lesson 高级英语的教案

lesson高级英语的教案第1页/共100页BackgroundinformationAlGoreProfession:

Author,Politician,EnvironmentalActivist第2页/共100页BackgroundinformationGoreandClintonGore’srunningforPresidency第3页/共100页1.Introductionabouttheauthor

AlGore（1948-）：ServedintheUnitedStatesArmy(1969–1971);Profession:Author,Politician,EnvironmentalActivistPoliticalparty:DemocraticMemberoftheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesfromTennessee(1977–1985);UnitedStatesSenatorfromTennessee(1985–1993);45thVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates(January20,1993–January20,2001)underPresidentBillClinton;DemocraticParty'snomineeforPresidentandlostthe2000U.S.presidentialelection(againstGeorgeW.BushJr.)despitewinningthepopularvote.第4页/共100页AlGore’stwomainbooksonthethreatandsolutiontoglobalwarming:EarthintheBalance(in1992)AnInconvenientTruth(2006)

《难以忽视的真相》第5页/共100页

ThetextistakenfromAlGore’sbookEarthintheBalance.Goredemonstratesthatthequalityofourairandwaterisurgentlyatrisk.Heclearlyillustrateshowproblemsthatoncewereregionalhavenowbecomeglobal.Gorearguesforaworldwidemobilizationtosaveusfromdisaster.

第6页/共100页Goreiscurrentlyanauthorandenvironmentalactivist.andhasreceivedaNobelPeacePrizeforhisworkinclimatechangeactivism.第7页/共100页globalwarmingGlobalwarmingreferstotheincreaseintheaveragetemperatureoftheEarth'snear-surfaceairandoceansinrecentdecadesanditsprojectedcontinuation.第8页/共100页mainreason:

greenhousegaseslikeCO2(carbondioxidemakesupabout70%ofthegreenhousegases),methane甲烷

,watervapor水蒸汽,nitrousoxide一氧化二氮

,andozone臭氧.Maincauses:excessivecarbondioxideemissions;PlantdamageGlobalwarming:第9页/共100页Whereismyhome?Sideeffects:第10页/共100页Theearth‘spoles(极点)facesnowmelt→risingsealevels,anddrownedislands咦！这冰怎么就慢慢融化了呢？看来此地不宜久留呀！第11页/共100页watershortages第12页/共100页Questions：Whatshouldwedowithglobalwarming?

What’syourattitudetowardsenvironment?AndAlGore’s?第13页/共100页Textualanalysis第14页/共100页capableofprocessingafifty-toncatchonagoodday:havingtheabilityofcleaningandpreparingformarketingorcanningfifty-tonsoffishonaproductiveday.

catch:theamountofsomethingcaught，theamountoffishcaughte.g.Theboatbroughtbackabigcatchoffish.第15页/共100页WewereanchoredinwhatusedtobethemostproductivefishingsiteinallofcentralAsia,butasIlookedoutoverthebow,theprospectsofagoodcatchlookedbleak.anchorn.

apieceofheavymetalthatisloweredtothebottomofthesea,lake,

etc.topreventashiporboatmoving

第16页/共100页Languagepoints–para.1v.

1)tolower

theanchoronashiporboattoholditinoneplaceWeanchoredoffthecoastofSpain.我们在西班牙沿海抛锚停泊。2)to

fastensomethingfirmlysothatitcannotmove把…系住；使稳住；使固定

Theshelvesshouldbesecurelyanchoredtothewall.3)anchormanamanwhoisthemainnewsreaderonatelevisionorradionewsprogramme新闻节目主播

第17页/共100页butasIlookedoutoverthebow,theprospectsofagoodcatchlookedbleak:ButasIlookedoutoverthebow,Icouldseetherewasnochanceforcatchinganyfish.

