大学英语综合教程1-UNIT-5

What’stheWorldto

DoaboutWater?

MichaelE.Webber

BythesixthgroupIn2007,whenmydaughterwassevenyearsold,wewouldbrushourteethtogethereverynightaspartofourdailyritual（惯例）.Toconserve（节约使用）

water,wewouldturnoffthefaucetafterwettingourbrushesandturnitbackononlytorinse.Onenight,Ididn‘tturnoffthewaterfastenoughtoherliking.Sheturnedoffthefaucet,madeanangryfaceatme,andgrowled（嘟哝)

,“Turnoffthewater,Daddy.Thescientistsneedtime.”Paragraph11.aspartof:作为……部分

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toone’sliking:中意，称心Thecandytasteenoughtoherliking.Mybrotherturnedonthelight,madeancomicalfaceatme,andshouted,”surprise!”Sheturnedoffthefaucet,madeanangryfaceatme,andgrowled.Vividwords她关上龙头，对我做了个生气的鬼脸，嘟哝着说。Thatstatementstillringsinmyearstoday,notonlybecauseofherprecociousness(早熟）butalsobecauseshewasexactlyright.Weneedtoconserveourresourcestobuyourselvestimesoscientistscanfindnewsolutionstoourproblems.Andthisisespeciallytrueforwater.Paragraph2Vivid

wordsThewordswhatmymothersaidstillringsinmyearstoday.Thatstatementstillringsinmyearstoday.这句话至今言犹在耳。buytime争取时间Moneycan’tbuytime.千金难买寸光阴Butatbest,theplanwillbuysometimetoseekarealsolutiontothecrisis.不过，此方案充其量只是为危机寻找一个真正的解决之道争取时间。Waterisontrack(步入……轨道；有望）

tobethemostimportantandmostcontentiousresourceofthe21stcentury.Itcouldreplaceoilasthestrategicresourcethattriggersgeopoliticalconflicts.Butwiththerightsolutions,itcouldalsobetheonethatbringsusalltogether.Paragraph3

In2003,thelateNobelLaureateRichardSmalleygavealectureatRiceUniversity‘sEnergy&NanotechnologyConferencehighlightinghumanity’stop10problemsforthenext50years.Hislist,indescendingorderofimportance,was:energy,water,food,environment,poverty,terrorismandwar,disease,education,democracy,andpopulation.Paragraph4Grammar现在分词作伴随状语In2003,thelateNobelLaureateRichardSmalleygavealectureatRiceUniversity‘sEnergy&NanotechnologyConferencehighlightinghumanity’stop10problemsforthenext50years.着重谈了人类未来五十年内的十大问题Walkingslowlyacrossthegrass,hepointedthegunatthelionandfired.他慢慢地走过草地,把枪对准狮子就射击了.Allnightlonghelayawake,thinkingoftheproblem.他整夜躺在床上睡不着,思考着那个问题.

Thereasonenergyandwatersitatthetop,aheadoffoodandpoverty,isthataddressingthemmakessubsequentproblemseasiertodealwith.Developingabundantsourcesofclean,reliable,affordableenergyenablesanabundanceofcleanwater.Anabundanceofcleanwaterenablesfoodproductionandprotectstheenvironment.Andsoforth.Paragraph5

Inmanyways,the1900swasthecenturyofenergyconflict.Now,thedawnofanewenergyeraisjustaroundthecorner—withthepricesofsolarpowergoingdown,anddistributedgenerationandenergyefficiencyonthepointoftakingoff—andwecanforeseeatimethiscenturywhenwaterreplacesenergyasthenextgreatchallengeforhumanity.Gettingwaterrightcouldclearthepathtoafullyliberated,healthy,andpeacefulcivilization.Paragraph6Vividwordsaroundthecorner即将来临Now,thedawnofanewenergyeraisjustaroundthecorner.现在，新能源时代的黎明即将到来。The

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corner.期终考试即将到来。Gettingwaterright：SolvingthewaterproblemMainfestivalWorldWaterDayisdeterminedbytheendofthetwentiethcenturythehumanandaholiday.Tosatisfypeopledailylife,commercialandagriculturalwaterresourceneeds,theUnitedNationshaslongbeencommittingitselftosolvewatercausedbyrisingdemandfortheglobalwatercrisis.Butwateriscomplicated.First,there‘snoalternative.Therearealternativestocoalandpetroleum,butwatercannotbereplaced.Second,waterisintertwined(缠绕；纠缠；编结)witheveryothersectorofsociety.Energyproductionrequireswaterforcoolingpowerplantsandfracturingshale.Agricultureneedswaterforirrigation.Industryandcitiesusetrillionsofgallonsofwaterforallsortsofpurposes.Third,waterdemandsaregrowingatthesametimesuppliesarefluctuating.Climatechangeisexpectedtointensifydroughtsandfloodswhileshiftingwherewaterwillbeandwhen.Thatmeanshumanitywillbeconfrontedwithdecisionsaboutwhethertomovepeopletowaterorwatertopeople.Paragraph7FantasticExpressionThird,waterdemandsaregrowingatthesametimesu