科学美国人60秒 SSS 2014-03-13
时间：2019-01-20 作者：英语课 分类：2014年Scientific American(三)月
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The drought is big news in California, but California is not alone. Climate change will exacerbate 1 water issues. So what should we do to save water? Turns out that most of us don’t really know, according to research in the Proceedings 2 of the National Academy of Sciences.
Shazina Attari at Indiana University surveyed more than one thousand Americans online. Respondents were first asked what they could do to conserve 3 the most water.
The vast majority chose shortening(?) an activity, such as taking a shorter shower. They didn’t give much weight to efficiency measures that involve changing the devices themselves; such as retro -filling a toilet, which is in fact the most significant water saving change an average person can make.
Participants also tended to underestimate the water required for activities such as car washing or washing clothes. For instance, the average guess was that a standard washing machine uses fourteen gallons water, it actually uses about thirty four. These results indicate that Americans don’t have a good handle on when they use the most water. Such awareness 4 is critical today in California, but is likely to become important for many other regions in the not-too-distant future.
v.恶化，增剧，激怒，使加剧
- WMO says a warming climate can exacerbate air pollution.世界气象组织说，气候变暖可能会加剧空气污染。
- In fact efforts will merely exacerbate the current problem.实际上努力只会加剧当前的问题。
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭
- He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
- Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！