Thisisobviouslyanunderstatementbecausewithsandallaroundtherewasnochanceofcatchingfish,tosaynothingofcatchingalotoffish.第18页/共100页Languagepoints–para.1lookout:

1.当心

2.朝…外看

3.Helookedoutsomedetectivestorybooksforhisfriend.他为朋友挑选了几本侦探小说。4.Mywindowlooksoutintoastreet.我的窗户面对着一条街。lookover:toexaminesomethingquickly,withoutpayingmuchattentiontodetailDoyouhaveafewminutestolookthesesamplesover?

第19页/共100页Languagepoints–para.1prospect:→prospectofdoingsth.Eg:Iseenoprospectofthingsimprovinghere.→beexcited/alarmed/concernedetc.

attheprospect(ofsth)Eg:Shewasn'texactlyoverjoyedattheprospectoflookingafterherniece.bleak:nothopeful;bareorempty;cold.第20页/共100页bleak:

a)Ifasituationisbleak,itisbad,andseemsunlikelytoimprove.

e.g.Hisfuturelookedbleak.

thebleaknessofthepostwaryears

b)Ifaplaceisbleak,itlookscold,bare,andunattractive

e.g.thebleakcoastlinec)Whentheweatherisbleak,itiscold,dull,andunpleasant

e.g.thebleakwintersd)Ifsomeonelooksorsoundsbleak,theyseemdepressed,hopeless,orunfriendly

e.g.hisbleakfeatures第21页/共100页Understatement：

theoppositeofhyperboleoroverstatement;representingsth.asmuchlessinmagnitudeorimportancethanitreallyis.Eg:Moneyiskindoftight,butIcanmanage."Ihavetohavethisoperation.Itisn'tveryserious.Ihavethistinylittletumoronthebrain."Myroomisn'tverymessybesidesthatthereareabouttwentybooksscatteredaroundtheroomwithtenorsopantsorshirtshangingaroundmybedarea.

第22页/共100页Languagepoints–para.1lapv.(ofwaves)tohitsomethinggently,producingquietsoundsThewavesgentlylappedtheshore.→lapsthup1)toenjoyoracceptsomethingwithoutworryingaboutwhetheritisgood,trueetc.

欣然接受She'slappingupalltheattentionshe'sgetting.2)舔食；Thecatbegantolapupthemilk.→inthelapofluxury

在优裕的环境中；穷奢极侈

Eg:Shewasn'tusedtolivinginthelapofluxury.

第23页/共100页Languagepoints–para.1…,scatteredinthedunesthatstretchedallthewaytothehorizon.scatter

vt.

/vi1)tothrowordropthingsindifferentdirectionssothattheycoveranareaofgroundTheyscatteredhisashesatsea.2)tomoveortomakepeopleoranimalsmoveveryquicklyindifferentdirectionsThesoundofgunfiremadethecrowdscatterinalldirections.

第24页/共100页Languagepoints–para.1stretch:1)tospreadoveralargeareaordistanceTherefugeecampsstretchasfarastheeyecansee.2)togoasfarasorbeyondtheusuallimitofsomethingManyfamilies'budgetsarealreadystretchedtobreakingpoint.Wedon'tnormallyallowinpeopleunder18,butIsupposewecouldstretchtherulesforyouasit'syourbirthdaytomorrow.

第25页/共100页TheAralSea第26页/共100页America’sGreatLakes

*thegroupoffivefreshwaterlakes,centralNorthAmerica,betweentheUnitedStatesandCanada,largestbodyoffreshwaterintheworld第27页/共100页Nowitisdisappearingbecausethewaterthatusedtofeedithasbeendivertedinanill-consideredirrigationschemetogrowcottoninthedessert.Theschemewasanill-conceivedonebecauseitfailedtotakeintoconsiderationtheecologicaleffect.Nowitisbecomingsmallerandsmallerbecausethewaterthatusedtoflowintotheseahasbeenturnedawaytoirrigatethelandcreatedinthedeserttogrowcotton.

