新编实用英语综合教程1第四版Unit5演示教学

Unit|FiveOurWeatherandClimate第一页，共95页。UnitGoals:WhatYouShouldLearntoDo1.Understandweatherforecastof:globalweatherconditionslocalweatherreports2.Talkaboutweatherchanges:temperature,wind,rain,shower,snow,etc.3.Talkabouttheweathertostartaconversation4.Makecommentsonweatherconditionsandshowlikesordislikes5.WriteaweatherreportWhatYouShouldKnowAbout1.Thewayweatherisforecast2.CelsiusandFahrenheit3.Useoftenses:simplepastandpresentperfect第二页，共95页。ContentsSectionⅤAppreciatingCultureTipsSectionⅣMaintainingaSharpEyeSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceSectionⅡBeingAllEarsSectionⅢTryingYourHand第三页，共95页。第四页，共95页。SectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceImitating

Mini-TalksSpeakandReciteSpeakandPerformStudyandImitateImitateandPerformActingouttheTasksStudyingWeather

ForecastsFollowingSampleDialoguesPuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandCompleteSpeakandCommunicate第五页，共95页。1)TalkingAbouttheWeatherA:Itissunnyandclearthesedays.B:Thewindisgentle,too.A:Andthetemperatureiscomfortable.B:Yes,thebesttimeofyear.2)AskingAboutWeatherConditionsA:What'stheweatherlikethissummerinQingdao?B:Veryhotanddry.A:I'mthinkingofspendingacoupleofdaysthere.B:Youcangoswimmingandsunbathingthen.SECTIONITalkingFacetoFaceImitatingMini-TalksSpeakandRecite1Workinpairs.Practicethefollowingmini-talksaboutweatherconditionsWindowonKeyWords轻柔(qīngróu)的晒日光浴第六页，共95页。3)ReferringtotheWeatherForecastA:It'ssostuffyandnowindatall.B:Theforecastsaysit'sgoingtorainthisevening.A:Really?Ihopethetemperaturewilldrop,too.B:Ibetitwill.4)MakingCommentsontheWeatherA:Whatdoyouthinkoftheweatherhere?B:Neithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter.A:Yes,prettyagreeable.Peopleloveit.B:Me,too.5)ComplainingAbouttheWeatherA:Whatanawfulday!B:Yes,theheatiskillingme.A:Theweatherforecastsaysthehighis34℃.B:Gosh,nowonderIcan'tstandit.WindowonKeyWordsBack闷的下降宜人(yírén)的糟糕的第七页，共95页。SpeakandPerformActingouttheTasks2Workinpairsandactoutthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini-talks.1Task:AskforMark'scommentsontheweather.2Task:Askaboutanddescribetheweatheratthistimeofyear.3Task:AskMr.Greenabouttheweatherconditiontomorrowandplananactivity.4Task:Talkaboutthechangeoftheweatherfromlongrainydays.5Task:Complainaboutacoldday.Back第八页，共95页。StudyandImitate3Aweatherforecastisastatementthattellsthepublicwhattheweatherconditionisgoingtobe.WeneedtowatchweatherforecastsonTVorhearthemovertheradioeveryday.Itispartofourlife.Readthefollowingsamplesofweatherforecastscarefullyandtrytousetheinformationtopracticeshortdialogues.StudyingWeather

Forecasts第九页，共95页。Back第十页，共95页。FollowingSampleDialoguesImitateandPerform1)TalkingAbouttheWeatherTodaySandy:Hi,Jane.What'stheweatherliketoday?DoIneedtowearasweater?Jane:Idon'tknow.Whydon'tyoucalltheweatherservice?Sandy:What'sthenumber?Jane:121....Reporter:Goodmorning.Thisisthelocalweatherreport.Todaywillbecoolandpartlycloudy,withachanceofrainthisafternoon...Jane:Well,whatistheweatherreport,Sandy?Willitbeaniceday?Sandy:Notexactly.It's62˚Fandthere'sachanceofrain.Jane:SoIguessyoushouldwearasweaterandtakeanumbrellawithyou.4Readthefollowingsampledialoguesandtrytoperformyourowntasks.第十一页，共95页。2)TalkingAbouttheWeatherinNewYork

