Unit 2-scripts

Unit2

Part 1

Activity A — Task 1

1. People whose professional activity lies in the field of politics are not, on the whole,

conspicuous for their respect for factual accuracy.

Politicians often lie.

2. Failure to assimilate an adequate quantity of solid food over an extended period of

time is absolutely certain to lead, in due course, to a fatal conclusion.

If you do not eat, you die.

3. The climatic conditions prevailing in the British Isles show a pattern of alternating and

unpredictable periods of dry and wet weather, accompanied by a similarly irregular cycle of temperature changes.

British weather is changeable.

4. It is undeniable that the large majority of non-native learners of English experience a

number of problems in attempting to master the phonetic patterns of the language.

Many learners find English pronunciation difficult.

5. Tea, whether of the China or Indian variety, is well known to be high on the list of

those beverages which are most frequently drunk by the inhabitants of the British Isles.

The British drink a large amount of tea.

6. It is not uncommon to encounter sentences which, though they contain a great

number of words and are constructed in a highly complex way, none the less turn out on inspection to convey very little meaning of any kind.

Some long and complicated sentences mean very little.

7. One of the most noticeable phenomena in any big city, such as London or Paris, is the

steadily increasing number of petrol-driven vehicles, some in private ownership, others belonging to the public transport system, which congest the roads and render rapid movement more difficult year by year.

Big cities have growing traffic problems.

Activity B — Task 2

1. I attend English classes at a language program in my city because I want to improve

my communication skills. English has become the international language around the world and I might be able to get better employment and make more friends if I learn to speak fluently. I take four classes a day that all focus on different language skills including reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar.

Suggested answer: I attend English classes that focus on all-round skills in communication so that I can have better employment and make more friends.

2. Finding the ideal job often takes a lot of research and patience. First of all, one of the

first places to start is by talking to family and friends who might work for companies that are presently hiring. If that doesn't help, then you might want to look in the local newspaper under the classified ads to see if there are any job postings. You can often post a copy of your resume there. Finally, attending job fairs held at colleges or conventions might provide leads to job openings.

Suggested answer: To find an ideal job, you need to patiently research in family and friends, classified ads and job fairs.

3. When applying for a student visa to study in the United States, internationals students

must demonstrate their ability to support themselves financially either through their own resources or by a sponsor. Unfortunately, some students have a difficult time paying for their expenses, and thus, seek scholarships to support themselves. Suggested answer: Finding it difficult to support themselves either through their own resources or by a sponsor, some students seek scholarships.

4. With thousands of ESL Programs spread out around the world, students often have a

difficult time identifying the ideal program for them. A number of factors that students ought to consider include (but not limited to) location, program curricula, experience and background of instructors, facilities, school accreditation, class makeup, and price.

Suggested answer: Factors to consider in order to identify an ideal ESL program include location, program curricula, experience and background of instructors, facilities, school accreditation, class makeup, and price.

5. With an online course, you can enroll in a class, do assignments on the Internet, and

even communicate with classmates in chat-rooms or on bulletin boards. Technology has even reached the point where students can interact with other students and the teacher through high-quality web-conferencing. All of these activities can be done from the comfort of your home or laptop: any time, any place. Second, getting such a degree can, in some cases, be cheaper because you don't have to pay associated costs related to an overseas adventure: airfare, housing, local transportation, etc. Suggested answer: The potential benefits for trying to get an online degree are saving time and money.

Activity D — Task 2

the Honshu wolf and the Hokkaido wolf

Part Two — Activity B

Over the history of the earth, millions of animal and plant species have disappeared. Most of these species disappeared, or became extinct, because of natural causes such as climatic changes or a catastrophic event, like an asteroid hitting earth. What is different today is that most species that are in danger of becoming extinct are not endangered because of natural causes but because of human activity. Today, we will be looking at the reasons that many plants and animals are endangered and how these reasons, or causes, are related to human activity.

The single most important cause of endangered species today is the destruction and/or degradation of habitat. Most animals and plants are adapted to live and reproduce in a specific environment, or habitat. They cannot survive if they lose the specific habitat that they are adapted to live and reproduce in.

There are many ways that human activity destroys habitat. For example, forests, grasslands, and deserts, which provide habitat to many plants and animals, arc cleared in

order to develop residential areas for people to live in and industrial areas for people to work in. Land is also cleared to prepare it for farmers to grow crops on. Swamps and marshes, which provide habitat to many animal and plant species, are often drained and filled in, also to provide land for development or agriculture. In addition, rivers are sometimes dammed in order to provide people with electrical power. All of these human activities, such as clearing forests, grasslands, and deserts; draining swamps and marshes, and damming rivers result in the destruction of habitats that many plants and animals need to live and reproduce in.

