Unit 9 A Planet in Jeopardy

1、Unit 9 A Planet in Jeopardy20、If the struggle for a sustainable society is to succeed, we must have some vision of what we are aiming for. If not fossil fuels to power society,then what? If forests are no longer to be cleared to grow food,then how is a larger population to be fed? If a throwaway cul

2、ture leads inevitable to pollution and resource depletion, how can we satisfy our material needs? In sum, if the present path is so obviously unsound,what vision of the future can we use to guide our actions toward a global community that can endure?创建一个可持续发展社会的一切努力一定胜利的话，我们就必须对我们的目标有所设想。如果没有化石燃料提供动

3、力的话，之后我们将会怎样。如果我们不毁林造田，我们怎么能保证日益增长的人口需要？如果一个一次性文化必然导致污染和资源枯竭，我们如何满足我们的物质需求？ 总之，如果当前的方法很明显是不健全的，什么样的未来愿景可以用来指导我们的行为去建设可持续发展社会。 21、A sustainable society is one that satisfies its needs without jeopardizing the prospect of future generations. Just as any technology of flight, no matter how primitive or

4、 advanced, must abide by the basic principles of aerodynamics, so must a lasting society satisfy basic ecological principles. At least two preconditions are undeniable:If population growth is not slowed and climate stabilized, there may not be an ecosystem on Earth we can save.可持续发展社会是一个既能够满足当代人的需求又

5、不会威胁到子孙后代利益的社会。不管是原始还是现代，就像任何飞行技术都要遵循空气动力原理一样，一个可持续发展社会也必须遵守生态规律。至少有两个前提不可否认，如果人口增长不减缓，如果气候不能稳定下来，那么我们将无法挽救地球的生态系统。22、The1990swillbetheenvironmentaldecade-whetherwewantit to be or not.Already,itisalostdecadeformanyecosystemsandpeople,butit is also a lastchancetobeginturningthingsaround.不管我们是否期望，20世纪

6、90年代将是环境的十年。它已经是许多生态系统和人们失去的10年，但也是扭转形势的最后的机会。 1、sustainable society 可持续发展的社会A sustainable society is one that satisfies its needs without jeopardizing the prospect of future generations. 可持续发展社会是一个既能够满足当代人的需求又不会威胁到子孙后代利益的社会。2、throwaway culture 一次性文化3、depletion n.消耗，用尽;耗减;Asaresult,stratosphericozon

7、edepletionwilllargelyreverseby2100.因此，平流层的臭氧消耗将在2100年大部分恢复。4、unsound adj.不健全的;不稳固的;无根据的;腐烂的; adv.不健全地;情况不佳地;虚弱地;有缺点地;Foryears,Greekfiscalpolicyhadbeenunsound.多年来，希腊的财政政策一直都不健全。5、jeopardize vt.危及，损害;使陷入险境或受伤;使遇险;Germany,meanwhile,fearslarger-scaleecbbondbuyingcouldfuelinflat-ion andjeopardizethecentr

8、albankspoliticalindependence.与此同时，德国担心欧洲央行扩大债券购买规模可能加剧通货膨胀，并危及欧洲央行的政治独立性。6、abide by 遵守;信守;忠于（某人）;接受;Willthegovernmentabidebythe1979peacetreatywithIsrael?新政府是否会遵守1979年与以色列签署的和平条约？7、aerodynamics n.空气动力学;空气动力学家; adj.空气动力（学）的;Theaerodynamicsandthedesignareabsolutelycrazy.车身对空气动力学的运用以及外观的设计绝对疯狂。8、 turn around （使）转身;（使）好转;改变意见;使变得完全不同;Tobesure,chinaseconomycouldsoonturnaround.可以肯定的是，中国的经济可能很快就会好转20 If the struggle for a sustainable s