Bill:Hello,Jack?It'sme,Bill.Jack:Hello,Bill.HaveyouarrivedinNewYork?Bill:Yes,I'minNewYorknow.Jack:Howistheweatherthere?Bill:It'swarmandsunny.Jack:What'sthetemperature?Bill:It's50˚F.Jack:Isthatabout10˚C?Bill:That'sright.Jack:Wow!That'scoldforNovember.Back第十二页，共95页。PuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandComplete5Mrs.ParksistalkingabouttheweatheroftwoplacesintheUnitedStateswithherstudents.Readaloudthefollowingdialoguewithyourpartnerbyputtinginthemissingwords.Mrs.Parks:1____________________inCalifornia?StudentA:It'salwayswarm.Mrs.Parks:2_______________________there?StudentB:Thetemperatureisalwaysabout78degrees.StudentA:That'sthetemperaturein3______________.It'sthesameas26degrees4____________________.Mrs.Parks:5__________________inSeattle?StudentB:It's6______________,becauseitrainsalmosteverydayandpeopleareveryhappywhenthesun7______________.Unit|FiveBackcomesoutHowistheweatherWhat'sthetemperatureFahrenheitCelsius/CentigradeHow'stheweatherterrible/awful第十三页，共95页。Bob:I'mwonderingifitisgoingtobefinetomorrow.You:Youareright.1_____________________________________(说明天我们要开运动会).Bob:Butlookatthefog.Youcanonlyseethingswithinashortdistance.You:2___________________________________________________(提醒说难道你没看到风在开始把它吹散吗)?Bob:Don'tbesosure.You:Ibet3____________________(说明天天气会好的).Bob:You'veheardthemorningweatherforecast,haven'tyou?You:No.4____________________(问预报怎么(zěnme)说)?Bob:Itsaysit'sgoingtobefoggy.You:5_____________________________(问这就是他担心的原因，对不对)?Bob:Yes,itis.SpeakandCommunicate6Thereisgoingtobeasportsmeettomorrow.Bobisworriedabouttheweatherandyouaretalkingaboutit.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothecluesgiveninthebrackets.Thenactitoutwithyourpartner.BackWeshallhaveasportsmeettomorrowButdon'tyouseethewindisbeginningtoliftitup.itwillbefinetomorrow.Whatdoesitsay?That'swhyyou'reworrying,isn'tit?第十四页，共95页。SECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeatListenandMatchListenandRespondHandlingaDialogueListenandDecodeUnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandCompleteListenandMatch第十五页，共95页。SECTIONII

BeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeat1Listento10sentencesforworkplacecommunicationcross-referencedwiththeirChinesetranslations.第十六页，共95页。WindowonKeyWordsfairly相当(xiāngdāng)地mild温和的，暖和的Back第十七页，共95页。ListenandMatch2ListentothefollowingsentencesforworkplacecommunicationinColumnAandmatcheachonewithitsChineseversioninColumnB.ColumnAColumnB第十八页，共95页。ColumnAColumnBKey:1-f,2-h,3-i,4-j,5-g,6-c,7-e,8-d,9-a,10-bBack第十九页，共95页。1)A)I'msorry.B)It'snoisy.C)I'dliketo.D)It'swet.2)A)Don'tmentionit.B)Noproblem.C)Itsnowstoomuch.D)It'spopularthere.3)A)Thepleasureismine.B)Thereisachanceofrain.C)It'swonderful.D)That'sterrible.4)A)Me,too.B)Howaboutyou?C)Whatisit?D)Yes,itis.5)A)Me,too.B)Thankyou.C)Notatall.D)That'snothing.6)A)Nevermind.B)Manythanks.C)I'mgladtomeetyou.D)Whatdoestheweathermansay?ListenandRespond3Listento6sentencesforworkplacecommunicationandchoosetheirrightresponses.BackScript第二十页，共95页。1.What'stheweatherlikethere?2.Whatdoyouthinkoftheweatherhere?3.Whatdoestheweathermansay?4.Hotday,isn'tit?5.Theheatiskillingme.Ifeellikeswimming.6.Isitgoingtocooldowntomorrow?Script:Back第二十一页，共95页。HandlingaDialogueListenandDecode4Listentoadialogueanddecodethemessagebyfindingoutthecorrectchoicesinthebracketsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.ScriptPat1Alice,Alex,Alison