第28页/共100页Languagepoints–para.1dockn&v.1)Ifashipdocks,itarrivesatadockandifsomeonedocksaship,theybringitintoadockEg:HundredsofpeopleturneduptoseetheshipdockatSouthampton.2)totakeawaypartofsomething,especiallymoneyEg:They'vedocked15%offmypayforthisweek.

第29页/共100页第30页/共100页Para2thesunglaringatmidnightthroughaholeinthesky:midnightsun:phenomenonoccurringonlyinthepolarregions

aholeinthesky:ozonedepletion臭氧层空洞thesunshiningatmidnightthroughtheozonedepletion

第31页/共100页aboutthetunnelhewasdiggingthroughtime……abouttheicecoresamplemarkedbyannuallayers,whichcanshowthedifferentdegreesofpollutionfromyeartoyear.Thedeeperhedrilled,thefartherthesampleintime;inotherwords,thesurfaceoftheglacierisanindicationofrecenttimewhilethedeeperpartoftheglaciertellsofsituationofamuchmoreremoteperiod.第32页/共100页Languagepoints–para.2Slippinghisparkabacktorevealabadlyburnedfacethatwascrackedandpeeling,…cracked

adj.1)damagedwithlinesinitssurfacebutnotcompletelybroken;Themirrorwascrackedanddirty.2)

(ofsb'svoice)soundingroughwithsuddenchangesinhowloudorhighitis,becausethepersonisupset;'I'mjustfine,'shesaidinacrackedvoice.第33页/共100页Languagepoints–para.2Hemovedhisfingerbackintimetotheiceoftwodecadesago.Paraphrase:Followingthelayersoficeinthecoresample,hisfingercametotheplacewherethelayeroficewasformed20yearsago.第34页/共100页Languagepoints–para.3pickupspeed/steam:togofasterThetrainwasgraduallypickingupspeed.

第35页/共100页Para3

Industrymeantcoal,andlateroil,…andslowlywarmtheearth.

Paraphrase:Thedevelopmentofindustrymeanttheuseoflargeamountsofcoalandlaterpetroleumasfuelstogeneratepower.Whencoalandoilareburned,theyemitcarbondioxide(CO2)intheairwhichkeepsmoreheatneartheearth.WhenthelevelofCO2emissionsintheairbecomeshigh,heatwillfinditdifficulttogetthroughittogointohigheraltitudes.Thusthetemperatureoftheearthgetswarmer.第36页/共100页upwind:adv.&hedirectionfromwhichthewindisblowingorusuallyblows逆风地；顶风地；

tochartthecourse:

toshowtheonwardmovementonanoutlinemap

inexorable:thatcannotbechanged;unalterable

第37页/共100页Languagepoints–para.3…,pushingtheendofasteeplinestillhigheronthegraph.Translation:把图表上一条斜度很大的上升的线再上推进第38页/共100页Languagepoints–para.4hover

v.1)tostayclosetosth,ortostayinanuncertainstateTemperatureshoveredaroundfreezing.→hoveraround/between2)tostayinoneplaceintheair,usuallybymovingthewingsquicklyIheardthenoiseofahelicopterhoveringoverhead.→hoverover/above

第39页/共100页emerge:appear

submerge:gobelowthesurfaceofwater;subconscious下意识的；潜意识的subculture亚文化；次文化

subclass亚纲，子集；子类

submarine水下的，海底的；潜艇

第40页/共100页Icecap第41页/共100页19792003第42页/共100页ridge第43页/共100页Para5Consideringsuchscenariosisnotapurelyspeculativeexercise.scenario：thewayinwhichasituationmaydevelop；speculative:thinking;pondering;guessingnotbasedonfactorinvestigation;Paraphrase:

Thinkingabouthowaseriesofeventsmighthappenasaconsequenceofthethinningofthepolarcapisnotjustakindofpracticeinconjecture(speculation):ithasgotpracticalvalue.第44页/共100页Languagepoints–para.5astill

controversialclaimcontroversial

adj.causingalotofdisagreement,becausemanypeoplehavestrongopinionsaboutthesubjectbeingdiscussed→controversialist争论者，好争论者

Paraphrase:astatementwhichsomescientistsstilldonotcompletelyaccept

第45页/共100页Languagepoints–para.6…wherebillowingcloudsofsmokeregularlyblackentheskyabovetheimmensebutnowthreatened

Amazonrainforest.billow:1)ifsmoke,cloud,etc.billows,itrisesandmovesinalargemassAgreatcloudofsmokebillowedoutofthechimney.2)(ofasail,skirt,etc.)tofillwithairandswelloutHerlongskirtbillowedinthebreeze.

