作者： 360abc

Tina看到旅游场所满地的塑料袋，请Tony发表一下意见。

Tina: Tony, can you comment on the garbage in tourist spots? Especially plastic bags. They are everywhere.
Tony: I hate to see that. There are regulations, but they are not enforced. Even if people are caught red-handed, they are usually let go.
Tina: What about education?
Tony: That’s also a weak area. And we have to get everybody involved for better effects.
Tina: I saw some plastic bags from a supermarket with instructions on how to dispose of them. Is this something new?
Tony: Yes, it’s a good sign. But there are still things to do. For example, more environmentally-friendly materials should be used.

中文翻译

蒂娜：托尼，你怎么看旅游景点的垃圾问题？特别是塑料袋，可以说是无处不在。
托尼：我讨厌看到这些垃圾。虽然有规定，但是没人执行啊。甚至即使给当场抓住，通常也是放走了之。
蒂娜：受的是什么教育啊？
托尼：这也是一个薄弱点。我们应该让每个人参与进来，这样才能取得较好的效果。
蒂娜：我看到一些超市里的塑料袋上有如何处理它们的说明。这是一种新的形式吧？
托尼：是的，这是很好的标示。可是还有很多事情要做的，比如，我们应该使用更多的对环境有益的材料。

必备字词

comment v. n. 评论
Whenever reporters ask him questions about his family members, he always says “no comment”.
记者只要问他有关家人的问题，他总是说无可奉告。

red-handed a. 正在作案的，当场抓获的
The murderer was caught red-handed as the neighbor called the police.
以为邻居给警察打了电话，这个谋杀者被当场抓获。

let go 放开，释放
If you let him go this time, he will probably never make the same mistake again.
要是你这次放他一马，也许他再也不会犯同样的错误了。

每日一句

For example, more environmentally-friendly materials should be used.
比如说，应当使用更多有利于环境的材料。

A: How do you like this new program?
B: It’s highly efficient, and user-friendly.

A：你觉得这个软件怎么样？
B：效率非常高，而且界面很友好。

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Don’t Buy A Big Car When A Little One Will Do! 小车够用，大车不买！

When Henry Ford designed his famous Model T Ford car, he could never have imagined the impact it would have on the earth. Not only has the automobile changed the surface appearance of the earth with all the highways and roads built to accommodate it, the automobile also may be a large factor for why the earth’s temperature is on the rise! You see, all the gasoline that cars burn to make the engine run, releases carbon dioxide into the air. This gas gets trapped in the earth and creates a kind of blanket that traps in the sun’s warmth. If the blanket gets thicker as more and more cars are manufactured around the world, it could have an awful affect on the earth’s environment. People really should take gasoline usage (miles per gallon) into account when purchasing an automobile. More mileage per gallon means gains for the environment- and your pocketbook!

中文翻译

当亨利.福特设计他那著名的T型福特车时，他绝不会想到这将对地球产生如何的影响。汽车改变了地球的外貌，人们为了汽车建造了高速公路和各种道路。不仅是这些，汽车还是导致地球温度上升的主要因素。大家知道，汽车燃烧汽油以驱动引擎，同时也释放了二氧化碳到大气中。这种气体在地球表面聚集，形成了一层吸收太阳热能的“毯子”。如果随着全世界所生产的汽车越来越多，这层毯子也会变得越来越厚，这将会对地球的环境产生极坏的影响。人们真应当在购买汽车的时候将汽油用量（每加仑行驶英里数）考虑进去。每加仑汽油能够行驶更多的英里数，这不仅对于环境是有益的，同时也节省了你的开销。

必备字词

design v. 设计
If you design the program well, you can save a lot on purchasing equipment.
要是你能好好地设计这个项目，就可以省下许多购买设备的钱。

impact n. 冲击，效果，影响
We have no idea how strong the impact of this accident will be.
我们不知道这次事故的影响有多大。

trap v. 陷入，中圈套
If he gets trapped in the lift again, he will sue the company.
他要是再给困在电梯里，他就会起诉这家公司。

每日一句

People really should take gasoline usage (miles per gallon) into account when purchasing an automobile.
人们真应当在购买汽车的时候将汽油用量（每加仑行驶英里数）考虑进去。

A：What else should they take into account when tearing down the old houses in this street?
B: I guess they should either keep the toilets and car parks or leave space to rebuild them.

A：拆除这个街道的老房子还需要考虑什么问题？
B：我想应该把厕所和停车场保留下来，或者为重建保留空间。

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Tony考虑买车，但不知道该买多大的车。Tina不是很懂车，不过，她建议不要买太大的，既可以省钱，又可以减轻污染。

Tony: Tina, do you know much about cars?
Tina: Are you considering buying a car? To be frank, I am not much of a mechanic. The only thing I’ve ever done with cars was help out my father in his garage.
Tony: Sorry, I was not referring to mechanics. I am just wondering what might be the appropriate size of car for my family.
Tina: I guess a car should be large enough for a family of three. So a midsize one will do.
Tony: That’s what I was thinking, but my wife has set her mind on a bigger, and more luxurious one.
Tina: Well, you should probably tell her that smaller cars release less carbon dioxide into the air. So you help control air pollution. And you save a lot on both the purchase of the car and the gas later.

中文翻译

托尼：蒂娜，你对汽车了解吗？
蒂娜：你在考虑买一辆车吗？坦白的说，我不怎么懂汽车机械的，我唯一做过的事情只是在我父亲的车库里帮帮忙而已。
托尼：噢，我不是指汽车机械方面的，我只是想知道什么大小的车才是适合我家庭使用的。
蒂娜：我想三口之家用一部车肯定足够了，所以中型车就可以了。
托尼：我也是这么想的，但是我夫人已经想好了要买一部大些的、豪华些的汽车。
蒂娜：这样，你可以告诉她说小点的汽车就会排放更少的二氧化碳到大气中去，这样你们也就是在控制大气污染上出了一份力。同时也意味着你们可以在购车费用和今后的汽油费上节省一大笔开销。

必备字词

to be frank 坦率地说
To be frank, there’s no need to ask him.
老实说，没有必要问他。

not much of something 对……不在行
He is not much of a musician.
他不太懂音乐。

set one’s mind on 对某事下了决心
Once she sets her mind on something, there’s no way to change it.
她下决心做什么事情以后，就没有任何办法改变了。

每日一句

You save a lot on both the purchase of the car and the gas later.
你既可以省下大笔买车钱，以后又可以省很多油。

A: Why don’t you simply hire him?
B: Well, I can save a lot on both taxes and the payment.

A：你为什么不干脆雇他呢？
B：哦，这样我既可以省下大笔的税，还可以省很多工钱。

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