cametoseeLiHong.Theytalkedabouttheweatherandthepartylastnight.Patdidn'tgotothepartybecauseitwassocoldand2windy,rainy,snowy

.Itseemedthathedidn'tliketheweatherhere.WhenLiHongsuggesteda3walk,talk,work

intheafternoon,Patthoughtitwastoocoldtogooutbecauseitwas4fourteen,thirteen,sixteen

degreesCelsius.LiHongdidn'tagree.Shesaidinwinter,theweathercouldbemuchcolder.Lastwinter,itwas5three,six,seven

degreesbelowzeroforthree6weeks,days,months

anditwasverywindy.

第二十二页，共95页。

PatAlexcomesbytoseeLiHong.Theytalkaboutthepartylastnight

andabouttheweather.LiHong:Hi,Pat!Whydidn't

yougotothepartylastnight?

Pat:Becauseitwassocoldandrainy.LiHong:That'stoobad!Itwasareallygoodparty.Hey,whydon'twego

out

forawalkthisafternoon,Pat?Ineedsomeexercise.

Pat:Gooutforawalk?Butit'ssocoldout.LiHong:Coldout?What'sthetemperature?

Pat:About13℃.LiHong:13℃?That'snotcold.Justwaituntilwinter.

Pat:Why?LiHong:

Well...itsnowsalotandsometimesit'sverycold.Lastwinterit

was7degreesbelowzeroforthreeweeks.Anditwaswindy,too.Pat:Thatsoundsawful!LiHong:Itwasn'tallthatbad.Thesunwasoutalmosteveryday.Script:Back第二十三页，共95页。UnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandComplete5Nowlistentoashortspeech/talkandfilluptheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Thewordsinbracketswillgiveyousomehints.BackLadiesandgentlemen,welcometoDalian,afamoussummerresort(避暑胜地)andoneofthebest1___________(what?)inChina.Withclearsky,greenmountains,blueseas,finebeaches,cleanstreetsandlovelybuildings,ourcityis2_________(how?).ClimateinDalianisagreeable.Itis3neither________________(how?)nortoohotinsummer,withyearlyaverage(平均(píngjūn)的)temperatureofabout10℃.Peopleherecanenjoymoderate(中等的)rainfallsand4________________(what?),andaboveall,cleanandfreshairwiththenicesmellof5_______(what?).We'vegot6___________(howmany?)visitorscominghere7________________________(fromwhere?)everyyear.Ibetyouaregoingtohaveagreattimehereasyou'vejustcome8______________________(when?).touristcitiesbeautifultoocoldinwinterplentyofsunshinetheseathousandsoffrombothhomeandabroadatthebesttimeofyear第二十四页，共95页。a.attractmorepeopletocometoChina.b.welcomeagroupoftouriststoDalian.c.tellpeoplewhatDalianislike.d.describeDalian'sclimate.ListenandMatch6Listentothespeech/talkagainandcompletetheinformationinColumnAwiththerightchoicesinColumnB.ColumnAColumnB1)Thepurposeofthisspeechisto2)DalianisoneofChina'sa.biggestcities.b.financial(金融(jīnróng))mercialcenters.第二十五页，共95页。esinthebestseason.b.isheretojoinmoretouristsc.maynotstandtheheathere.d.istravelingbackhome.a.foreigner.b.visitor.c.tourguide.d.doctor.a.veryhotinsummer.b.verycoldinwinter.c.neithertoocoldinwinternortoohotinsummer.d.veryhotinsummerbutnotverycoldinwinter.ColumnAColumnB4)Thespeakermaymostprobablybea5)ThisgroupoftouristsBack3)TheweatherinDalianis第二十六页，共95页。SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulateWriteandCreateWritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarWriteandApplyRulesWriteandCorrectMistakesWriteandTranslateWriteandDescribeaPicture第二十七页，共95页。SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulate1Readthefollowingtwosamplesofweatherreportandlearntowriteyourown.第二十八页，共95页。Back第二十九页，共95页。WriteandCreate2TranslatethefollowingweatherforecastintoChinese,usingthedatabankintheWorkbookforreference.现在播报天气预报。今天天气以晴为主，白天最高温度15℃。预计明天多云、有风，气温较低。明天上午气温将降至5℃，下午气温回升，最高气温10℃；傍晚时分非常(fēicháng)可能有雨或雪，气温会降至0℃。第三十页，共95页。WriteandCreate3WriteanEnglishweatherreportaccordingtotheinformationgiveninChinese.BackWeatheroutlookfortheurbanarea:It'llbecloudytoday,andlaterturntobepartlycloudy.ThehighwillbeonedegreesCelsiusandthelowfourdegreesbelowzero.Itisexpectedtobepartlycloudyinthenexttwodays.Thewindswillbecalmwithlittlechangeofthetemperature.第三十一页，共95页。WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarBack第三十二页，共95页。WriteandApplyRules4Analyzethefollowingsentencestoseewhattensestheybelongto.Back1)I'veonlybeenherefortenminutesorso.2)Tedhasalwaysworkedinanaccountingdepartment.3)Markhasworkedforthislargecompanyformanyyears.4)JohngraduatedfromFloridaStateUniversityin1990.5)WehadthesameweatherinDetroitlastyear.6)Hehasnevermadeaseriousmistakeatwork.7)Whathastheweatherbeenlikerecently?8)Robertwenttoschoolpart-timewhileheworkedfulltime.9)Roberthasreceivedtwopromotionssofar.10)Roberthasdecidedtolookforajobinalargercompany.PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP第三十三页，共95页。1)Theydidn'tseeeachothersinceSeptember.2)Ginaisincollegeforoneyear.3)Shehasworkedatthecafeteriasinceninemonths.4)Healwaysarrivedathisofficeontimebefore.5)Heneverhadaproblemwithhisboss.WriteandCorrectMistakes5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.Theyhaven'tseeneachothersinceSeptember.Ginahasbeenincollegeforoneyear.Shehasworkedatthecafeteriaforninemonths.Hehasalwaysarrivedathisofficeontimebefore./Heusedtohavealwaysarrivedathisofficeontimebefore.Hehasneverhadaproblemwithhisboss.第三十四页，共95页。6)Didyouevertakethetelephoneordersbefore?7)Inthelastthreemonths,Roberttrainedmorethantwentynewemployees.8)Roberthasstartedtouseacomputerwhenhewasanofficeworker.9)Robertattendedseveralimportantbusinessmeetingsinthelastthreeyears.10)Sofartheyalreadygotsixtraveler'schecks.WriteandCorrectMistakes5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.Haveyouevertakenthetelephoneordersbefore?Inthelastthreemonths,Roberthastrainedmorethantwentynewemployees.Robertstartedtouseacomputerwhenhewasanofficeworker.Roberthasattendedseveralimportantbusinessmeetingsinthelastthreeyears.Sofartheyhavealreadygotsixtraveler'schecks.Back第三十五页，共95页。6TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.WriteandTranslateBack1)昨天天气不好，实际上这几天天气一直不好。2)她在这个办事处工作已有5年了。3)去年我游览了长城，而且玩得特别开心。4)自从上次吵架之后，我们就再也没有跟对方(duìfāng)讲过话。5)把电视声音调低点，天气预报还没开始呢。Theweatherwasterribleyesterday.Infact,ithasbeenawfulforseveraldays.Shehasworkedinthisofficefor5years.IpaidavisittotheGreatWalllastyearandhadaverygoodtimethere.Wehaveneverspokentoeachothersincewequarreledlasttime.TurndowntheTVabit.Theweatherforecasthasn'tbegunyet.第三十六页，共95页。WriteandDescribeaPicture7Writeashortpassageofabout100wordstotellastoryoraboutaneventrelatedtothepicturegivenbelow.Someusefulwordsandphraseshavebeenprovidedtohelpyou.Back第三十七页，共95页。

