Unit13
Phrases:
1 at the bottom of the river 在河床底部
2 be full of the rubbish充满拉垃圾
=be filled with …
3 throw litter into the river
把垃圾扔入河里
4 play a part in cleaning it up
尽一份力把它清理干净
5 land pollution 土地污染
6 fill the air with black smoke
空气中充满了黑烟
7 cut down air pollution 减少空气污染
8 make a difference 产生影响
9 shark fin soup 鱼鳍汤
10 at the top of the food chain
处于食物链的顶端
11 in the last 20 to 30 years
(现在完成）在最近的20到30年间12 environmental protection groups
around the world
全球环境保护组织
13 develop laws 健全法律
14 the sale of shark fins 鱼鳍买卖
15 take part in+活动参加（join in）
join+sb\组织
16 can’t afford to do sth.
负担不起做某事
17 take action 采取行动
18 turn off 关掉
（turn on; turn up; turn down)
19 pay for (paid ;paid) 付费
spend money on sth./ (in) doing sth. (spent)
花钱买某物
spend time (in) doing sth. with sb
.花时间和某人做某事
sth cost sb money (cost,cost)
It takes\took sb time to do sth.
= To do sth\ 名词短语+ takes\ took sb
time.
20 add up 累加
21 use public transportation
使用交通工具
22 recycle books and paper
回收书和废纸
23 use paper napkins 使用纸巾
24 turn off the shower 关掉喷头
25 ride in cars 开车出行(rode; ridden)
26 throw away (threw; thrown) 扔掉
27 put sth. to good use（put; put)
好好利用
28 pull …down 拆下
29 an old boat turned upside down
一艘倒过来的旧船
30 be an inspiration to sb 成为。。的榜样
31 set up a website (set; set)
建立一个网站
32 a “metal art” theme park
一个“金属艺术”主题公园
33 be known for 以..而闻名
(be known as+职业）
34 not only …but also 不仅。。而且
35 bring back 恢复；使想起；归还
36 at the top of…在….顶部或顶端
37 be harmful to….对….有害
38 upside down 上下颠倒，倒转
Sentences.
1 Everyone in this town should play a
part in cleaning it up.
这个城市里的每个人都应该尽一份力把
它清理干净。
2 The air is badly polluted because there
are too many cars on the road these
days.
空气被严重污染是因为路上的汽车太
多了。
3 To cut down air pollution, we should
take the bus or subway instead of
driving.
为了减少空气污染，我们应该乘坐公汽
或地铁而不是开车。
4 I used to be able to see stars in the sky.
我过去能在天空中看到星星。
5 The air has become really polluted
around here. I’m getting very worried.
这的空气真的已经被污染了，我非常担
心。
6 But do you realize that you’re killing a
whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl
of shark fin soup?
你意识到当你每次在品尝一碗鱼鳍汤
时，你正在杀死一整头鲨鱼吗？
7 This method is not only cruel, but also
harmful to the environment.
这种方法不仅残酷，而且对环境有害。
8 The numbers of some kinds of sharks
have fallen by over 90 percent in the last
20 to 30 years.
在最近的二十到三十年里，一些种类鲨
鱼的数量已经下降了90%
9 So far, no scientific studies have shown
that shark fins are good for health.
到目前为止，还没有科学研究证明鱼鳍
对人们的健康有好处。
10 Sharks may disappear one day if we
don’t do something to stop the sale of
shark fins.
如果我们不采取措施来阻止这种鱼鳍买
卖，鲨鱼可能有一天会消失。
11 It was considered the biggest clean-up
project in this city had ever had.
这被认为是这个城市曾经开展的一次最
大幅度的清理活动。
12 We can’t afford to wait any longer to
take action!
我们不能再等待更长的时间来采取行
动！
13 Many forget that saving the earth
begins with small things.
许多人忘记了拯救地球要从小事做起。
14 And instead of driving to school or
work, you could ride your bike or walk.
你可以骑自行车或步行上学或上班，而
不是开车。
15 Recycling paper is really easy.
回收废纸真的很容易。
16 But it’s hard to stop riding in cars.
但是阻止开车出行却很难。
17 We really shouldn’t use paper
napkins.
我们真的不应该使用纸巾。
