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Part 1
Listentothefollomngdialogueandinterpretitasrequired. AfteryouhearasentenceorashortpassageinChinese, interpretitintoEnglishbyspeakingtothemicrophone. AndafteryouhearanEnglishsentenceorshortpassage, interpretitintoChinese. Youmilhearthedialogueonlyonce.
赵:“地球日”是怎么回事?什么时候开始的?都取得了哪些成就?
Smith:EarthDaywasstartedin 1970. Itwassettohelpraisethegeneralpublic’senvironmentalawareness. Foronething, itprovidesaspecialdaytoremindpeopletotakecareoftheEarth. Italsogivesspecialinterestandenvironmentalgroupsanopportunitytomotivatetheirmemberstotakeactionintheircommunities.
赵:听起来不错。可就在环保取得成绩的同时,人口膨胀,臭氧层空洞,全球气候变暖这些问题一点也没有改善。地球人口越多,资源消耗的越多,产生的垃圾也越多,到时连种粮食的地都没有了怎么办?对此我们决不可掉以轻心。
Smith:Thatiscertainlytrue. Bytheyear 2005, therewillbe 7 billionpeopleontheplanet. Ipersonallythinkthatrecyclingistheanswer. Paper, metal, rubber, oil, andmanyothermaterialsaregoingtohavetoberecycledonamuchgreaterscale. Everyonewillhavetobeinvolved. Perhapsevenspeciallegislationwillberequired. Itistruethatwearelosingmillionsofhectareseveryyeartohousingandroads. Butthereisstillalotofundevelopedlandthatcouldbeusedforbothfarmingandhousing. Andscienceandtechnologyishelpingustogetmoreoutofthelandthatisusedforfanning.
赵:那么今年“地球日 ”你打算都干点什么呢?
Smith:Iwillprobablyattendourcity’sannual “EarthDay” celebrationsandthenhelppickupthemountainofgarbageleftover.