Unit 2

Activity 2 Read the passage and answer the questions in the first part.

阅读短文并回答第一部分的问题。

How to be green

如何环保

By Wang Lingling

王玲玲

How green are you? Answer these questions and find out.

你有多么环保？回答这些问题并弄清楚。

. Do you walk or ride a bike to school?

你步行或骑自行车去学校吗？

. Do you buy new clothes just because they are modern?

你仅仅因为时髦而买新衣服吗？

. Do you turn off the lights when you leave theroom?

离开房间时你关灯吗？

. Do you take your own bag when shopping and not ask for a plastic bag?

购物时你带着自己的袋子而不要塑料袋吗？

. Do you buy drinks in bottles? And what do you do with the bottles when they are empty?

你买瓶装饮料吗？瓶子空了时你怎样处理它们？

. Do you divide the waste into things to recycle and things to throw?

你将废品分成要回收利用的和要丢弃的吗？

We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day,and it is harmful to our environment. Repeat these three words daily: reduce, reuse and recycle.

我们都需要一个健康的环境，但我们每天制造废物，这对我们的环境是有害的。每天重复这三个词：减少、重复利用和回收利用。

Reduce

减少

Reduce means "use less". Do not waste things.lt saves money and causes less pollution. Do not order more food than you can finish. Turn off the lights when you do not need them. Before you buy something rlew,think whether it is really necessary because maybe the old one is just as good!

减少意思是“少用”。不要浪费东西。这节约钱并造成更少的泞染。不要点多于你能吃完的食物。你不需要灯时关掉它们。买新东西前，想想是否真的有必要，因为也许旧的也一样好！

Reuse

重复利用

Reuse means "use again". Use things for as long as possible. Look after them so that they will last. Repair them if possible. Do not throw them away and buy new ones. Do not use paper cups or paper bags. li is better to use china cups and cloth bags because they can be used many times.

重复利用意思是“再使用”。尽可能长时间地使用东西。保养它们以便使用更长时间。如果可能，修理它们。不要扔掉它们而买新的。不要用纸杯或纸袋。用陶瓷杯子和布包更好，因为它们可以被使用许多次。

Recycle

回收利用

Recycle means "change things into something else to be reused". Although it takes energy to change things into something else,it is better than throwing things away or burning them. We throw tons of rubbish away each year,and we have to make a change. Divide your rubbish into plastic, glass, paper and rubber. Develop a recycling policy for the whole community, Buy products such as recycled paper to help save trees.

回收利用意思是“将东西变成别的东西再使用”。虽然将东西变成别的东西会消耗能源，但是那比扔掉或者烧掉它们好。我们每年扔掉许多垃圾，我们必须改变。将你的垃圾分为塑料、玻璃、纸和橡胶。为整个社区制订一项回收利用政策。购买像再生纸这样的产品来帮助节省树木。

We cannot hope for rapid change, but let's take these simple steps today so that we will save the world for our grandsons and granddaughters tomorrow.

我们不能期待立竿见影的变化，但是让我们从今天开始采取这些简单的措施吧，以便为我们的子孙后代的明天拯救这个世界。