大学英语综合教程1UNIT.ppt

Whats the World to Do about Water?Michael E.Webber By the sixth groupIn 2007,when my daughter was seven years old,we would brush our teeth together every night as part of our daily ritual（惯例）.To conserve（节约使用）water,we would turn off the faucet after wetting our brushes and turn it back on only to rinse.One night,I didnt turn off the water fast enough to her liking.She turned off the faucet,made an angry face at me,and growled（嘟哝),“Turn off the water,Daddy.The scientists need time.”Paragraph 11.as part of:作为部分This is one small thing as part of our common day.2.to ones liking:中意，称心The candy taste enough to her liking.My brother turned on the light,made an comical face at me,and shouted,”surprise!”She turned off the faucet,made an angry face at me,and growled.Vivid words 她关上龙头，对我做了个生气的鬼脸，嘟哝着说。That statement still rings in my ears today,not only because of her precociousness(早熟）but also because she was exactly right.We need to conserve our resources to buy ourselves time so scientists can find new solutions to our problems.And this is especially true for water.Paragraph 2Vivid wordsThe words what my mother said still rings in my ears today.That statement still rings in my ears today.这句话至今言犹在耳。buy time 争取时间Money cant buy time.千金难买寸光阴But at best,the plan will buy some time to seek a real solution to the crisis.不过，此方案充其量只是为危机寻找一个真正的解决之道争取时间。Water is on track(步入轨道；有望）to be the most important and most contentious resource of the 21st century.It could replace oil as the strategic resource that triggers geopolitical conflicts.But with the right solutions,it could also be the one that brings us all together.Paragraph 3 In 2003,the late Nobel Laureate Richard Smalley gave a lecture at Rice Universitys Energy&Nanotechnology Conference highlighting humanitys top 10 problems for the next 50 years.His list,in descending order of importance,was:energy,water,food,environment,poverty,terrorism and war,disease,education,democracy,and population.Paragraph 4Grammar 现在分词作伴随状语In 2003,the late Nobel Laureate Richard Smalley gave a lecture at Rice Universitys Energy&Nanotechnology Conference highlighting humanitys top 10 problems for the next 50 years.着重谈了人类未来五十年内的十大问题Walking slowly across the grass,he pointed the gun at the lion and fired.他慢慢地走过草地,把枪对准狮子就射击了.All night long he lay awake,thinking of the problem.他整夜躺在床上睡不着,思考着那个问题.The reason energy and water sit at the top,ahead of food and poverty,is that addressing them makes subsequent problems easier to deal with.Developing abundant sources of clean,reliable,affordable energy enables an abundance of clean water.An abundance of clean water enables food production and protects the environment.And so forth.Paragraph 5 In many ways,the 1900s was the century of energy conflict.Now,the dawn of a new energy era is just around the corner with the prices of solar power going down,and distributed generation and energy efficiency on the point of taking off and we can foresee a time this century when water replaces energy as the next great challenge for humanity.Getting water right could clear the path to a fully liberated,healthy,and peaceful civilization.Paragraph 6Vivid words around the corner 即将来临Now,the dawn of a new energy era is just around the corner.现在，新能源时代的黎明即将到来。The final exam is around the corner.期终考试即将到来。Getting water right：Solving the water problemMain festivalWorld Water Day is determined by the end of the twentieth century the human and a holiday.To satisfy people daily life,commercial and agricultural water resource needs,the United Nations has long been committing itself to solve water caused by rising demand for the global water crisis.But water is complicated.First,theres no alternative.There are alternatives to coal and petroleum,but water cannot be replaced.Second,water is intertwined(缠绕；纠缠；编结)with every other sector of society.Energy production requires water for cooling power plants and fracturing shale.Agriculture needs water for irrigation.Industry and cities use trillions of gallons of water for all sorts of purposes.Third,water demands are growing at the same time supplies are fluctuating.Climate change is expected to intensify droughts and floods while shifting where water will be and when.That means humanity will be confronted with decisions about whether to move people to water or water to people.Paragraph 7Fantastic ExpressionThird,water demands are growing at the same time supplies are fluctuating.第三，水的需求量在增长，而供应量却上下波动。at the same time-whileClimate change is expected to intensify droughts and floods while shifting(改换)where water will be and when.气候变化会加剧旱灾和水灾，并改变降水的时间和地点 Water is the source of life.