英语演讲短文 Protect the Environment, Protect Ourselves

 　　保护环境主题演讲稿 Protect the Environment, Protect Ourselves

　　Good afternoon, my honorable¹ judges, ladies and gentlemen and fellow contestants²:

　　I feel so happy to have the chance to make a speech. The title of my speech is Protect the Environment, Protect Ourselves. I hope you will like it.

　　Everybody knows waste paper and used coke cans are discarded³ everywhere. You might have seen plastic bags flying in the sky and getting caught in the trees when the wind blows or maybe you have seen old cans floating in the rivers and polluting the water. Our environment is the place in which we live, but it is being ruined by us.

　　There is a story about house and trees. It is said that a man’s house was surrounded by a lot of trees. Though the wind was strong, that man could have a good rest under the trees. How comfortable the life was! One day, that man wanted to enlarge⁴ his house, so he cut down all the trees. Then the autumn came without the protection. The strong wind blew the roof of the house into the sky. The whole house was gone with the wind. What a pity! But that’s the price people have to pay for destroying in the ecology balance. People shouldn’t be short-sighted. Protecting the environment is everyone’s task.

　　As you know, there are four kinds of pollution. They are air pollution, water pollution, waste pollution and noise pollution. But what can we do to solve the pollution? I think, firstly, we can make cars that don’t pollute the environment. We can ask companies to use modern clean technology. In some big cities, we can limit the number of cars. Secondly⁵, we can try to use less water and make sure that we do not pollute the water. We can tell factories that they are not allowed to pour waste water into the lakes and rivers. Thirdly, we should not throw rubbish in parks and cities. We can pick up rubbish if we see it. We can put more rubbish bins⁶ in our parks and cities. Fourthly, we can live far from the noise and make the laws to limit the noise.

　　The air, water and the whole atmosphere directly influenced our lives, such as the air, people may cough and it will lead to cancer. So we must try our best to keep the world clean and tidy. To reach it, I want to put forward three points to everybody---Point 1: don’t spit and liter⁷; Point 2: don’t draw on the wall; Point 3: clean the streets every day.

　　In order to make the environment clean, let’s join our hands together to make the world better.

　　Thank you!

1 honorable   

adj.光荣的，荣誉的；可敬的，高尚的

参考例句：

• I don't think I am worthy of such an honorable title.这样的光荣称号，我可担当不起。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honorable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

2 contestants   

n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 discarded   

v.丢弃，抛弃( discard的过去式和过去分词 )；不再使用

参考例句：

• The room was littered with discarded newspapers. 房间里到处是乱扔的报纸。
• If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, it should be discarded and replaced. 过滤器如果已被机油浸透，则应丢弃并换上新的。 来自辞典例句

4 enlarge   

vt.扩大，扩展，使增大

参考例句：

• This photograph is too small,please enlarge it for me.这张照片太小，请把它给我放大。
• This book is intended to enlarge vocabulary.这本书的目的是为了扩大词汇量。

5 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

6 bins   

n.大储藏箱( bin的名词复数 )；宽口箱（如面包箱，垃圾箱等）v.扔掉，丢弃( bin的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
• Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事，你能欣然接受吗？ 来自辞典例句

7 liter   

n.升(容量单位)

参考例句：

• The bottle holds a liter of beer.这个瓶子装一升啤酒。
• I was so thirsty that I drank a liter of iced tea.我太渴了，竟然喝了一公升的冰茶。