1、1,Unit 8 Protecting our Environment,Text A Saving Nature, but Only for Man,2,Vocabulary 1. (L 3) everyone has claims to claim: a statement that sth. is true * make/ have/ deny/ reject/ support a claim - They made claims that they couldnt live up to.,3,* a claim to do/ be sth. - I make no claim to un

2、derstand the complexity of the situation. * false/ extravagant/ dubious claims - This firm makes false claims about their products.,4,2. (L.7)distinguish between environmental luxuries and environmental necessities. distinguish: to recognize and understand the difference between two or more things o

3、r people distinguish sth. from distinguish between right and wrong,5,3.(L.9) things we must have regardless. regardless: in spite of everything, anyway carry on/ go on regardless - His parents objected to his marriage, but he carried on regardless. - He got a lot of criticism, but he just went on .

4、regardless of:,6,5.(L13) preserving the atmosphere preserve: to save sth. from being harmed or destroyed -to plant trees and preserve the existing woodlands,7,6. (L.14)halting the greenhouse effect halt: to prevent sth. from continuing (=stop) - to halt economic decline n. bring traffic to a halt/ c

5、ome to a halt,8,7. (L20) its possible consequences are far deadlier consequence: sth. that happens as a result of an action or set of conditions - Do you believe poverty is a direct consequence of over population? as a consequence of sth. of little consequence (not very important) consequent (adj.)

6、consequently (adv.),9,8. (L 29) on the grounds of self-preservation on the grounds of/ on . grounds: for reasons of - He was not employed on the grounds of his age. - The proposal was rejected on environmental grounds. (on moral/ medical/ legal grounds) have grounds to do sth. (have reason to do),10

7、,9. (L 32) to sacrifice in the name of other creatures. in ones name/ in the name of sb. *officially belonging to one or is for one to use. -The house is in my fathers name. *as someone elses official representative - I claim this land in the name of the king.,11,10. (L.34) the public resistance to

8、foreign aid and welfare resistance: opposition (followed by to) -There is strong to the plan for a new chemical plant in this area. welfare: help that is provided for people who have personal or social problems - welfare benefit/ services/ programs,12,11. (L47) the current debate raging over oil dri

9、lling current: occurring in or existing at the present time ( affairs/ economic situation/ advertising campaign) debate on / about sth. rage: continue with great force, be intense - Price inflation still rages although the government has taken some measures. - Street fighting raged all over the city

10、.,13,12. (L 48) a bill working its way through Congress work ones way to/ through sth.: to achieve sth. gradually by working,14,work ones way through school/ college/ university: do a job while you are a student because you need money - He had worked his way up to head of department. - As my family

11、couldnt afford my tuition fee, I had to work my way through college. Others: fight/ shoulder/ elbow/ force ones way,15,13. (L 51) a substantial energy tax substantial: large in amount, considerable - a salary/ breakfast/ - We have got support from a number of students.,16,14. a high aesthetic good a

12、esthetic: connected with beauty and the study of beauty - a work of great appeal, from an point of view aesthetically appealing aesthete: a person who loves and understand beautiful things aesthetics: the study of beauty,17,15. (L 70) The important distinction distinction: difference clear/ sharp ma

13、ke/ draw a between and - Is it easy to draw a between popular and serious literature? - There is no between courage and bravery.,18,16. (L73) choose between his well-being and nature will have to accommodate. well-being: a feeling of being comfortable, healthy and happy (e.g.a feeling of , the physi

14、cal/ emotional/ material/ psychological ) accommodate: to get used to a new situation Her eyes took a while to to the darkness,19,17. (L76) bound up together bind/ bind up: tie things firmly together with cloth or string If two people or groups are bound (up) together , they share a particular exper

15、ience or situation which causes them to have a relationship. - These two countries are bound together by a common history.,20,18. (L77) the very integrity of mans environment integrity: the state of being united as one complete thing (the territory of the country) the quality of being honest and str

16、ong about what you believe to be right (personal/ profession/ moral ),21,19.(L.84) humanistic environmentalism humanistic humanism: the belief that human problems can be solved through science rather than religion Humanism: the study during the Renaissance of the ideas of the ancient Greeks and Roma

17、ns,22,20.(L.85) for natures sake but for our own. sake: purpose, benefit or well-being for ones sake/ for the sake of sth. - For Gods sake. - Im studying history in its own sake, not because it will help me get a job. - She argues for the sake of arguing. - “art for arts sake”,23,Useful Expressions,1. 環(huán)境意識 2. 對尼龍的厭惡 3. 以 - 的名義 4. 對環(huán)境的奢侈追求 5. 對環(huán)境的必需要求 6. 運用規(guī)則 7. 基本原理 8. 理智環(huán)境保護論 9. 遏止溫室效應 10食物鏈,11. 保護自然 12. 以 - 為理由 13. 對地球感情用事 14. 與- 格格不入 15. 減少消費 16.