时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:英语听和读


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 Anna: Hello, I'm Anna Jones and this is Entertainment. In this programme we're


going to be taking a look at a different kind of entertainment that’s available to
everyone and is also free to use.
Today we’re talking about the countryside and we’ll be hearing from Helen
Phillips who's the new chief executive of the new countryside agency known as
“Natural England.” Natural England has been set up to be a source of advice
and help for farmers and a protector of the environment. Is Natural England
only concerned with the countryside though – what does Helen say?
 
Helen Phillips
I would say that Natural England is as much about the urban environment as it is about the
rural environment and in many ways making the connection between both.
Anna: Helen says that Natural England is not just about the rural environment or
countryside, it’s also concerned with the urban or city environment. She says
that it’s an organisation 1 which tries to “make a connection” between the two
environments. If you try to make a connection between two things then you try
to bring them closer together in some way. Helen goes on to talk about where
Natural England will spend some of its money. She says that three hundred
million pound will go to farmers and other people in rural communities to help
protect the environment. This money will help to maintain and enhance
habitats– it will help to improve important habitats. Habitats are the natural
surroundings in which a plant or animal usually lives. The money will also
protect different species – species are a set of animals or plants in which the 
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members have very similar characteristics to each other and can breed with
each other.
But what other practical actions will this money achieve in rural areas? Have a
listen to Helen – what does she say will happen to the uplands? The uplands
are areas of land that are situated 2 high up such as a hill or a mountain. And
what does she say will happen to the peat lands? Peat lands are areas of land
covered in a dark brown earth-like substance which was formed by plants
dying. Here’s Helen:
Helen Phillips
Three hundred million pounds of our payments are going to farmers and other people in rural
communities and what they’re doing in many ways is not only making sure that we maintain
and indeed enhance important habitats and protect species for everybody but also take very
practical actions for instance, if the uplands and the peat lands are managed properly they
become carbon sinks rather than carbon emitters, they make sure the water is restored in a
proper way so its much cheaper to treat when it comes down to the cities and towns and the
water treatment works. It can reduce the flood risk. If the uplands are managed properly it can
reduce flood risk in downstream towns by up to 20% . So there are huge connections about
managing the land in an integrated way for the whole of the community.
Anna: Helen says that if both the uplands and the peat lands are managed properly by
the farmers then they become “carbon sinks” instead of “carbon emitters. So
instead of emitting or sending out harmful carbon gases, the uplands and peat
lands become like sinks – the gases are absorbed or sink into the earth. The
farmers also help to make sure that the water from the hillsides is looked after
in a proper way so that it's cheaper to treat at the water treatment works in the
cities. Helen says that if the uplands are well managed by the farmers the risk
of flooding occurring in nearby communities is reduced – it goes down by 
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about 20%. So the whole community benefits from the land being well looked
after.
But what about coastal 3 areas – areas of land next to the sea? How will Natural
England ensure that people can enjoy the coast as well as the countryside?
Helen Phillips
We need to make sure that people get more access to the coast – we will be doing more work
now on how it is we get access for folk to enjoy the coast.
Anna: Helen says that they will make sure that people have more access to the coast –
they will ensure that they are able to visit it more easily. She says that Natural
England will be doing more work to find out how folk – how ordinary people,
can enjoy the coast. Well I’m off to the countryside this weekend – don’t forget
to join us next time for another edition of Entertainment.

1 organisation
n.组织,安排,团体,有机休
  • The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
  • His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
2 situated
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
  • She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。
3 coastal
adj.海岸的,沿海的,沿岸的
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
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