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人教版新目标
Go for it
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册）
Unit13-Uni14
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Unit13 Section A
对话
Role-play the
conversation.
分角色表演对话。
Jason
and Susan, what are your ideas for solving these
problems?
詹森和苏珊，你们解决这些问题的建议是什么？
Well, to cut down air pollution, we
should take the bus
or subway instead
of driving.
哦，为了减少空气污染，我们应该乘公共汽车或地铁，而不是
开
车。
Yeah, or ride
a bike.
是的，或者骑自行车。
There are other advantages of bike
riding.
骑自行车有一些其他的优点。
It's good for health and it doesn't
cost anything!
它有利于健康，并且它不花钱！
Great ideas!
好主意！
What about waste pollution?
怎样解决废物污染呢？
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Mmm, I think simple
things like bringing a bag to go
shopping can help.
嗯，我认为像自带包去购物这些简单的事情能够有所帮助。
I started doing that a year ago.
一年前我就开始那样做了。
Me,
too. Also, I never take wooden chopsticks or
plastic
forks when I buy takeaway food.
我也是。而且当我买外卖食物时，我从不拿木筷或塑料叉子。
I use the ones at home.
我用家里的。
And
remember to throw rubbish in the bins and keep
public places clean and beautiful for
everyone.
并且记住把垃圾扔进垃圾箱，为大家保持公共场所的干净和美
丽。
So together, our
actions can make a difference and lead
to a better future!
因此，我们齐心协力就能改善环境，创造美好的未来！
Unit13 Section A
短文
Read the passage about sharks and
complete the fact
sheet below.
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人教版新目标
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年级全一册）
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文本及翻译
阅读关于鲨鱼的文章，完成下面的实况表。
Save the Sharks!
拯救鲨鱼！
Many have
heard of shark fin soup.
很多人听说过鱼翅汤。
This
famous and expensive dish is especially popular in
southern China.
这道著名而昂贵的菜肴在中国南方特别受欢迎。
But do you realize that you're killing
a whole shark each
time you enjoy a
bowl of shark fin soup?
但是你意识到每次你享受一碗鱼翅
汤时，
你正在杀死一整条鲨鱼
吗？
When people catch sharks, they cut off
their fins and
throw the shark back
into the ocean.
当人们捕捉鲨鱼时，他们割掉鱼鳍，然后将鲨鱼扔回到海洋。
This is not only cruel, but also
harmful to the
environment.
这不但残忍，而且对环境有害。
Without a fin, a shark can no longer
swim and slowly
dies.
没有了鱼鳍，鲨鱼再也不能游泳，并慢慢死去。
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Sharks are at the top of the
food chain in the ocean's
ecosystem.
在海洋生态系统中，鲨鱼处于食物链的顶端。
If their numbers drop too low, it will
bring danger to all
ocean life.
如果鲨鱼数量下降太低，它将给所有的海洋生物带来危险。
Many believe that sharks can never be
endangered
because they are the
strongest in their food chain.
很多人认为鲨鱼不可能濒危，因为它们是食物链中最强大的。
But in fact, around 70 million sharks
are caught and
traded in this industry
every year.
但实际上，每年大约七千万的鲨鱼被捕捉并用于交易。
The numbers of some kinds of sharks
have fallen by
over 90 percent in the
last 20 to 30 years.
在过去的
20<
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至
30
年里，有些种类的鲨鱼的数量下降
了百分之
九十多。
Environmental protection groups around
the world,
such as WildAid and the WWF,
are teaching the public
about
世界环境保护组织，
如野生救援会和世界自然基金会教育公众有
关
割鳍（获取鱼鳍而猎杀鲨鱼）
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的行为。
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They have even asked governments
to develop laws to
stop the sale of
shark fins.
他们甚至要求政府完善法律来阻止鲨鱼鳍的销售。
So far, no scientific studies have
shown that shark fins
are good for
health, so why eat them?
到目前为止，
< br>没有科学研究表明鲨鱼鳍对健康有益，
所以为什么
吃它们
呢？
Help save the sharks!
帮助我们拯救鲨鱼吧！
Unit13 Section B
短文
Read the passage and complete the chart
below.
阅读文章，完成下面的表格。
Rethink, Reuse, Recycle!
反思，再利用，再循环！
Do
you often throw away things you don't need
anymore?
你经常扔掉不再需要的东西吗？
Have you ever thought about how these
things can
actually be put to good use?
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你曾经考虑过怎样将这些东西好好利用吗？
Nothing is a waste if you have a
creative mind.
如果你有创新思维，没有东西是废物。
You have probably never heard of Amy
Hayes, but she
is a most unusual woman.
你可能从未听说过埃米·海斯，但她是一个很不寻常的女人。
She lives in a house in the UK that she
built herself out
of rubbish.
她住在英国，房子是她自己用废弃物建造而成的。
The windows and doors come from old
buildings around
her town that were
pulled down.
门窗来自她城镇附近被摧毁的老建筑。
The top of the house is an old boat
turned upside down.
房顶是一条被转过来的旧船。
And
the gate in front of her house is made of rocks
and
old glass bottles.
房前的大门是由石头和旧玻璃瓶做成的。
Amy recently won a prize from the Help
Save Our Planet
Society.
最近埃
米获得了由
帮助拯救我们的星球协会
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/p>
颁发的奖项。
The
president said,
协会主席说：
埃米鼓舞了我们大家。
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年级全一册）
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Amy isn't the only one who is
good at recycling.
埃米并不是唯一擅长循环利用的人。
Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old
clothes that
people don't wear anymore
to make bags.
来自香港的杰西卡·王用人们不再穿的旧衣服做包。
She has been doing this for a few years
now.
现在她做这件事已经很多年了。
She opened a small shop where she sells
her bags, and
she has also set up a
website to sell them online.
她开了一家卖包的小店
，
她还建立了一个网站，
在网上卖她的包。
She especially likes to use old
jeans to make handbags.
她尤其喜欢用旧牛仔制作手提包。
Her bags are cute and useful.
她的包可爱又实用。
clothes,
我计划写一本书，关于旧衣服利用的
新方法，
她说，
我希望人们能够读我的书并喜欢它！
Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four
years ago.
四年前王涛在上海开办了一家小公司。
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年级全一册）
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He is known for using iron and
other materials from old
cars to make
beautiful art pieces.
他因使用铁和其他旧车材料来制作美丽的艺术作品而出名。
Some are large pieces that look like
animals or humans,
and some are smaller
pieces you can put at home.
一些是看起来像动物或人
的巨大作品，
一些是可以放在家里的小
作品。
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The more popular works can even be
seen in art shops
around the city.
在全城的艺术品商店里甚至能看到更受欢迎的作品。
Wang Tao hopes to set up a
show people the importance of
environmental
protection.
王涛
希望成立一个
金属艺术
主题公园，
向人们展示环境保护的
重要性。
Not only can the art bring
happiness to others,
艺术不仅能给别人带来快乐，
but
it also shows that even cold, hard iron can be
brought back to life with a little
creativity.
而且它也表明，
只需要用稍许创意甚
至能使冰冷、
坚硬的铁产生
活力。
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