高中英语人教版2000年高三上06

[03:42.16]让风和海浪分解它们.
[03:44.29]In 1989 an international law was passed to stop people putting waste into the sea.
[03:48.26]1989年通过了一项国际法,禁止人们把废物倒入大海.
[03:52.23]It is now against the law to throw anything into the sea
[03:55.01]现在,在离陆地五公里以内的海域里,
[03:57.79]within 5 kilometres of land.
[03:59.73]无论扔进什么东西都是违法的.
[04:01.66]Plastics and other similar rubbish
[04:03.79]塑胶和其他类似的垃圾
[04:05.92]that does not break down may not be thrown into the sea anywhere.
[04:08.79]不能分解的不可以倒进海洋的任何地方.
[04:11.66]Other waste may be thrown into the sea,either 19 kilometres from land,
[04:15.63]其他废料可以倒入海中,或者离陆地19公里,
[04:19.60]or more than 40 kilometres from land,
[04:21.94]或者离陆地40多公里,
[04:24.28]depending on the nature of the materials.
[04:26.36]这就取决于材料的性质了.
[04:28.43]Some dangerous waste is still put into metal containers
[04:31.07]上些危险的废物仍然被装进金属容器里面,
[04:33.71]and thrown into the deep sea.
[04:35.59]扔进大海深处.
[04:37.47]It will be many years before the chemicals start to escape from the containers.
[04:40.40]可能在那些化学物质从容器里逃出来的几年前.
[04:43.32]At the bottom of the ocean there is very little life
[04:45.84]在海底只有很少的生命了.
[04:48.37]and very little movement of the water.
[04:50.34]水的流动性也很小了.
[04:52.31]It is therefore unlikely that the chemicals will be carried upwards
[04:55.20]因此,化学物品被带上来好像不太可能
[04:58.08]into the water where fish are found.
[05:00.21]在发现的鱼身上.
[05:02.34]At one time,certain types of radioactive waste
[05:04.86]同时,确定有辐射能的废物
[05:07.38]were put in the sea in metal containers.
[05:09.62]放进金属容器扔进海里.
[05:11.85]Now,however,all radioactive waste must be stored on land.
[05:15.18]然而,现在所有放射性废品在陆地上务必贮藏起来.
[05:18.51]The problem of dealing with waste
[05:20.43]问题是处理废物
[05:22.35]has become so great that several international organizations,
[05:25.43]是如此重大,几个国际组织,
[05:28.52]such as "Friends of the Earth,"
[05:30.55]例如"地球的朋友",
[05:32.59]have been set up to protect the world and to fight against pollution.
[05:35.97]已经建立了,保护世界和与污染作斗争.
[05:39.36]They seek to reduce waste,
[05:41.13]他们寻找循环使用的废物,
[05:42.91]protect the earth,the oceans and all forms of life in them.
[05:46.08]保护地球,海洋和所有有生命的事物.
[05:49.26]Recently,China has made special laws to deal with waste and control pollution.
[05:52.94]最近,中国已经制定了一条特别法律不处理废物和控制污染.
[05:56.62]She has also been very active in protecting the environment.
[05:59.65]它在保护环境方面也起了很大的作用.
[06:02.68]THE THROW-AWAY SOCIETY
[06:04.51]丢弃的社会
[06:06.34]In western countries,mountains of rubbish are thrown away each day.
[06:09.72]在西方国家,每天扔掉堆积成山的垃圾.
[06:13.11]This causes many problems.
[06:15.08]这样引起很多问题.
[06:17.05]First,areas of land must be found where this rubbish can be put.
[06:20.37]第一,在陆地上必须找到一个可以放垃圾的区域.
[06:23.69]This is a particular problem for large cities.
[06:26.05]在大的城市里面这是一个很特别的问题.
[06:28.41]Second,much energy is wasted producing things that are thrown away.
[06:32.05]第二,他们扔掉的废物里很多的能量被浪费.
[06:35.68]In China,rubbish,such as used plastic bags and boxes known as "white pollution"
[06:39.90]在中国的垃圾,例如用过的塑料袋和被称为"白色污染"的盒子.
[06:44.11]is becoming a serious problem.
[06:46.48]成为了一个很严重的问题.
[06:48.84]Many lakes and rivers are polluted by the wastes from factories.
[06:51.82]很多湖泊和河流都糟受来自工厂的废物污染.
[06:54.80]As the wealth of the country increases,more waste will be produced.
[06:57.92]在国家增长财富的同时,越来越多的废物也在增长.
[07:01.04]If everyone in the country bought one soft-drink can each day
[07:04.27]如果这个国家每个人每天买一罐软饮料,
[07:07.49]and threw it away,there would soon be a huge mountain of rubbish.
[07:10.63]然后把罐头扔掉,很快垃圾就会堆积如山了.
[07:13.76]Here is a game to play.
[07:15.34]这里有一个游戏.
[07:16.92]The table below shows how much rubbish is thrown away in Britain every year.