by anonymous
翻譯:秋斯
Five Things Students Can Do to Save the Environment
學(xué)生黨的環(huán)保五件事
by anonymous
翻譯:秋斯
有那么多課要上,有那么多試要考,還有堆積如山的作業(yè)要完成,忙忙忙……作為學(xué)生黨,保護(hù)環(huán)境應(yīng)該不在你的待完成任務(wù)清單里吧?沒關(guān)系!地球媽媽其實(shí)非常仁慈,不要求你為她花很多時(shí)間,只要你在日常生活中的小習(xí)慣能夠體現(xiàn)對(duì)她的關(guān)愛,她就會(huì)一如既往地默默奉獻(xiàn)自己的資源!舉手之勞,你可不能拒絕哦!行動(dòng)起來(lái)!
Recycling may be one of the easiest things you can do for the environment. Just think about how many cans and glass bottles you threw out after that party you had last night. What if you had recycled them? Find out what recycling programs are1)available at your school, and how you can help reduce waste and lower your environmental2)impact.
Don’t worry. You don’t have to completely give up those4)steaks and cheeseburgers. But did you know that it takes 2,5005)gallons of water, 12 pounds of6)grain,35 pounds of7)topsoil and the energy produced by one gallon of8)gasoline to produce one pound of cooked beef?And cooking meat,9)specifically red meats, uses more energy than cooking vegetables. By cutting down your meat10)intake, even just a little, you can save energy, and your money as well.
Bottled water is getting you to pay for something that should be free. Not only is it a waste of money, the plastic from water bottles can sit in11)landfills for 500 or more years before they even begin to12)decompose. A solution? Buy a reusable water bottle!
This is an easy one. Turning off the13)air conditioner which turns up your14)electricity bills, simple as that. Just open a window and let the breeze cool you down.
It is a well-known fact that15)automobile16)emissions are harmful to the environment. Riding a bike to school can greatly reduce your environmental impact. And with gasoline at almost $3 per gallon, riding a bike even one day per week can save you money. Plus, the exercise is great for your shape, especially if you need to lose weight.
1) available [??ve?l?b?l]adj. 現(xiàn)成可使用的,可找到的
2) impact [??mp?kt] n. 影響力,沖擊力
3) burger [?b??g?] n. 漢堡包
4) steak [ste?k] n. 牛排,肉排
5) gallon [?g?l?n] n. 加侖(液量單位)
6) grain [gre?n] n. 谷物,糧食
7) topsoil [?t?ps??l] n. 表層土
8) gasoline [?g?s?li?n] n. 汽油
9) specifically [sp??s?f?k?l?] adv. 特別地,明確地
10) intake [??nte?k] n. 攝取,攝取量
11) landfill [?l?ndf?l] n. 垃圾填埋場(chǎng)
12) decompose [di?k?m?p??z] v. 分解,腐爛
13) air conditioner 空調(diào)
14) electricity [?lek?tr?s?t?] n. 電力
15) automobile [???t?m?bi?l] n. 汽車,機(jī)動(dòng)車
16) emission [??m???n] n. 排放,排出物
回收廢品大概是你能為環(huán)境保護(hù)而做的最容易的事了。想想看你昨晚開派對(duì)之后扔掉了多少易拉罐和玻璃瓶。要是你已經(jīng)把它們都回收了呢?找找看你學(xué)校有哪些回收廢品項(xiàng)目在進(jìn)行,看看你能做些什么來(lái)幫助減少?gòu)U品的產(chǎn)生,降低對(duì)環(huán)境的沖擊力。
別緊張,你不用完全放棄牛排和芝士漢堡。但你知不知道產(chǎn)出一磅(約0.45公斤)熟牛肉要消耗2500加侖(約9500升)的水、12磅(約5.4公斤)糧食、35磅(約15.9公斤)表層土和一加侖(約3.8升)汽油產(chǎn)生的熱量?并且烹煮肉類,特別是紅肉,要比烹煮蔬菜消耗更多能量。通過減少肉類的攝入量,哪怕只是一點(diǎn)點(diǎn),你也可以節(jié)能,而且還省錢。
買一次性瓶裝水就是花錢買本該是免費(fèi)的東西。不光浪費(fèi)錢,這種塑料瓶還會(huì)在垃圾填埋場(chǎng)里堆積上500年甚至更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間才會(huì)開始分解。解決辦法?買一個(gè)可重復(fù)使用的水瓶!
這很容易。關(guān)掉給你增加電費(fèi)的空調(diào),就這么簡(jiǎn)單。只需打開窗子讓清風(fēng)給你帶來(lái)清涼。
眾所周知機(jī)動(dòng)車尾氣會(huì)污染環(huán)境。騎自行車上學(xué)可以大大減少你對(duì)環(huán)境的污染。汽油的價(jià)格差不多是每加侖3美元,即使一周只騎一天自行車也能為你省錢。加之運(yùn)動(dòng)對(duì)保持體型很有利,尤其是如果你想減肥的話。