Unit 9 A Planet in Jeopardy

1、Unit 9 A Planet in Jeopardy20、If the struggle for a sustainable society is to succeed, we must have some vision of what we are aiming for. If not fossil fuels to power society,then what? If forests are no longer to be cleared to grow food,then how is a larger population to be fed? If a throwaway cul

2、ture leads inevitable to pollution and resource depletion, how can we satisfy our material needs? In sum, if the present path is so obviously unsound,what vision of the future can we use to guide our actions toward a global community that can endure?創(chuàng)建一個可持續(xù)發(fā)展社會的一切努力一定勝利的話，我們就必須對我們的目標(biāo)有所設(shè)想。如果沒有化石燃料提供動

3、力的話，之后我們將會怎樣。如果我們不毀林造田，我們怎么能保證日益增長的人口需要？如果一個一次性文化必然導(dǎo)致污染和資源枯竭，我們?nèi)绾螡M足我們的物質(zhì)需求？ 總之，如果當(dāng)前的方法很明顯是不健全的，什么樣的未來愿景可以用來指導(dǎo)我們的行為去建設(shè)可持續(xù)發(fā)展社會。 21、A sustainable society is one that satisfies its needs without jeopardizing the prospect of future generations. Just as any technology of flight, no matter how primitive or

4、 advanced, must abide by the basic principles of aerodynamics, so must a lasting society satisfy basic ecological principles. At least two preconditions are undeniable:If population growth is not slowed and climate stabilized, there may not be an ecosystem on Earth we can save.可持續(xù)發(fā)展社會是一個既能夠滿足當(dāng)代人的需求又

5、不會威脅到子孫后代利益的社會。不管是原始還是現(xiàn)代，就像任何飛行技術(shù)都要遵循空氣動力原理一樣，一個可持續(xù)發(fā)展社會也必須遵守生態(tài)規(guī)律。至少有兩個前提不可否認(rèn)，如果人口增長不減緩，如果氣候不能穩(wěn)定下來，那么我們將無法挽救地球的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)。22、The1990swillbetheenvironmentaldecade-whetherwewantit to be or not.Already,itisalostdecadeformanyecosystemsandpeople,butit is also a lastchancetobeginturningthingsaround.不管我們是否期望，20世紀(jì)

6、90年代將是環(huán)境的十年。它已經(jīng)是許多生態(tài)系統(tǒng)和人們失去的10年，但也是扭轉(zhuǎn)形勢的最后的機(jī)會。 1、sustainable society 可持續(xù)發(fā)展的社會A sustainable society is one that satisfies its needs without jeopardizing the prospect of future generations. 可持續(xù)發(fā)展社會是一個既能夠滿足當(dāng)代人的需求又不會威脅到子孫后代利益的社會。2、throwaway culture 一次性文化3、depletion n.消耗，用盡;耗減;Asaresult,stratosphericozon

7、edepletionwilllargelyreverseby2100.因此，平流層的臭氧消耗將在2100年大部分恢復(fù)。4、unsound adj.不健全的;不穩(wěn)固的;無根據(jù)的;腐爛的; adv.不健全地;情況不佳地;虛弱地;有缺點(diǎn)地;Foryears,Greekfiscalpolicyhadbeenunsound.多年來，希臘的財政政策一直都不健全。5、jeopardize vt.危及，損害;使陷入險境或受傷;使遇險;Germany,meanwhile,fearslarger-scaleecbbondbuyingcouldfuelinflat-ion andjeopardizethecentr

8、albankspoliticalindependence.與此同時，德國擔(dān)心歐洲央行擴(kuò)大債券購買規(guī)?？赡芗觿⊥ㄘ浥蛎洠⑽＜皻W洲央行的政治獨(dú)立性。6、abide by 遵守;信守;忠于（某人）;接受;Willthegovernmentabidebythe1979peacetreatywithIsrael?新政府是否會遵守1979年與以色列簽署的和平條約？7、aerodynamics n.空氣動力學(xué);空氣動力學(xué)家; adj.空氣動力（學(xué)）的;Theaerodynamicsandthedesignareabsolutelycrazy.車身對空氣動力學(xué)的運(yùn)用以及外觀的設(shè)計絕對瘋狂。8、 turn around （使）轉(zhuǎn)身;（使）好轉(zhuǎn);改變意見;使變得完全不同;Tobesure,chinaseconomycouldsoonturnaround.可以肯定的是，中國的經(jīng)濟(jì)可能很快就會好轉(zhuǎn)20 If the struggle for a sustainable s