【双语有声阅读】沙尘暴(6)

We seem to think, however, that economic development and preservation¹ of the environment cannot go hand in hand. For most countries, economic development comes first, at the expense of the environment. It is high time everyone came to grips with the consequences of overusing the earth's resources, including the misuse² of land in the pursuit of economic wealth.

 

不过，我们似乎认为经济发展与环境保护无法同时兼顾。对大部分国家来说，经济发展是第一位的，为此可以不惜牺牲环境。然而，我们已过度使用了地球的资源，包括为了追求经济繁荣而滥用的土地，如今该是我们认真面对这个后果的时候了。

1 preservation   

n.保护，维护，保存，保留，保持

参考例句：

• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
• The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。

2 misuse   

n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用

参考例句：

• It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
• He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。