大家说英语 第621期:伤害环境

Conversation A

对话A

Rob¹: Hello, Nate Nature. Welcome to the program!

罗布：你好，内特·纳蒂尔。欢迎来到我们的节目！

Nate: Thank you, Rob. Thank you for inviting² me.

内特：谢谢你，罗布。感谢你邀请我上节目。

Rob: Let's talk about the environment.

罗布：我们来谈谈环境吧。

Nate: OK. The environment is important. But some people hurt the environment.

内特：好的。环境很重要，可是有些人却会伤害环境。

Rob: Really? How do they hurt it?

罗布：真的吗？他们怎么伤害环境的？

Nate: They bring animals or plants from one place to another.

内特：他们把一个地方的动物或植物带到别的地方。

Rob: What's wrong with that?

罗布：这样有什么不对吗？

Conversation B

对话B

Nate: Well, new plants or animals can hurt the environment. They don't belong there.

内特：这个嘛，新进的植物或动物有可能伤害当地环境。因为它们不是属于那里的物种。

Rob: So they can hurt the native plants and animals?

罗布：所以它们可能会伤害当地原生的植物与动物吗？

Nate: Right.

内特：没错。

Rob: Do people realize that is bad?

罗布：一般人有意识到这是不好的吗？

Nate: Sometimes. But people are often careless.

内特：有时候会。可是人类经常是不在意的。

Rob: What can we do?

罗布：我们可以怎么做？

Nate: Be careful. Don't travel with plants, animals or food.

内特：要小心。不要带着植物、动物或食物旅行。

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。