Einstein's Compass
YoungAlbertwasaquietboy."Perhapstooquiet",thoughtHermannandPaulineEinstein.Hespokehardlyatalluntilage3.Theymighthavethoughthimslow,buttherewassomethingelseevident.Whenhedidspeak,he'dsaythemostunusualthings.Atage2,Paulinepromisedhimasurprise.Albertwasexcited,thinkingshewasbringinghimsomenewfascinatingtoy.ButwhenhismotherpresentedhimwithhisnewbabysisterMaja,allAlbertcoulddoisstarewithquestioningeyes.Finallyheresponded,"wherearethewheels?
"
WhenAlbertwas5yearsoldandsickinbed,HermannEinsteinbroughtAlbertadevicethatdidstirhisintellect.Itwasthefirsttimehehadseenacompass.Helaythereshakingandtwistingtheoddthing,certainhecouldfoolitintopointingoffinanewdirection.Buttryashemight,thecompassneedlewouldalwaysfinditswaybacktopointinginthedirectionofnorth."Awonder,"hethought.TheinvisibleforcethatguidedthecompassneedlewasevidencetoAlbertthattherewasmoretoourworldthatmeetstheeye.Therewas"somethingbehindthings,somethingdeeplyhidden."
SobeganAlbertEinstein'sjourneydowna
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