Janetisplanningtogotoapicnicwithherformerhighschoolclassmatesatthe

weekend.Sincetheyhaven'tmeteachotherforhalfayear,Janetfeelsexcitedaboutthis

bigevent.However,sheworriesalotabouttheweather.InJulyherrelativescameto

visitherandtheywentouttohaveabarbecue.Theyweregoingtoenjoythemselves,

buttotheirdisappointment,thepartywasspoiledbyheavyrain.Theyallfeltbored

andirritated.Nowsheisdialing121inordertogettherecentweatherinformation.

Thistimesheisgoingtofeelhappywiththereunion.Key:Back第三十八页，共95页。SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyePASSAGEIPASSAGEIIInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandThinkReadandCompleteReadandTranslateReadandSimulateReadandJudgeReadandTranslateInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePoints第三十九页，共95页。SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyeInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageClimateChangeandGlobalWarning:Thetermclimatechangeisoftenusedinterchangeablywiththetermglobalwarming,but“climatechange”isgrowinginpreferreduseto“globalwarming”becauseithelpsconveythefactthatthereareotherchangesinadditiontorisingtemperatures.Climatechangereferstoanysignificantchangeinmeasuresofclimate(suchastemperature,precipitation,orwind)lastingforanextendedperiod(decadesorlonger).Climatechangemayresultfrom:naturalfactors,suchaschangesinthesun'sintensityorslowchangesintheEarth'sorbitaroundthesun;naturalprocesseswithintheclimatesystem(e.g.changesinoceancirculation);humanactivitiesthatchangetheatmosphere'scomposition(e.g.throughburningfossilfuels)andthelandsurface(e.g.deforestation,reforestation,urbanization,desertification,etc.)第四十页，共95页。GlobalwarmingisanaverageincreaseinthetemperatureoftheatmosphereneartheEarth'ssurfaceandinthetroposphere,whichcancontributetochangesinglobalclimatepatterns.Globalwarmingcanoccurfromavarietyofcauses,bothnaturalandhumaninduced.Incommonusage,“globalwarming”oftenreferstothewarmingthatcanoccurasaresultofincreasedemissionsofgreenhousegasesfromhumanactivities.GreenhouseGases:Foroverthepast200years,theburningoffossilfuels,suchascoalandoil,anddeforestationhavecausedtheconcentrationsofheat-trapping“greenhousegases”toincreasesignificantlyinouratmosphere.Thesegasespreventheatfromescapingtospace,somewhatliketheglasspanelsofagreenhouse.第四十一页，共95页。BackGreenhousegasesarenecessarytolifeasweknowit,becausetheykeeptheplanet'ssurfacewarmerthanitotherwisewouldbe.But,astheconcentrationsofthesegasescontinuetoincreaseintheatmosphere,theEarth'stemperatureisclimbingabovepastlevels.AccordingtoNOAAandNASAdata,theEarth'saveragesurfacetemperaturehasincreasedbyabout1.2to1.4oFinthelast100years.Theeightwarmestyearsonrecord(since1850)havealloccurredsince1998,withthewarmestyearbeing2005.Mostofthewarminginrecentdecadesisverylikelytheresultofhumanactivities.Otheraspectsoftheclimatearealsochangingsuchasrainfallpatterns,snowandicecover,andthesealevel.Scientistsarecertainthathumanactivitiesarechangingthecompositionoftheatmosphere,andthatincreasingtheconcentrationofgreenhousegaseswillchangetheplanet'sclimate.Buttheyarenotsurebyhowmuchitwillchange,atwhatrateitwillchange,orwhattheexacteffectswillbe.第四十二页，共95页。

