北师大版九年级全一册英语Unit 9 Save the Planet课文音频

Unit 9 Save the Planet 翻译：第九单元 拯救地球

Talk about recycling and saving energy. 翻译：谈论回收利用和节约能源。

Read about tree planting in China. 翻译：阅读有关中国的植树的文章。

Listen to a dialogue about river pollution. 翻译：听一段有关河流污染的对话。

Write about helping save the planet. 翻译：记述帮助拯救地球的事。

Learn how to interview someone. 翻译：学会如何采访某人。

Getting Ready 翻译：课前准备

Look at the Key Words. What do you know about pollution? 翻译：看一看关键词。关于污染，你知道些什么？

Key Words: Pollution 翻译：关键词：污染

air, energy, factory, nature, plant trees, pollute, recycle, reuse, rubbish, soil, take action, water 翻译：空气，能源，工厂，自然，植树，污染，回收利用，再使用，垃圾，土壤，采取行动，水

Example 翻译：例子

The air, water and land are polluted. We must take action to protect the planet. 翻译：空气、水和土地都受到了污染。我们必须采取行动保护地球。

Look at the photos and answer these questions. 翻译：看照片，回答这些问题。

What can you see in Photos A and B? What problems do these things cause? 翻译：在照片A和B中你能看见什么？这些东西会引起什么问题？

What are the men doing in Photo C? 翻译：照片C中的那些男人正在做什么？

What is happening in Photo D? 翻译：照片D中发生了什么事？

Lesson 25 Going Green 翻译：第二十五课 走向绿色环保

Warm-up 翻译：课前热身活动

Look at the photos. Do you think the boy lives in a town or in the country? Why? 翻译：看看这些照片。你认为这个男孩是住在镇上还是住在乡下？为什么？

Example 翻译：例子

I think the boy lives in the country, because he is standing in a field and holding two hens. 翻译：我认为这个男孩住在乡下，因为他正站在田里，而且手里抱着两只母鸡。

Reading 翻译：阅读

Look at the photos and skim the text. Who wrote this article? What is it about? 翻译：看看这些照片，然后浏览课文。这篇文章是谁写的？它讲述的是什么？

We hear a lot about how we should change our lives to help save our planet. Jim Barnes, 15, from Oxford, talks about what his family does every day to save the planet. 翻译：我们听到很多关于我们应该如何改变生活来帮助拯救我们地球的事。牛津大学的吉姆·巴尔内斯，15岁，谈到他家每天都做些什么来拯救地球。

A common UK family produces more than one ton of rubbish a year. Some of this waste takes hundreds of years to decay. It also costs lots of money to keep buying new things to replace the things we throw away. 翻译：一个普通的英国家庭一年会产生一吨多垃圾。此垃圾中有一些需要数百年才会腐烂。不断地买新东西来代替我们扔掉的东西，这也要花很多钱。

So to help save the planet and save money, our family has decided to recycle everything. We collect used things, such as paper and bottles, and put them into different bins. After they are treated in the recycling place they can be used again. This will help reduce a lot of waste. We're also going to grow our own vegetables and we already keep hens. Soon, we can eat our own eggs for breakfast. 翻译：因此，为了帮助拯救地球和省钱，我们家已经决定要回收利用一切。我们会收集用过的东西，如纸和瓶子，然后把它们放进不同的垃圾箱。经过回收站的处理之后，它们可以再次被使用。这将会帮助减少许多垃圾。我们还打算自己种蔬菜，我们已经养了母鸡。很快，我们早餐就可以吃自己的鸡蛋了。

In a year, a family like ours uses about 4,800 kWh for watching television, taking showers, using the dishwasher and the washing machine, and more. This is a lot. To produce this much energy, a lot of pollution is created. This pollution can cause health problems and global warming. 翻译：像我们这样的一个家庭一年内大约要用4800度电，主要用于看电视、洗澡、用洗碗机和洗衣机，等等。这很多。要生产这么多的能源，会造成大量的污染。这种污染可能会引起健康问题和全球变暖。