第46页/共100页Languagepoints–para.6blacken:tobecomeblack,ormakesomethingblackThethunderbecamelouderandtheskyblackened.→blackensb'sname/character/reputationtosayunpleasantthingsaboutsomeoneinordertomakeotherpeoplehaveabadopinionofthemHeaccusedthenewspaperoftryingtoblackenhisname.

第47页/共100页Amazonrainforest.

TheBrazilianAmazoncontainsaboutathirdoftheEarth'sremainingtropicalforestandaveryhighportionofitsbiologicaldiversity.

第48页/共100页Acrebyacre,therainforestisbeingburnedtocreatefastpastureforfast-foodbeef.fastpastureforfast-foodbeef:alliterationParaphrase：Bitbybittreesintherainforestareburntandthelandisclearedandturnedintopasturewherecattlecanberaisedquicklyandslaughteredandthebeefcanbeusedinhamburgers.

第49页/共100页Languagepoints–para.6…,withmorethanoneTennessee’sworthofrainforestsbeingslashedandburnedeachyear.worth:equalinareaorsize

slash:cutwithasweepingstroke；

（toreducecostsorjobsbyalargeamount.Eg：Everyoneagreesthatsubsidieshavetobeslashed.所有人都同意必须大幅度削减补贴。）Paraphrase:TheareaofrainforestburnedinoneyearisbiggerthanthestateofTennessee第50页/共100页Languagepoints–para.6…,therearemoredifferentspeciesofbirdsineachsquaremileoftheAmazonthanexistinallofNorthAmerica–whichmeanswearesilencingthousandsofsongswehaveneverevenheard.Paraphrase：Sincemilesofforestarebeingdestroyedandthehabitatfortheserarebirdsnolongerexists,thousandsofbirdswhichwehavenotevenhadachancetoseewillbecomeextinct.Translation:第51页/共100页亚马逊雨林中每平方英里的林区栖息的禽鸟种类多于整个北美洲现存的禽鸟种类——这就意味着我们正在使成千上万种我们从来没有听到过的飞禽的歌声永远消失。第52页/共100页Languagepoints–para.7assaultn.1)aviolentattackbyviolence;Theylaunchedanassaultonthecapitalyesterday.2)astrongcriticism.v.

toattacksomeoneviolentlyHehasbeenchargedwithassaultingapoliceofficer.

第53页/共100页Languagepoints–para.7Imagethatsignalthedistressofourglobalenvironmentarenowcommonlyseenalmostanywhere.distress:

astateofextremesorrow,suffering,painorinextremedanger;Paraphrase:Typicalexamplesshowingthedangerousenvironmentalsituationintheworldcanbefoundalmosteverywhere.第54页/共100页Languagepoints–para.7blotoutphr.v.1)tocoverorhidesomethingcompletelyThickwhitesmokeblottedoutthesun.2)

ifyoublotoutanunpleasantmemory,athoughtetc,youdeliberatelytrytoforgetitShesaidshetookdrugstoblotoutherproblems.

第55页/共100页Languagepoints–para.7…,whereitcondensesatmuchhigheraltitudestoformmorecloudsthatthesun’sraysstillstrikelongaftersunsethasbroughtthebeginningofnighttothesurfacefarbeneaththem.condense

v.1)toreducesomething,suchasaspeechorpieceofwriting,inlengthIcondensedtenpagesofcommentsinto/totwo.

