初中英语人教版初三年级上册10

[00:13.40]Answer the following questions.
[00:17.24]1.What things can harm¹ the environment?
[00:35.11]2.What do you think we should do to improve our environment?
[02:44.57]MAKE OUR WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL
[02:51.73]One day I was visiting one of my friends in a big town.
[02:58.78]Suddenly a piece of beautiful music came to my ears.
[03:44.47]My friend's father quickly picked up some rubbish and went ouside.
[04:21.72]I asked my friend,"What's happening?"
[04:31.07]My friend said that there was a truck collecting rubbish outside.
[05:03.15]"Whenever someone throws in some rubbish,it produces a piece of music.
[05:34.71]As soon as other people hear it,
[05:39.28]they go out with their rubbish and throw it in."
[06:56.55]"It's a pleasant way to help keep our city clean,"said my friend.
[07:25.81]Taking care of our environment is very important.
[07:32.34]Wherever you live,you can do something around your neighbourhood².
[08:33.18]Have you ever thrown any litter onto the ground?
[08:38.92]Have you ever drawn³ pictures on public walls?
[08:44.25]Have you ever spat⁴ in a public place?
[08:49.01]Have you ever cut down trees?
[09:07.47]If your answers are"No",
[09:11.31]it means⁵ that you have already helped protect our environment.
[09:51.57]It is our dudy to keep our environment clean and tidy.
[10:20.80]You might ask yourself,
[10:24.27]"Have I ever picked up some rubbish and thrown it into a dustbin⁶?
[10:31.82]Have I ever collected waste pager or bottles for recycling?
[11:08.87]Have I ever planted any trees or flowers in or near my neighbourhood?"
[11:25.82]If your answers are"Yes",
[11:30.05]it means that you have already done something useful to omprove the environment.
[11:59.99]If everyone makes a contribution⁷ to protecting the environment,
[12:07.04]the world will become much more beautiful.

1 harm   

n./v.危害；伤害；损害

参考例句：

• His behaviour did more harm than good to himself.他的行为对他自己害多利少。
• Never do anything to harm the interests of the people.决不能损害人民的利益。

2 neighbourhood   

(美neighborhood) n.四邻；邻近地区

参考例句：

• Our neighbourhood police are very friendly.我们邻近的警察非常友善。
• She is a good aunt to all the children in the neighbourhood.她是街坊上所有孩子的好阿姨。

3 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

4 spat   

n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声

参考例句：

• Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
• There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

5 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

6 dustbin   

n.垃圾箱

参考例句：

• These old shoes can go in the dustbin now.这对旧鞋子现在可以进垃圾箱了。
• We put waste in the dustbin.我们把废弃物扔进垃圾箱里。

7 contribution   

n.捐献；捐款，捐资

参考例句：

• We made a contribution to the disaster area.我们捐助灾区。
• We should make a contribution to keeping our school clean and tidy.我们应当为保护校园整洁、卫生做贡献。