Because of all this, we decided to do something to save electricity. We watch less TV and use low energy light bulbs now. We stopped using the dishwasher. Mum also tries to save energy while cooking. 翻译：由于这一切，我们决定为节约用电做点事。现在，我们看的电视少了，还使用了低能量灯泡。我们停止使用洗碗机了。妈妈在做饭时也尽量节约用电。

What's more, we try to use our car less to cut down on air pollution. My dad organises a car pool with our neighbours and they take turns driving to work. And I ride my bicycle to school. How cool is that?! 翻译：另外，我们还尽量少用车，以减少空气污染。我爸爸和邻居一起拼车，他们轮流开车上班。我骑自行车上学。这有多酷啊？！

Unit 9 Save the Planet 翻译：第九单元 拯救地球

Read the Reading Help. Then read the text and find the problems and solutions Jim mentioned. 翻译：读阅读辅导。然后读课文，找出吉姆所提到的问题与解决方法。

Reading Help: Problems and solutions 翻译：阅读辅导：问题与解决方法

Skim through the text and identify the key problems. Problems often appear before solutions. 翻译：浏览课文，发现关键问题。问题经常出现在解决方法之前。

For some problems, there may be more than one solution. 翻译：对于某些问题，可能不只有一种解决方法。

Problems 翻译：问题

Solutions 翻译：解决方法

Produce too much rubbish; 翻译：产生太多垃圾；

Spend too much money 翻译：花太多钱

recycle everything: 翻译：回收利用一切：

collect used things 翻译：收集用过的东西

grow our own vegetables and keep hens 翻译：自己种蔬菜和养母鸡

Use too much electricity 翻译：用太多电

save electricity: 翻译：节约用电：

watch less TV 翻译：少看电视

use low energy light bulbs 翻译：使用低能量灯泡

stop using the dishwasher 翻译：停止用洗碗机

save electricity while cooking 翻译：做饭时节约用电

Cut down on air pollution 翻译：减少空气污染

organise car pools to work 翻译：组织拼车上班

ride my bicycle to school 翻译：骑自行车上学

Talk about the solutions that Jim's family found to save energy. 翻译：谈一谈吉姆一家为节约能源所找出的那些解决方法。

Your Opinion Which of Jim's actions do you think can help protect the environment most? What other actions do you want to suggest? 翻译：你的观点 你认为吉姆的哪些举措最有助于保护环境？你想提出什么其他举措吗？

Vocabulary 翻译：词汇

Match the verbs with the words to make as many verb phrases as possible. 翻译：将这些动词与那些单词搭配起来，以组成尽可能多的动词短语。

save 翻译：节约

recycle 翻译：回收利用

cut down on 翻译：削减；减少

cause 翻译：引起；导致

collect 翻译：收集

reduce 翻译：减少，缩小

air pollution 翻译：空气污染

used things 翻译：用过的东西

waste 翻译：垃圾

energy 翻译：能源

electricity 翻译：电

Your Turn Work in pairs and share what you have learned from Jim's family. 翻译：轮到你了 两人一组，分享一下你从吉姆一家身上所学到的东西。

Example 翻译：例子

I learned that we could try to use less electricity by watching less TV. 翻译：我认识到我们可以通过少看电视来努力做到少用电。

Speaking 翻译：口语

Pair Work Work in pairs and do an interview: What are the main environmental problems we have? What can we do to protect our environment? 翻译：结对活动 两人一组，进行一次采访：我们存在的主要环境问题是什么？我们可以做些什么来保护环境？

Lesson 26 Our River 翻译：第二十六课 我们的河流

Warm-up 翻译：课前热身活动

What kinds of pollution are there in your neighbourhood? What or who is causing the pollution? 翻译：你的社区里存在哪些种类的污染？是什么或是谁在引起污染？

air pollution 翻译：空气污染

water pollution 翻译：水污染

land pollution 翻译：土地污染

noise pollution 翻译：噪音污染

Example 翻译：例子

There is land pollution in my community. Some people don't put their rubbish in the dust bins. 翻译：在我的社区里存在土地污染。有些人不把垃圾放在垃圾箱里面。