2)tochangefromagasintoaliquidSteamcondensesintowaterwhenitcools.第56页/共100页Languagepoints–para.7beneath

prep.1)inortoalowerpositionthansb/sthTheyfoundthebodyburiedbeneathapileofleaves.2)notgoodenoughornotsuitableforsbManyfindthemselveshavingtotakejobsfarbeneaththem.很多人觉得自己在工作上被迫大材小用。第57页/共100页Languagepoints–para.7Translation:(虽说过去天空中偶尔也出现过夜光云团，)但大气层中所含的那些过量的甲烷会将更多的水蒸气带到高层大气中；水蒸气在更高处凝结，会形成更厚的云层，夜幕降临以后很久，这些位于高空的云层还在受着太阳光的照射。Theimplication：Thenightcomesearlierthantheupperpart.Thebalancebetweendayandnightisbroken.第58页/共100页Para8Whatshouldwefeeltowardtheseghostsintheskysky?Simplewonderorthemixofemotionswefeelatthezoo?

themixofemotionswefeelatthezoo:excitementandguiltwhenwefeelsorryforthembecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoffreedom.Paraphrase:Whatshouldourattitudebetowardthesenoctilucentclouds?Shoulditonlybeafeelingofsurpriseandadmirationoracombinationofdifferentfeelingsofexcitementandguiltweexperienceinthezoo?

第59页/共100页Languagepoints–para.8…,justasmenteartusksfromelephants’headsinsuchquantityastothreatenthebeastwithextinction.tear

v.1)topullorbepulledapart,ortopullpiecesoff;ItoremyskirtonthechairasIstoodup.2)

toinjureamuscle,etc.bystretchingittoomuch;Shehadtornamuscleinherleg.

→teardown拆毁;拆除

→tearaway逼…离开;迫使…停止

Hewasenjoyingthefunandcouldn'ttearhimselfaway.

第60页/共100页Languagepoints–para.8Paraphrase:Menarekillingsuchlargenumberofelephantsfortheirtusksthatthespeciesisonthebrinkofextinction.第61页/共100页Languagepoints–para.9…whetherit’sthenewfrequencyofdayswhenthetemperatureexceeds100degrees,thenewspeedwithwhichthesunburnsourskin,orthenewconstancyofpublicdebateoverwhattodowithgrowingmountainsofwaste.exceed:tobegreaterormorethan….Thesuccessofourcampaignhasexceededourwildestexpectations.

超出，超越（限制、规定等）第62页/共100页Languagepoints–para.9constancy

n.1)thequalityofstayingthesameandnotchangingTheconstancyofthespeedoflightseems,atfirstthought,unremarkable.2)thequalityofbeingfaithfulNeverdoubttheconstancyofmyloveforyou.

第63页/共100页Languagepoints–para.9Translation:

或是气温超过一百度的高温天气出现频率的增加，或是太阳灼伤人的皮肤的速度的加快，或是公众对越积越多的废物该如何处理这一问题进行讨论的热情的高涨。

第64页/共100页Languagepoints–para.9Andwhydootherimages,thoughsometimesequallydramatic,produceinsteadakindofparalysis,focusingourattentionnotonwaystorespondbutratheronsomeconvenient,lesspainfuldistraction?Paraphrase:Andwhydoothersymbols,thoughsometimesnolessstriking,onlycauseakindoflossandinactivityandweconcentrateourattentionnotonthewaystodealwiththembutinstead,onsomeothersubstituteswhichareeasytogetandlesspainful?第65页/共100页Languagepoints–para.9Translation:为什么另外一些现象，虽然有时也同样严重，却让人们无动于衷，人们的注意力不是集中在寻求积极有效的对策而是某种方便省事的规避策略呢?e.g:gasesfromcars(distraction:peoplestillwantcars,andhaveaneasyandlesspainfulwaytodealwiththisissue.)第66页/共100页Para11

bereservedfor:Ifsomethingisreservedforaparticularpersonorpurpose,itiskeptspeciallyforthatpersonorpurpose.

