流利美国口语10.3

（单词翻译）

W: The air in the city is seriously polluted.

M: Yes. I can’t even breathe.

W: Air pollution endangers our health.

M: The government should take steps to solve it.

Dialogue 2.

W: I can’t bear the noise near my house any more.

M: Why? Is it that bad?

W: The road near my house has been being mended for more than half a year, and it is still not completed.

M: Do the other people from your neighborhood complain about it?

W: Yes, most of them do.

M: Why not hold a meeting. I am sure you can come up with some solutions.

Dialogue 3.

W: What a smell. Look at the dirty water in the river.

M: Many industries are polluting the river with waste and sewage.

W: What’s more fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides¹ used for lawn care can run off and contaminated the water.

M: If water contamination continues human beings will suffer severely².

Dialogue 4.

W: How to control environmental pollution for the sake of people’s health?

M: There are many methods adopted by the government. But it is pretty hard.

W: Why is that?

M: Some depurating devices are not so effective. Some effective devices are so expensive that manufacturers can even afford.

W: Then why not consider reducing some heavy industries?

M: Almost impossible. China is a developing country and needs heavy industries to increase its GDP.

Dialogue 5.

W: What technology will help with pollution control?

M: Well, for example I have recently read an article about using certain types of bacteria to help control some pollution problems.

W: How could that be? I thought bacteria just caused illness.

M: That’s not true. Bacteriologists have identified certain strains of bacteria that eat petroleum³ products such as oil and gasoline.

W: That sounds strange. How does it work?

M: They ingest the petroleum and excrete hydrogen and oxygen leaving a clean environment behind them.

Exercise.

1. Rivers are polluted with chemical waste from factories.

2. What does the government do to ensure that we live in a better world?

3. Infants and children may be especially sensitive to health risks.

4. The mission of environmental protection agency is to protect human health and the environment.

5. Air supplies us with oxygen which is essential for our bodies to live.

6. Environmental pollution is a serious issue.

7. Environmental pollution requires public concern.

8. We should take measures to tackle the problem of environmental pollution.

9. Environmental pollution can lead to a lot of disastrous⁴ results.

10. Environmental degradation⁵ can hinder the development of society.

11. I can’t bear the noise near my house any more.

12. If water contamination continues human beings will suffer severely.