Listening 翻译：听力

Listen to the interview between Ellie and Jeremy. Finish Ellie's notes. 翻译：听埃莉和杰里米之间的采访。完成埃莉的笔记。

Interview Notes 翻译：采访笔记

By Ellie 翻译：艾莉 记

Topic: incident at a polluted local ______ 翻译：主题：一个被污染的本地______发生的意外

Name: Jeremy 翻译：姓名：杰里米

When: yesterday at ______ 翻译：时间：昨天______

What happened: 翻译：发生了什么：

Jeremy was ______ with his friends. 翻译：杰里米和他的朋友们在一起很______。

They didn’t ______ anything as usual. 翻译：他们没有像往常一样______。

There have been a lot of ______ fish. 翻译：那一直有很多______鱼。

A dog ______ into the water and couldn't ______. 翻译：一只狗______掉进水里，不能______。

Jeremy got hold of him and ______. 翻译：Jeremy抓住了他，并______。

Result: 翻译：结果：

The dog wasn’t well because the water was______. 翻译：这只狗不太好，因为水是______。

Unit 9 Save the Planet 翻译：第九单元 拯救地球

Listen again and answer the questions. 翻译：再听一遍录音，回答问题。

Jeremy says 'As usual!' What does he mean? 翻译：杰里米说：“像往常一样！”他是什么意思？

He usually goes fishing at around 3 pm. 翻译：他通常在下午三点左右去钓鱼。

Usually they can't catch any fish. 翻译：通常他们都钓不到任何鱼。

He usually goes fishing with his friends. 翻译：他通常和朋友们一起去钓鱼。

Why didn't the dog feel well? 翻译：这只狗为什么感觉不舒服？

Because he ate the wrong medicine. 翻译：因为他吃错药了。

Because Jeremy hurt him. 翻译：因为杰里米弄伤了他。

Because he was in dirty water. 翻译：因为他在脏水里面。

Why do you think Jeremy has got red spots on his arms? 翻译：你认为杰里米的手臂上为什么会有红斑？

How did the vet try to help the dog? 翻译：兽医是如何尽力帮助这只狗的？

Function 翻译：作用 采访

Read the Key Expressions. 翻译：读这些重点表达。

Key Expressions: Interview 翻译：重点表达：采访

Can I ask you some questions about what happened? 翻译：我能就所发生的事情问你一些问题吗？

To start with, can you tell us when you were at the river? 翻译：首先，你能告诉我们你是什么时候出现在河边的吗？

You were fishing, weren't you? 翻译：你在钓鱼，是不是？

What do you mean? 翻译：你是什么意思？

So, what happened yesterday? 翻译：那么，昨天发生了什么事？

So what did you do? 翻译：所以你干什么了？

Then how do you feel? 翻译：那你感觉怎么样？

Circle the best words. Then answer the questions. 翻译：圈出最佳单词。然后回答问题。

What were you doing at seven o'clock last night? 翻译：昨晚七点你在做什么？

Why do people like watching TV? 翻译：人们为什么喜欢看电视？

When did you have dinner last night? 翻译：昨晚你是什么时候吃晚餐的？

Where did you go last weekend? 翻译：上周末你去哪儿了？

Speaking 翻译：口语

Role-play Choose a situation below. Role-play an interview with your partner. 翻译：角色扮演 选择下面的一个情景。和你的搭档分角色进行采访。

There was a car accident when you were going home after school. 翻译：当你放学后正要回家的时候，发生了一场车祸。

A man stole an old lady's handbag when you were shopping. 翻译：当你正在购物的时候，有个男人偷了一位老太太的手提包。

