-5-世界環(huán)境日英語演講世界環(huán)境日WinCompetitionofEnvironmentProtectionforBeijingAlthoughthe2021Olympicsarestillthreeyearsaway,anotherspecialcompetitionhasalreadystartedinBeijing.Thistime,thecompetitorsarenottheathletesfromallovertheworld,butthepeoplelivinginBeijing.Thespecialcompetitionisnotheldinastadium,butineverystreetandeverycornerofBeijing.Isupposesomeofyoumayhavealreadyguessedwhatthespecialcompetitionis.Yes,itisthecompetitionofprotectingourenvironmentandcreatingagreenBeijingforthe2021OlympicGames.Someonemayaskwhoisourrivalinthiscompetition?ThemodernLosAngeles,thecharmingSydney,orthehistoricAthens?No,noneofthem.Therealrivalisourselves.Itisourbadhabitsofneglectingtoprotectenvironmentinourdailylife.Severalyearsago,IwasveryluckytohaveanopportunitytoliveintheUnitedStatesforabouttwoyears.Inotonlyenjoyedthebeautifulenvironmentthere,butalsoappreciatedtheAmericanpeople’’’’sactivewayofprotectingtheirenvironment.Now,whenevertheenvironmentprotectionismentioned,abeautifulviewofCaliforniawillariseinmymind:whitecloudsflyingacrossthebluesky,greengrassplotsprinkledwithcolorfulflowersandsmallanimalsplayinghappilyamongthetrees.IrememberthatatthebeginningofmycomingtoAmerica,Ioftenwenttomyfather’’’’sworkingplace,theUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey,tohavefun.EachtimeIfoundalotofpeopleridingbicyclestotheiroffices.Amongthecyclists,anoldmanwithwhitehairattractedmyattention.Curiously,Iaskedmyfather,”Whydoestheoldmanridehisbiketoworkeveryday?Doesn’’’’thehaveenoughmoneytobuyacar?”Fatherlaughed,”No,notbecauseofmoney.Actually,heisoneofthegreatestscientistsintheworld.Hecanaffordtobuyamotorcadeifhelikes.Heisjustanenvironmentalistandusuallydoesn’’’’tdriveunlessgoingshopping,orinbadweather.InAmerica,therearealotofenvironmentalists,whoactivelyprotecttheirenvironment.Forexample,inPaloAltocitywearelivingnow,thereisevenabicycle-to-workdayonMay19theveryyeartoencouragepeopletodecreaseairpollutioncausedbycars”.Later,Ialsolearntanotherinterestingfactofenvironmentprotectionthere.InsomestatesofAmerica,inordertodecreaseairpollution,saveenergyandreducetrafficjams,stategovernmentsencouragepeopletotakebusestoworkortoshareacaramongseveralpeople.Theyevensetspecial”diamondlanes”insomemainstreets,whichareonlyforthevehicleswith2ormorepeople.ThepositiveactionsofAmericanpeopleandtheeffectivemeasurestheAmericangovernmenttakesinenvironmentprotectionfullywonmyrespectsanddeeplyaffectedmyconsciousnessinenvironmentprotection.WhenIwasbackinChina,peopleoftenaskedme:”WhatdoyouthinkofAmerica?”Ialwaysboltout:”Wonderful,especiallythebeautifulenvironment.”Franklyspeaking,afterseveralyears,thefacesofmyAmericanteachersandfriendshavegraduallyfadedawayfrommymind,butthebluesky,greengrassandlovelyanimalsinCaliforniaoftenariseinmymind,andbecamemydreamofvisitingthereagain.The2021OlympicsprovideuswiththeopportunitytopublicizeandpractiseenvironmentprotectioninBeijing.IsitpossibleforBeijingtoIsitpossibleforBeijingtobecomeasbeautifulasCalifornia?Theansweris”yes”,butthedreamneedseveryBeijingcitizen’’’’sfullsupportandactivemovestoaccomplish.Fromnowon,ifeverystudentwhoisdriventoschoolcantakebusorridebicycletoschoolonceaweek,ifeverycarownergoestoworkinacarpoolonceaweek,wecanmakeadifference.Ifeveryonecanactivelyprotecttheenvironmentinourdailylife,thebluesky,greengrassandlovelyanimalsinCaliforniawillappearinBeijing.Tinystreamscancombineintoavastocean,smalltreescantogetherbeanimmenseforest.Beijingisoftendescribedasabeautifulandagedpicture.IfeveryBeijingcitizenaddsatraitofgreenonthe