Eg:Hegavemealookofthesortusuallyreservedfornaughtyschoolchildren.第67页/共100页Para12Acidrain（酸雨）rainwithahighconcentrationofacidsproducedbysulfurdioxide(二氧化硫)nitrogenoxide(氧化氮),etc.emittedduringthecombustion（氧化）offossilfuels;ithasadestructiveeffectonplantandaquatic(水中的)life,buildings,etc.

第68页/共100页Languagepoints–para.12Problemslikeacidrain,thecontaminationofundergroundaquifers,andlargeoilspillsarefundamentallyregional.contaminate

v.tospoilthepurityofsomethingormakeitpoisonousMuchofthecoasthasbeencontaminatedbynuclearwaste.→contaminationn.[U]

第69页/共100页Languagepoints–para.12aquifer

n.alayerofrockorsoilthatcanabsorbandholdwater含水土层spill

n.anamountofsomethingwhichhascomeoutofacontainerIwipedupthecoffeespillsonthetable.→spillinto/onto

phrviflightspillsontoorintosomething,itshinesthroughawindow,door,holeetcontosomethingelseThemorninglightspilledintotheroom.

第70页/共100页oilspill第71页/共100页Languagepoints–para.12…andthesurvivalofcivilizationisnotatstake.atstake:thatcanbewonorlostdependingonthesuccessofaparticularaction.在紧要关头Eg:TheChinesenationhasreachedapointwhereitsveryexistenceisatstake.中华民族到了这生死存亡的关头。→stakesthonsb/sth拿...打赌/冒险Kevinisstakinghisreputationonthesuccessoftheproject.

第72页/共100页Languagepoints–para.14…,posingaworldwidethreattotheearth’sabilitytoregulatetheamountofheatfromthesunretainedintheatmosphere.pose

v.1)tocausesomething,especiallyaproblemordifficultyNuclearweaponsposeathreattoeveryone.→posesthto/forsb/sthRisingunemploymentisposingseriousproblemsfortheadministration.

2)

pose

aquestion

：toaskaquestion

第73页/共100页Languagepoints–para.14retain

v.1)tokeepsomethingorcontinuetohavesomethingHemanagedtoretainhisdignitythroughouttheperformance.2)tostoreorkeepsomethinginsidesomethingelseAlotofinformationcanberetainedinyourcomputer.

第74页/共100页Thisincreaseinheatseriouslythreatenstheglobalclimateequilibriumthatdeterminesthepatternofwinds,rainfall,surfacetemperatures,oceancurrentsandsealevel.Paraphrase:Theglobalclimatebalancedeterminesthepatternofwindsrainfall,surfacetemperatures,oceancurrentsandsealevel.Oncethisstateofbalanceisupset,winds,rainfall,oceancurrentswillbecomeabnormal;surfacetemperaturesandsealevelwillrise.第75页/共100页Languagepoints–para.15Butthesechanges,whilesometimesappearingtobepervasive,have,untilrecently,beenrelativelytrivialfactorsintheglobalecologicalsystem.Paraphrase:Althoughsometimesthesechangesseemtobetakingplaceeverywhereintheworld,theyhave,untilrecently,beenrelativelyinsignificantintheirinfluenceontheecologicalsystemoftheworld.第76页/共100页Butitispreciselythatassumptionwhichmustnowbediscardedsothatwecanthinkstrategicallyaboutournewrelationshiptotheenvironment.Paraphrase:Whatweshouldgetridofisexactlythatkindofviewwhichhasbeentakenforgranted.Onlywhenwehavedroppedsuchaviewcanwethinkinalong-term,overallwayaboutourrelationshiptotheenvironment.Para15第77页/共100页Para16Sofar,however,weseemobliviousofthefragilityoftheearth’snaturalsystems.Paraphrase:Uptillnow,weseemtobeunawareofthefactthattheearth’snaturalsystemsarevulnerableandcaneasilybedamaged.第78页/共100页Para17thatdefinethephysicalrealityofourrelationshiptotheearth:thatdeterminetheactualstateofourrelationshipwithnature.第79页/共100页Languagepoints–para.17…,withtheadditionofoneChina’sworthofpeopleeverytenyears,…worth:equalinsizeornumber

e.g.Thestormdidthousandsofpounds’worthofdamage(=diddamageworththousandsofpounds).Paraphrase:EverytenyearsthenewlyaddedpopulationwillequalthepopulationofChina第80页/共100页Para18