Example 翻译：例子

Hi, Fred. Can I ask you some questions about the car accident? 翻译：你好，佛瑞德。我能问你一些有关这场车祸的问题吗？

Sure. 翻译：当然。

To start with, can you tell me what you were doing when the car accident happened? 翻译：首先，你能告诉我当车祸发生的时候你在做什么吗？

I was going home with my friend Lily after school. We were chatting happily. Suddenly we heard a loud noise. ... 翻译：放学后我正和我的朋友莉莉一起回家。我们正高兴地聊着天。突然，我们听到一声巨响。……

Your Turn What can you do to 'go green'? 翻译：轮到你了 你能为“走向绿色环保”做些什么？

Example 翻译：例子

I think we should put our rubbish in the right place. 翻译：我认为我们应该把垃圾放在正确的地方。

I agree. We should also learn to recycle and reuse things. 翻译：我同意。我们还应该学会回收并再利用物品。

Lesson 27 Tree Heroes 翻译：第二十七课 植树英雄

Warm-up 翻译：课前热身活动

What are trees used for? Why is it important to protect trees? 翻译：树木是用来做什么的？为什么保护树木很重要？

Reading 翻译：阅读

Read the first sentence of each paragraph. What is the main idea of the text? 翻译：阅读每段的第一个句子。本文的中心思想是什么？

Problems caused by cutting trees 翻译：由砍伐树木所引起的问题

Need to plant trees in China 翻译：中国需要植树

Work of tree heroes in China 翻译：中国植树英雄的成果

Tree planting around the world 翻译：全世界植树造林

In many parts of the world, land that was once forest has changed greatly. Some of the land has become part of cities or towns. Some forest areas have become farmland while some other places no longer have any trees because they've been cut down for other reasons. This causes problems. It affects the climate, causes animals to move or die, and can cause deserts to expand. 翻译：在世界许多地区，曾经是森林的土地已经发生了很大变化。其中有些土地已经变成了城市或城镇的一部分。有些森林地区已经变成了农田，而一些其他地方则不再有任何的树木，因为由于其他原因，它们已经被砍伐了。这就引起了问题。它影响了气候，导致动物迁移或死亡，还可能导致沙漠扩大。

China needs to plant trees because so many of its forests have been cut down in the last 50 years. Although there are still problems to solve, China's tree-planting programmes are huge. China plants more trees than the rest of the world. Who are some of the people behind these huge numbers? Let's find out. 翻译：中国需要植树，因为在最近的50年里人们已经砍伐了森林中如此多的树木。虽然仍有一些问题有待解决，但中国植树造林的项目规模是很大的。中国种植的树木比世界其他地区的都要多。在这些巨大数字背后的一些人是谁呢？让我们找出答案吧。

In Jiangxi Province, 83-year-old Zou Lianying has been planting trees on her land for almost 20 years. She knows that planting trees is good for the environment, so at the age of 64, she sold her cows and pigs and borrowed money to open a forest farm. Her family's forest farm has trees covering about 4 km² with more than 8 million trees. Her trees are worth around 12 million RMB but she won't cut down even one tree and still lives very simply. She believes the forest she is planting will be a gift to future generations. 翻译：在江西省，83岁的邹连英将近20年来一直都在她家的土地上植树。她知道植树对环境有好处，因此在64岁时，她卖了自己的奶牛和猪，并借钱开垦了一片林场。她家的林场林木覆盖约6000亩，拥有800多万棵树木。她的树木大约值1200万人民币，但是她不会砍，即使是一棵树也不行，她仍然过得非常简朴。她相信她正建造的这片树林将会是送给后代的一份礼物。

Near Beijing, Wei Guiying and a team of helpers have planted millions of trees. They have also been working at this for more than 20 years. Now, 20 km² of hills have turned green. It hasn't been easy for her. She has borrowed money to pay for seedlings and still owes a lot of money. This doesn't seem to matter to her, though, as she says proudly that she's not a millionaire but she has millions of trees. 翻译：在北京附近，韦桂英和一个帮手团队已经种植了数百万棵树木。20多年来，他们还一直在为此奋斗。现在，有三万亩小山已经变绿了。这对她来说一直都不容易。她借钱支付秧苗的费用，而且仍欠着很多钱。尽管这对她来说似乎无关紧要，正如她自豪地说道，她不是百万富翁，但是她拥有数百万棵树木。

