APP下载

Five Things Students Can Do to Save the Environment

2016-11-25byanonymous

疯狂英语·初中天地 2016年2期
关键词:加仑省钱冲击力

by anonymous

翻译:秋斯

Five Things Students Can Do to Save the Environment

学生党的环保五件事

by anonymous

翻译:秋斯

有那么多课要上,有那么多试要考,还有堆积如山的作业要完成,忙忙忙……作为学生党,保护环境应该不在你的待完成任务清单里吧?没关系!地球妈妈其实非常仁慈,不要求你为她花很多时间,只要你在日常生活中的小习惯能够体现对她的关爱,她就会一如既往地默默奉献自己的资源!举手之劳,你可不能拒绝哦!行动起来!

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 [əˑveɪləbəl]adj. 现成可使用的,可找到的

2) impact [ˑɪmpækt] n. 影响力,冲击力

3) burger [ˑbʒːgə] n. 汉堡包

4) steak [steɪk] n. 牛排,肉排

5) gallon [ˑgælən] n. 加仑(液量单位)

6) grain [greɪn] n. 谷物,粮食

7) topsoil [ˑtɒpsɔɪl] n. 表层土

8) gasoline [ˑgæsəliːn] n. 汽油

9) specifically [spɪˑsɪfɪkəlɪ] adv. 特别地,明确地

10) intake [ˑɪnteɪk] n. 摄取,摄取量

11) landfill [ˑlændfɪl] n. 垃圾填埋场

12) decompose [diːkəmˑpəʊz] v. 分解,腐烂

13) air conditioner 空调

14) electricity [ɪlekˑtrɪsɪtɪ] n. 电力

15) automobile [ˑɔːtəməbiːl] n. 汽车,机动车

16) emission [ɪˑmɪʃən] n. 排放,排出物

回收废品大概是你能为环境保护而做的最容易的事了。想想看你昨晚开派对之后扔掉了多少易拉罐和玻璃瓶。要是你已经把它们都回收了呢?找找看你学校有哪些回收废品项目在进行,看看你能做些什么来帮助减少废品的产生,降低对环境的冲击力。

别紧张,你不用完全放弃牛排和芝士汉堡。但你知不知道产出一磅(约0.45公斤)熟牛肉要消耗2500加仑(约9500升)的水、12磅(约5.4公斤)粮食、35磅(约15.9公斤)表层土和一加仑(约3.8升)汽油产生的热量?并且烹煮肉类,特别是红肉,要比烹煮蔬菜消耗更多能量。通过减少肉类的摄入量,哪怕只是一点点,你也可以节能,而且还省钱。

买一次性瓶装水就是花钱买本该是免费的东西。不光浪费钱,这种塑料瓶还会在垃圾填埋场里堆积上500年甚至更长的时间才会开始分解。解决办法?买一个可重复使用的水瓶!

这很容易。关掉给你增加电费的空调,就这么简单。只需打开窗子让清风给你带来清凉。

众所周知机动车尾气会污染环境。骑自行车上学可以大大减少你对环境的污染。汽油的价格差不多是每加仑3美元,即使一周只骑一天自行车也能为你省钱。加之运动对保持体型很有利,尤其是如果你想减肥的话。

猜你喜欢

加仑省钱冲击力
省钱妙招——讨价还价
胜者姿态CHECKMATE
基于离散元法的矿石对溜槽冲击力的模拟研究
一吨液体
一吨液体
成效:省钱省时提效
新世纪中国报刊体育新闻语言质感冲击力解读
“爱省钱”的超级富豪们
快速节油跑车(上)
快速节油跑车(下)