Tony读到一条新闻，10几年后中国东南某些城市可能会被风暴摧毁，这是怎么回事呢？
Tony: Do you know that some cities in Southern China might be destroyed in 10 to 15 years?
Tina: How is that possible?
Tony: Well, it’s in the news. Scientists say the sea level rises every year due to global warming. There will be a lot more storms that could destroy those cities completely.
Tina: Too bad. I guess we should do something.
Tony: Yeah, that’s heart of the matter. Everyone is responsible for environmental protection. We can start with saving energy, for example.
Tina: I’ll start with walking to work tomorrow.
中文翻译
托尼：你知道吗？中国南部的一些大城市在10年到15年后可能会被摧毁？
蒂娜：怎么可能呢？
托尼：嗯，新闻里说的。科学家说由于全球变暖导致海平面每年都在上升。这将会带来更多的风暴，会将那些城市全摧毁的。
蒂娜：那可太糟糕了。我想我们应该采取些行动。
托尼：是啊，这是问题的关键。环境保护，人人有责。我们比如可以从节约能源做起。
蒂娜：那我明天就开始步行上班。
必备字词
in the news 媒体报道了
Everything you need to know about the disease is in the news.
关于这种疾病，你要了解的所有情况媒体都报道了。
due to 由于；归因于
Due to the storm, nobody was able to get to work on time yesterday.
由于风暴的原因，昨天没有人能够准时上班。
the heart of the matter 问题的关键
We don’t have the time for anything else except the heart of the matter.
我们没有时间来谈其他事情，只能处理关键问题。
每日一句
We can start with saving energy, for example.
比如我们能够从节约能源开始做起。
A：Is there anything I can do for you?
B：You can start with filing away those documents.
A：有什么我可以为您效劳的吗？
B：你先把那些文件归档一下吧。
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