A lot of work is still needed to prevent deserts from getting larger and to stop the climate from getting warmer, but if more of us can be like these tree heroes, it will certainly make life better for everyone. 翻译：我们还需要做大量工作，阻止沙漠扩大和气候变暖，但是如果我们中有更多的人可以像这些植树英雄一样，那生活对大家来说肯定会变得更加美好。

Unit 9 Save the Planet 翻译：第九单元 拯救地球

Read the Reading Help. Are the following sentences from the text facts or opinions? 翻译：读阅读辅导。下面这些课文中的句子是事实还是观点？

Reading Help: Facts and opinions 翻译：阅读辅导：事实与观点

Facts are true information. They often have figures, dates or places. 翻译：事实是真实的信息。它们经常都有数字、日期或地点。

Opinions are what the writer thinks. They often have opinion adjectives (e.g. boring), opinion verbs (e.g. think, believe), or modals (e.g. might, may). 翻译：观点是作者的看法。它们经常带有观点形容词（如boring），观点动词（如think，believe）或情态动词（如might，may）。

China plants more trees than the rest of the world. 翻译：中国种植的树木比世界其他地区的都要多。

In Jiangxi Province, 83-year-old Zou Lianying has been planting trees on her land for almost 20 years. 翻译：在江西省，83岁的邹连英将近20年来一直都在她家的土地上植树。

They have also been working at this for more than 20 years. 翻译：20多年来，他们还一直在为此奋斗。

It hasn't been easy for her. 翻译：这对她来说一直都不容易。

If more of us can be like these tree heroes, it will certainly make life better for everyone. 翻译：如果我们中有更多的人可以像这些植树英雄一样，那生活对大家来说肯定会变得更加美好。

What do the following numbers in the text refer to? Tell your partner about the facts related to these numbers. 翻译：下面这些课文中的数字指的是什么？给你的搭档讲一讲与这些数字相关的事实吧。

50 翻译：

83 翻译：

8,000,000 翻译：

12,000,000 翻译：

64 翻译：

20 翻译：

4 翻译：

Example 翻译：例子

Zou Lianying opened a forest farm at the age of 64. 翻译：邹连英在64岁时开垦了一片林场。

Your Opinion Do you agree that Zou Lianying and Wei Guiying are heroes? Why? 翻译：你的观点 你同意邹连英和韦桂英是英雄吗？为什么？

Vocabulary 翻译：词汇

Match two parts of the expressions. 翻译：将这些表达的两部分搭配起来。

cut down trees 翻译：砍伐树木

solve problems 翻译：解决问题

borrow money to pay for seedlings 翻译：借钱支付秧苗的费用

prevent the desert from getting bigger 翻译：阻止沙漠扩大

stop the climate from getting warmer 翻译：阻止气候变暖

Speaking 翻译：口语

Group Work Work in groups. Make a presentation about tree planting in China. Imagine that you will present it at an International meeting. 翻译：小组活动 分组活动。对中国的植树造林做一个介绍。假设你要在一次国际会议上将它呈现出来。

achievements 翻译：成就

good examples 翻译：好的例子

difficulties 翻译：困难

our beliefs 翻译：我们的信念

Example 翻译：例子

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here to tell you about tree planting in China. ... 翻译：女士们、先生们，我在这儿要给你们讲讲中国的植树造林。……

