初中英语人教版初三年级上册22

[00:15.99]UNDER THE SEA
[00:20.53]Not too long age,people couldn't go scuba¹ diving on Hainan Island,
[00:29.57]or anywhere else.
[00:33.02]This was because there was no machine
[00:38.06]allowing a person to breathe under water for a long time.
[01:37.80]In 1943 Jacques Cousteau
[01:42.48]and his friend made it possible by inventing the scuba machine.
[02:16.54]Jacques was very interested in diving deep into the sea,
[02:21.87]and wanted to be an explorer².
[02:25.82]He bought a ship and used it to explore under the sea.
[03:16.18]Jacques also liked to make videos.
[03:20.72]As he explored the sea,
[03:24.17]he took pictures and videos of many things that people had never seen before.
[04:05.45]He even made a TV show which ran for eight years.
[04:54.79]It was called The under sea World of Jacques Cousteau.
[05:10.86]It was very popular and let many people see what life was like under the sea.
[05:50.72]As a boy,Jacques loved the coral³ reefs⁴ in the sea by his home.
[05:58.58]He was amazed⁵ at all the colours,and all the beautiful fish.
[06:06.24]However,when he returned some years later,
[06:11.80]the colourful coral reefs were dead and grey.
[06:59.97]He decided⁶ to tell people how important it was to save the environment under the sea.
[07:22.33]He started the Cousteau Society to help protect life in the sea.
[07:40.98]Now there are over 30,000 members all over the world.
[07:47.04]Since water covers most of the earth,Jacques knew we should keep the seas clean.
[08:28.32]We should not litter the seas,and should clean up the dirty parts.
[08:35.68]As water is very important to our environment,
[08:40.72]he encourged everyone to take part in protecting our lakes,
[08:47.99]rivers,seas and oceans.
[10:21.17]Water is also very important for China.
[10:25.42]However,many people pollute lates and rivers.
[10:30.88]In small groups make a list of five ways to help keep the water clean

1 scuba   

n.水中呼吸器

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。

2 explorer   

n.探险家，探测者

参考例句：

• His father is an Arctic explorer.他父亲是一位北极探险者。
• The explorer organized an expedition to the North Pole.那位考察者组织了一个去北极的探险队。

3 coral   

n.珊瑚；adj.珊瑚色的，珊瑚红的

参考例句：

• Kate is wearing a coral necklace.凯特戴着一条珊瑚项链。
• The ship was wrecked on a coral reef.这条船在珊瑚暗礁上撞毁了。

4 reefs   

礁体

参考例句：

• The motorboat cut across swift currents and skirted dangerous reefs. 汽艇穿过激流，绕过险滩。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Fish are abundant about the reefs. 暗礁附近鱼很多。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 amazed   

adj.吃惊的，惊奇的v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
• I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。