JuliusCaesar:(102?B.C.-44B.C.),RomanstatesmanandgeneralChristopherColumbus:(1451-1506),discovererofAmerica,bornGenoa,Italy

ThomasJefferson:[1743-1826)thirdPresidentoftheU.S.(1801-9),authoroftheDeclarationofIndependence.第81页/共100页Para19

…inthecourseofonehumanlife—mine:duringthelifespanofanindividual–mylifetime

…itisalreadymorethanhalfwaythere:theworldpopulationisalreadymorethanhalfofthatfigure.第82页/共100页Languagepoints–para.19Now,inthecourseofonehumanlifetime–mine–theworldpopulationwillincreasefrom2tomorethan9billion,anditisalreadymorethanhalfwaythere.Translation:而如今，在一个人——我——的一生的时间里，世界人口便能从二十亿增长到九十亿。目前，这个增长过程业已完成一大半。第83页/共100页Para20…makingtheconsequenceofunrestrainedexploitationeverybitasunthinkableastheconsequencesofunrestrainednuclearwar:

Paraphrase:…thisincreasedabilityhasmadetheresultsofunlimiteduseofglobalresourcesaltogetherasterribleastheresultsoffull-scalenuclearwar第84页/共100页Whilenosinglediscovery…unrestrainednuclearwar.Translation:虽然没有哪一单项的科学发现能够像核武器改变人类与战争的关系那样改变人类与地球的关系，但这些科学发现若结合在一起，却是千真万确地从根本上改变人类开发地球以求生存的积累能力，使得无控制地开发利用地球的后果与无控制的核战争的后果一样不堪设想。第85页/共100页Languagepoints–para.21Theyaresymptomsofanunderlyingproblembroaderinscopeandmoreseriousthananywehaveeverfaced.Paraphrase:Theyaresignsandindicationsshowingthatthereexistsamuchgreaterandmoreseriousproblemwhichwehaveneverencountered.第86页/共100页Languagepoints–para.22…tosee

ourselvesaspartofacomplexsystemthatdoesnotoperateaccordingtothesamesimplerulesofcauseandeffectweareusedto.seesb/sthassthIseethejobasachallenge.Paraphrase:toregardourselvesaspartofacomplicatedsystemwhichdoesnotfunctionaccordingtotheruleofcause-effectwearefamiliarwith

第87页/共100页Languagepoints–para.22Theproblemisnotoureffectontheenvironmentsomuchasourrelationshipwiththeenvironment.notsomuch...as...与其说是…不如说是…

usedtosaythatonedescriptionofsomeoneorsomethingislesssuitableorcorrectthananotherShewasnotsomuchnervousasimpatientforthejourneytobeover.

第88页/共100页Languagepoints–para.22Paraphrase:Whatisinvolvedisamatterofhumanrelationswithnature,ratherthanhowmankindwillaffectnature.第89页/共100页Languagepoints–para.22Asaresult,anysolutiontotheproblemwillrequireacarefulassessmentofthatrelationshipaswellasthecomplexinterrelationshipamongfactorswithincivilizationandbetweenthemandthemajornaturalcomponentsoftheearth’secologicalsystem.assessment:opinionorjudgement第90页/共100页Languagepoints–para.22Paraphrase:Asaresult,ifwewanttosolvetheproblem,wewillhavetocarefullyweighanddeterminehowimportantthatrelationshipisandhowimportantisthecomplicatedinterconnectionamongfactorsinsidehumansocietyandbetw