Communication Workshop 翻译：交流研习班

Reading 翻译：阅读

Read Matthew's article and answer the questions below. 翻译：阅读马修的文章，回答下列问题。

Save the Planet 翻译：拯救地球

Over the last few years, my family and I have started working towards a greener life. My mum and dad drive less and often take a bus to work. They are careful to save gas when they cook. We recycle things like paper, cans and bottles, and we give old clothes and furniture to charities. In order to save energy, we turn off the lights during the day or when they are not being used. 翻译：在最近几年中，我和我的家人已经开始努力走向更加环保的生活。我的爸妈很少开车，经常都坐公交车去上班。他们在做饭的时候会小心地节约煤气。我们会回收利用像纸、罐头和瓶子这样的东西，我们还会把旧衣服和旧家具捐给慈善机构。为了节约能源，我们在白天或者不用灯的时候，都会把灯关上。

Is all that enough? I believe there is a lot more we can do. For example, we will try to use less water by turning off the tap while we brush our teeth, and reusing the washing machine water to flush the toilet. Taking shorter showers will help too, as it will save water. Every member of our family will take part. 翻译：这一切够吗？我认为还有更多我们可以做的事。例如，当我们刷牙的时候，我们会关掉水龙头，尽量少用水，我们还会再用洗衣机里的水来冲厕所。缩短淋浴时间也会有所帮助，因为这会节约用水。我们家的每位成员都会参与。

Saving the planet needs everyone's effort. Although each one of us may only do a little, together we can make a big difference. Let's work together to make our planet a better place to live. 翻译：拯救地球需要大家的努力。虽然我们中的每一个人也许只能尽点微薄之力，但是加在一起我们就可以大有作为。让我们一起努力使地球成为更适合人类居住的地方吧。

What do Matthew's parents do to help reduce pollution? 翻译：马修的父母都做些什么来帮助减少污染？

What do Matthew's parents do to save gas? 翻译：马修的父母都做些什么来节约煤气？

What do Matthew and his family usually recycle? 翻译：马修和他的家人通常都回收利用什么？

What will Matthew and his family do to save water? 翻译：马修和他的家人将做些什么来节约用水？

Text Builder 翻译：课文扩展

Can you classify what Matthew and his family do and will do into the following groups? 翻译：你能将马修和他家人现在以及将要做的事情归类到下面这些组中吗？

Protecting the environment 翻译：保护环境

Recycling 翻译：回收利用

Reducing electricity and fuel use 翻译：减少电和燃料的使用

Saving water 翻译：节约用水

Unit 9 Save the Planet 翻译：第九单元 拯救地球

Writing 翻译：写作

Think about what you have done or what you will do to reduce pollution and save energy. Write them down and try to classify them into the different ways of protecting the environment. 翻译：想想你做过或将要做些什么来减少污染并节约能源。把它们写下来，然后试着把它们归类到保护环境的不同方法中。

Protecting the environment 翻译：保护环境

Recycling 翻译：回收利用

What I have done: 翻译：我所做过的事：

What I will do: 翻译：我将要做的事：

Reducing electricity and fuel use 翻译：减少电和燃料的使用

What I have done: 翻译：我所做过的事：

What I will do: 翻译：我将要做的事：

Saving water and energy 翻译：节约用水和节约能源

What I have done: 翻译：我所做过的事：

What I will do: 翻译：我将要做的事：

Write about what you have done or will do to help save the planet. Use your notes from Exercise 3 and the example in Exercise 1 to help you. 翻译：记述一下你做过或将要做些什么来帮助拯救地球。使用你在练习3中的笔记和练习1中的例子可以帮助你。