Climatechangemaybeabigproblem,buttherearemanylittle

thingswecandotomakeadifference.Ifwetry,mostofuscandoourparttoreducetheamountofgreenhousegasesthatweputintotheatmosphere.Manygreenhousegasescomefromthingswedoeveryday.Aswehavelearned,thesegreenhousegasestrapenergyintheatmosphereandmaketheEarthwarmer.Drivingacarorusingelectricityisnotwrong.Wejusthavetobesmartaboutit.Somepeopleuselessenergybycarpooling.Forexample,fourpeoplecanridetogetherinonecarinsteadofdrivingfourcarstowork.Whynottrytodosomethingtohelpmaketheplanetabetterplace?SaveElectricityWheneverweuseelectricity,weputgreenhousegasesintotheair.Byturningofflights,thetelevision,andthecomputerwhenyouarethroughwiththem,youcanhelpalot.Ifyou'releavingyourcomputerforawhile,putitonstand-by.You'llbeabletorestartitquickly,andit'lltakelessenergythanshuttingitdownandthenrestartingit.

Bike,Bus,andWalk

Youcansaveenergybysometimestakingthebus,ridingabike,or

simplywalking.PASSAGEIWeCanMakeaDifference123第四十三页，共95页。PlantTrees

Plantingtreesisfunandagreatwaytoreducegreenhousegases.

Treesabsorbcarbondioxidefromtheair.

Recycle

Recyclecans,bottles,plasticbags,andnewspapers.Whenyou

recycle,yousendlesstrashtothelandfillandyouhelpsavenatural

resources,liketrees,oil,andelementssuchasaluminum.

WhenYouBuy,BuyCoolStuff

Therearelotsofwayswecanimprovetheenvironment.

Oneofthe

waystoreducetheamountofgreenhousegasesthatweputintotheairis

tobuyproductsthatdon'tuseasmuchenergy.

TakeCorporateAction

Tellthecompaniesyouinvestinthatyoucareaboutglobalwarming.

Don'tlikeacompany'sattitudeonglobalwarming?Gotoshareholder

meetingsandspeakup!KnowledgeIsPowerLearneverythingyoucanaboutglobalwarming.Whatisit?Howdoesglobalwarmingwork?Whyisithappening?Whatarethecauses?Whatarethecriticssaying?Findoutalltheanswers!Joinanationalorlocalenvironmentalgroupthatisfightingtheclimate