Closely related to the destruction of habitat is the degradation of habitat, which also endangers many species. Some examples of manmade causes that degrade habitat are oil spills, water pollution, and acid rain. You probably have seen pictures in newspapers or on TV of dead or dying marine animals and birds covered with oil after an oil tanker accident. Human beings also cause water pollution, which endangers the survival of many fish and marine animals. Acid rain, which results from people burning fossil fuels, also harms many species of fish and many species of trees. To sum up, some of the things related to human activity that result in the degradation of the environment are oil spills, water pollution, and acid rain.

Illegal wildlife trade is the next major cause of endangered species. Although many governments have passed laws protecting endangered species, many animals are still illegally hunted. Sometimes people hunt these animals for food, but more often they hunt them only for specific parts of their bodies. For example, some species of animals such as tigers are illegally hunted for their furs. Elephants, which are the biggest land animals in the world and an endangered species, are often killed for their hides and tusks. These elephant hides and tusks are used to make souvenirs and works of art to sell to tourists and art collectors. Other animals such as chimpanzees are trapped to be sold to zoos for people to look at or for medical experiments. Some beautiful birds, such as some species of parrots, are in danger of extinction because so many are captured to be sold as pets to people all over the world.

The third major cause that many species are endangered is over exploitation. People have always exploited, or used, plants and animals, and will no doubt, continue to do so. It is only when people exploit animals and plants in an excessive manner that they become endangered. Some animals have already been hunted to extinction for food and sometimes for sport. Let me give you one well-known example-the passenger pigeon in the United States. Passenger pigeons were once so plentiful that people said they darkened the sky for hours, even days, when they flew over the land. Many people thought that the passenger pigeon could never disappear, but, in reality, they became extinct at the beginning of the 20th century. They became extinct as a result of over hunting, partly for food but mostly for sport. Today, some fish, like the cod, which /s an important source of food for people in many parts of the world, have been over fished. As a result, cod are in danger of becoming extinct. At one time cod, like passenger pigeons, were very plentiful, and it seemed they could never be gone. And it's not just animal species like the codfish that are in danger of becoming extinct.

According to a recent article in the New Scientist, the Brazil nut tree, a very important source of nuts for both animals and people, is endangered due to over harvesting of the nuts.

The fourth and final reason that some species today are endangered has to do with competition that is directly related to human activity. As you know, most animal and plant species have to compete with other species in their habitat for food, water, and any other resources they both need. This is usually natural, that is, not related to human activity. However, some animal and plant species today also face competition that is directly related to human activity. There are two kinds of competition that animal and plant species can face that is related to human activity. One has to do with domestic animals and the other has to do with what is called "introduced" species. Let’s discuss competition with domestic animals first.

I'm sure you are all familiar with most domestic animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and so forth. But did you know that these domestic animals can be a threat to wild, that is, non-domestic, animals? The first reason is because for habitat with wild animals. And, these domestic animals often hunt, these domestic animals compete in addition, the people who own trap, and poison wild animals in order to protect their livestock. The wolf is an example of an animal that is widely hun.ted to near extinction to protect domestic animals.

Another serious threat to some species is competition with introduced 8pecies, that is, plants or animals that are introduced, or brought, by humans into a new habitat, either on purpose or by accident. Take, for example, the introduction of a species of rabbit into Australia. In the 19th century, Europeans purposely introduced a species of European rabbit into Australia so they could hunt them for sport. Unfortunately, this animal has caused great damage to the habitat of many native animals and plants of Australia. Another introduced species, the brown tree snake, was accidentally introduced into the island of Guam in the late 1940s. These snakes accidentally rode along on military cargo planes that landed there. Since that time, the brown tree snake has destroyed a large part of the bird population of Guam.

Before I close, let me repeat the four major causes of endangered species today: (1) the destruction and/or degradation of habitat, (2) the illegal wildlife trade, (3) over exploitation, and (4) competition with domestic and “introduced” species.

Let me conclude by saying that the relationship of all living plants and animals is complex and interdependent. The destruction of one animal or plant species can threaten the survival of other species of animals and plants. Human beings are part of the natural world and they might also, one day, become an endangered species themselves. Because the four major causes of endangered species today are largely the result of human activity, only human beings can change the situation. Time is running out for many endangered plant and animal species.

Unit 2 课文翻译

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Unit-2-课文翻译

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