Save the Planet 翻译：拯救地球

Unit 9 Check Your Progress 翻译：第九单元 检查进度

Draw lines to match the words with their appropriate meaning. 翻译：画线，将这些单词与其适当的意思连起来。

prevent 翻译：防止，阻止

recycle 翻译：回收利用

energy 翻译：能源

reuse 翻译：再使用

reduce 翻译：减少，缩小

pollution 翻译：污染

seedlings 翻译：秧苗，幼苗

power that provides electricity for a machine 翻译：为机器提供电的能量

to use again 翻译：再次使用

young trees 翻译：幼树

harmful things in the environment 翻译：环境中的有害物质

to stop something from happening 翻译：阻止某事发生

to use less 翻译：更少使用

to make something new out of old materials 翻译：用旧材料制造出新东西

Vocabulary ______ / 7 翻译：词汇 ______ / 7

Put the sentences in order to make a conversation. 翻译：将这些句子按顺序进行排列，以组成一段对话。

Nice to see you too, Susan! School finished? 翻译：苏珊，我也很高兴见到你！放假了吗？

I will be planting trees on a tree farm. 翻译：我将要在林场里植树。

What will you do on your holidays? 翻译：你在假期里将要做什么？

Hi John – nice to see you! 翻译：嗨，约翰——很高兴见到你！

Yeah, just about – this is my last week. 翻译：是啊，差不多啦——这是我的最后一周。

That's great! It's good to do something to improve the environment. 翻译：那太好了！可以为改善环境做点事情是很好的。

How is John helping the environment? 翻译：约翰打算如何保护环境？

What will you do to improve the environment? 翻译：你将做些什么来改善环境？

Write the correct kind of pollution behind each sentence. 翻译：在每个句子后面写上正确的污染种类。

air pollution 翻译：空气污染

water pollution 翻译：水污染

land pollution 翻译：土地污染

noise pollution 翻译：噪音污染

There is a river near my home. It is no longer clean and clear. It is dirty and smells bad. 翻译：我家附近有条河。它再也不干净清澈了。它很脏，而且很难闻。

I live near a big factory. It runs day and night, so I can't sleep well. 翻译：我住在一家大工厂附近。它日夜运营着，所以我睡不好。

The sky is not clear, and there is lots of smog. I have to wear a mask when I go out. 翻译：天空不明朗，有很多烟雾。我出门时不得不戴面具。

Batteries pollute the soil. Some land can't even grow crops. 翻译：电池污染着土壤。有些土地甚至不能种庄稼。

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words. 翻译：用单词的正确形式完成这些句子。

prevent 翻译：防止，阻止

collect 翻译：收集

cause 翻译：引起；导致

save 翻译：节约

Turn off the lights. Let's try to save electricity. 翻译：把灯关上。让我们努力节约用电吧。

They have planted a lot of trees to prevent the desert from getting bigger. 翻译：他们已经种了许多树来阻止沙漠扩大。

He is collecting used things so they can be recycled. 翻译：他正在收集用过的东西，以便它们可以被回收利用。

The bad weather causes troubles for the fisherman. 翻译：坏天气给渔民们造成了麻烦。

Grammar ______ / 16 翻译：语法 ______ / 16

Across Cultures 5 Disappearing Nature 翻译：跨文化五 正在消失的大自然

Are there any environmental problems in your neighbourhood? What are they? 翻译：在你的社区里有一些环境问题吗？它们是什么？

Read the text and answer the questions. 翻译：读课文，回答问题。

Why must we save the Amazon? 翻译：我们为什么必须拯救亚马逊？

When did the Aral Sea start getting smaller? 翻译：咸海是什么时候开始逐渐变小的？

What is happening to the grassland near the Gobi Desert? 翻译：戈壁滩附近的草原发生了什么事？

How can the Green Wall Project help to save the grassland? 翻译：绿色城墙工程怎样才能帮助拯救草原？

Read the text again. What can you do to help protect the environment? 翻译：再读一遍课文。你能做些什么来帮助保护环境？

The Amazon rainforest in South America, at seven million ㎢, is the largest rainforest in the world. The forest is important for people all over the world, because it produces a lot of oxygen, and also helps to cool the weather. But large areas of the rainforest are being cut down for wood — 55% of the forest could be gone by 2030! The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) is helping to stop some areas of the rainforest from being cut down. 翻译：南美洲的亚马逊热带雨林，占地700万平方公里，是世界上最大的热带雨林。森林对全世界的人们都很重要，因为它可以产生大量的氧气，还有助于使天气凉爽起来。但是为了获取木材，大面积的热带雨林正在被砍伐——到2030年55%的森林可能都会消失！世界野生动植物联合会（WWF）正在帮助阻止砍伐一些地区的热带雨林。

