【大家说英语】 第333期:珍惜水资源
英语课
Water is important 1. We all need water. 水很重要。我们都需要水。
Most people drink about two liters 2 every day. 大多数人每天要喝约两升的水。
Water helps us stay clean, cook and grow food. 谁能够帮助我们保持洁净、做饭以及种植粮食。
In some countries, there is a lot of clean water. 在一些国家，有许多洁净的水资源。
In other places, clean water is hard to find. This is a big problem 3. 但在其他一些地方，洁净的水资源很难找到。这是一个大问题。
Today, 2.7 billion 4 people don't always have enough water. 如今，有27亿的人口不总是拥有充足的水资源。
By 2025, two-thirds of the world's people might 5 not have enough water. 到2025年，世界上三分之二的人口可能不会拥有充足的水资源。
Some places are always very dry. There is not a lot of rain. 一些地方总是非常干旱。那里没有充足的降水。
Sometimes people make cities in dry places. That is not a good idea. 有时候人们会干旱的地区建造城市。这可不是个好主意。
Other places do have enough water. 而其它地方确实拥有充足的水资源。
But these places are not always wise 6 about using water. 但是这些地方却不一定能够明智地用水。
People waste 7 water. They water yards 8 and golf 9 courses 10 too much. 人们会浪费水资源。他们为院子和高尔夫球场浇了太多水。
They water at the wrong time in hot weather. 他们在大热天的错误时间浇了水。
We can help save 11 water, too. We can save water at home. 我们也可以帮忙节约水资源。我们可以在家中节约水资源。
We can take shorter showers. We can turn off 12 the water when we clean the dishes 13 or brush our teeth. 我们可以洗时间较短的澡。我们可以在洗盘子或刷牙的时候，把水先关掉。
We can clean our cars less 14 often. 我们可以降低洗车的频率。
Can you think of other ways we can save water? 你能想到其它节约水资源的方式吗？
Let's be wise. Then we can always have enough water. 让我们聪明一点。这样我们就能一直有水资源了。
adj.重要的；重大的；严重的
- It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
- This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。
n.升( liter的名词复数 )
- In the metric system, measurements are made in metres and liters. 在公制中，用米和升作计量单位。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This can holds five liters of water. 这个容器可装五升水。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.问题；难题
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。
num.十亿；数以十亿计；大量；一万亿
- A billion is a large number.十亿是个大数目。
- They've spent nearly a billion dollars on it already.他们已经在那上面花了近10亿美元。
aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许
- It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
- Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？
adj.明智的，有学问的，有智慧的，聪明的
- He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
- Even the wise are not always free from error.智者千虑，必有一失。
v.浪费；滥用
- Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
- If you give her money,she'll only waste it.如果你把这笔钱给她，她只会把它浪费掉。
n.院子( yard的名词复数 )；码（等于3英尺或36英寸或0。9144米）；场地；帆桁
- The bus stop is few yards below the post office. 公共汽车站在邮局向南几码的地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We paced off the distance and found it to be 60 yards. 我们用步量了这段距离，发现它有60码。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.高尔夫球；v.打高尔夫球
- They played a round of golf.他们打了一场高尔夫球。
- Many people go in for golf.许多人喜欢打高尔夫球。
n.课程，路线；前进( course的名词复数 )；进程；课程；方针
- Certain courses are compulsory, others are optional. 某些课程是必修的，其他是选修的。
- All main courses come with salad or vegetables. 所有主菜都配有色拉或蔬菜。
n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外
- Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
- We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。
adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外
- You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
- I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。
n.盘( dish的名词复数 )；餐具；一盘食物；外貌有吸引力的人
- a pile of unwashed dishes 一堆未洗的碟子
- The dishes were many, but they were all poorly cooked. 菜很多，但烧得都不好吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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