crisiseveryday,sotheirmembershipnumbersswellandtheirvoicehasmorepower.4ExercisesBack第四十四页，共95页。LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences(Para.1)Climatechangemaybeabigproblem,buttherearemanylittlethingswecandotomakeadifference.Analysis:Maycanbeusedtointroduceconcessioninputtingforwardanargument.Translation:气候变化可能是一个大问题，但是我们(wǒmen)仍然可以做许多小事来影响它。Example:Thegoalyousetmaybenice,butitistoodifficulttoreach.Back第四十五页，共95页。2.(Para.1)Aswehavelearned,thesegreenhousegasestrapenergyintheatmosphereandmaketheEarthwarmer.Analysis:Asisoftenusedtointroduceanindicatoroftheinformationsource,suchasinaswehavelearned.Similarstructuresare:asthesayinggoes,aseveryoneknows,asyouknow,asyouputit,etc.Translation:如我们(wǒmen)所知，这些温室气体把能量困锁在大气中从而使地球变暖。Example:AsthefamousAdidasadgoes:impossibleisnothing.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBack第四十六页，共95页。3.(Para.3)Byturningofflights,thetelevision,andthecomputerwhenyouarethroughwiththem,youcanhelpalot.Analysis:Byisfollowedbyagerund,introducingaprepositionalphraseofmanner.Note,byisnotnecessarilyalwaystranslatedas“通过”.Translation:你用完电灯、电视或电脑(diànnǎo)就随手关闭，那你就是帮了大忙！Example:Youcansaveenergybysometimestakingthebus,ridingabike,orsimplywalking.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBack第四十七页，共95页。4.(Para.8)Oneofthewaystoreducetheamountofgreenhousegasesthatweputintotheairistobuyproductsthatdon'tuseasmuchenergy.Analysis:Twothat-clausesareusedtoserveaspost-modifiersofnouns:thefirstoneisthatweputintotheair,modifyinggreenhousegases;Thesecondthat-clauseisthatdon'tuseasmuchenergy,modifyingproducts.Note:Intranslation,thenounphraseproductsthatdon'tuseasmuchenergycansimplybetranslatedinto“节能产品”,insteadof“不消耗那么多能量的产品”。Translation:减少排放(páifànɡ)到空气中的温室气体的方法之一就是购买节能产品。Example:Joinanationalorlocalenvironmentalgroupthatisfightingtheclimatecrisiseveryday.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBack第四十八页，共95页。LanguagePoints2ImportantWordstrapv.store(energy,gasorwater,etc.)sothatitcannotescape

使困留在某处e.g.Afiltertrapsdustfromtheair.Thefabricoftheclothescantrapbodyheatandkeepyouwarm.Back第四十九页，共95页。LanguagePoints2ImportantWords2.stand-byn.readinessforduty待机，备用(bèiyòng)，待命e.g.Thesoldiersareonstand-by,readytoleaveanytime.Eggsareagreatstand-byinthekitchen.Back第五十页，共95页。LanguagePoints2ImportantWordsabsorbv.takein,suckup(liquid,heat,knowledge,etc.)吸收，吸取（液体、热量(rèliàng)、知识等）e.g.Sheabsorbedgreedilyanythingshecangetaholdofinthelibrary.Thematerialabsorbsheatfromthesunandreleasesitwhenneeded.Back第五十一页，共95页。LanguagePoints2ImportantWords4.stuffn.thingssuchassubstances,materials,oranysmallobjectsreferredtoingeneral(不必详细(xiángxì)说明的)东西e.g.Thereisalotofstuffaboutitinthenewspaper.Getyourstuffandgorightaway.Back第五十二页，共95页。LanguagePoints2ImportantWords5.membershipn.beingamemberof(anorganization)会员(huìyuán)e.g.Helosthismembershipcardandwasdeniedaccess.Thegymofferedsomespecialprogramsanditsmembershipswelledallofasudden.Back第五十三页，共95页。LanguagePoints2ImportantWords6.swellv.(numberoramounts)growbigger;expand(数量)增加(zēngjiā)，增长e.g.Ittookonlylessthanhalfayearforthehousingpricetoswelltotwiceitsoriginal.Thepopulationswelledduringthemid-1970's.Back第五十四页，共95页。ReadandThink1Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.Whyshouldwereducetheamountofgreenhousegasesthatweputintotheair?2)Whatiscarpooling?3)Howcanwehelptoreducegreenhousegaseswhenusingcomputers?4)Howcanrecyclinghelpinprotectingtheenvironment?5)Whatarethelittlethingswecandotomakeadifference?Listsome.BecausethegreenhousegasestrapenergyintheatmosphereandmaketheEarthwarmer.Peopleridetogetherinonecarinsteadofdrivingcarsoftheirownseparately.Shutdownthecomputerwhenwearethroughwithit;putitonstand-bywhenweleaveitforawhile.Whenpeoplerecycle,theyproducelesstrashandhelpsavenaturalresources.Savingelectricity,usinglesscars,ridingmorebikes,takingbusesandwalking,plantingtrees,recycling,buyingcools