At 68,000 ㎢, the Aral Sea was one of the largest lakes in the world before the 1960s. Then rivers were diverted and it has been getting smaller ever since. By 2007, it was only 10% of its original size and had split into three separate lakes. There are constant dust storms and the villages sit on the edge of a vast desert with large ships stranded in its sand. A dam has been built to try to restore higher water levels in the North with some success. 翻译：20世纪60年代以前，占地68,000平方公里的咸海是世界上最大的湖泊之一。然后，河流被修改河道，从那时起它就一直在逐渐变小。到2007年，它只有原始面积的10%，而且已经分裂成了三个独立的湖。沙尘暴时常发生，村落就坐落在了一片搁置了许多大型船只的巨大沙漠边缘。人们在北部已经成功兴建了一座水坝，以试图恢复更高的水位。

In China, about 3,600 ㎢ of grassland near the Gobi turns into desert every year. There are often storms that blow dust all the way to Beijing. The storms are getting worse each year and have a deep impact on farmers. 翻译：在中国的戈壁滩附近，每年大约有3600平方公里的草原变成沙漠。经常发生的风暴可以将沙尘一路刮到北京。那些风暴每年都在逐渐加剧，对农民产生了深刻影响。

The goal of the Green Wall Project, started in 1978, is to increase forests in northern China from 5% to 15% in order to stop the desert from growing. The project faces many challenges. However, people must never give up on it. 翻译：为了阻止沙漠继续扩大，始于1978年的绿色城墙工程的目标就是将中国北部地区的森林覆盖面积从5%增加到15%。这项工程面临着许多挑战。但是，人们必须对此永不放弃。

Unit 9 Study Help 翻译：第九单元 学习辅导

English outside School 翻译：校外英语

Learning English is not just confined to the classroom. You can also learn English outside school. Here are some suggestions for you: 翻译：学英语不只是局限于教室。你还可以在校外学英语。这是给你的一些建议：

Watch an English DVD with the subtitles in English. 翻译：观看含有英文字幕的英语影碟。

Read a reader for your level. 翻译：阅读适合你的水平的读物。

Read newspapers and magazines in English. 翻译：读英文报纸和杂志。

Go to English Learning websites. They are good places to practise your reading. You can also listen to English radio programmes online. 翻译：访问英语学习网站。它们是练习阅读的好地方。你还可以在线收听英语广播节目。

Talk to foreigners in English in your town or when you are on holiday. 翻译：在你的城镇里或者当你度假的时候，用英语和外国人交谈。

Listen to songs in English and get the words of songs from the Internet. 翻译：听英文歌曲并从网上获取歌词。

Which of the things above have you tried? Put a ✓ next to each. Try other new ways of learning English and have fun! 翻译：你尝试过上面的哪些事情？在每个旁边打个勾。再试试其他学英语的新方法，要玩得开心哦！

Unit Diary 翻译：单元日志

How well can you do these? 翻译：你能把这些完成得多好？

Language and Skills 翻译：语言和技能

I can understand the texts about a green family and some tree heroes. 翻译：我能理解有关绿色家庭和一些植树英雄的课文。

I can identify problems and solutions. 翻译：我能发现问题与解决方法。

I know how to interview someone. 翻译：我知道如何采访某人。

I can tell the difference between facts and opinions. 翻译：我能分辨出事实与观点之间的区别。

I can write an article about how I help to save the planet. 翻译：我能写一篇有关我该怎样帮助拯救地球的文章。

Culture 翻译：文化

I can understand the environmental problems the Earth is facing. 翻译：我能理解地球正面临的那些环境问题。

Study Skills 翻译：学习技能

I know more ways of learning English outside school. 翻译：我知道更多在校外学英语的方法。