1、,主講 ：09053409 唐春維 09053410 閔媛媛,We, the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency - a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here. But there is hopeful news as well: we have the ability to solve this crisis and avoid

2、 the worst - though not all - of its consequences, if we act boldly, decisively and quickly.,我們?nèi)祟愓媾R著一個全球性的危機人類文明的文明的生存受到威脅，即使我們聚在一起共商策略，災難卻愈演愈烈。 但同時也有一個令人欣喜的消息：只要我們勇敢果斷，迅速行動起來，我們就能解決這一危機避免其最壞的結(jié)果.即使不能全部消除。,However, too many of the worlds leaders are still best described in the words of Winston Churc

3、hill applied to those who ignored Adolf Hitlers threat: They go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, all powerful to be impotent.,然而溫斯頓丘吉爾用于那些忽視阿道夫希特勒威脅的政客身上的名言，現(xiàn)在用在許多國家領導人身上再合適不過了。決定實則猶豫不決，下定決心實則優(yōu)柔寡斷，掌權(quán)者其實軟弱無能。,So today, we dumped another 70 million tons o

4、f global-warming pollution into the thin shell of atmosphere surrounding our planet, as if it were an open sewer. And tomorrow, we will dump a slightly larger amount, with the cumulative concentrations now trapping more and more heat from the sun.,如今，我們向地球脆弱的大氣層又傾倒7千萬噸的溫室氣體，好像那是一個露天污水溝似的。 明天，我們再多倒一點

5、。積累的溫室氣體吸收越來越多的太陽熱量。,I cant recall any of my acquaintance without a phone . Nowadays , a person without a phone is strange and it is they that need to make an explanation . All our social relationship are stored in the phonebook , which we can call up at anytime . In ancient times, only wizard can p

6、ossess this kind of magic weapon .,我想不起來哪一個熟人沒有手機。 今天沒有手機的人是奇怪的，這種人才需要解釋。 我們的所有社會關系都儲存在手機的電話本里，可以隨時調(diào)出使用。 古代只有巫師才能擁有這種法寶。,The international relationship has been renewed by the phone . There is usually a notice on the door of the meeting room “Please turn off ”However , The rings still resounding in

7、the meeting room . We are all common people,without much engencies to do . Nevertheless,we are reluctant to turn off the phone.,手機刷新了人與人的關系。 會議室門口通常貼著一條通告：請與會者關閉手機。可是會議室里的手機鈴聲仍然響成一片。 我們都是普通人，并 沒有多少重要的事情。 盡管如此，我們也不會輕易關掉手機。,Cellphones symbolize our connection with the world and reflect our thirst for

8、social intercourse. It is a familar scene that a person suddenly stop to edit short messages with eyes staring at the screen , regardless of whether in the road center or beside a restroom .,打開手機象征我們與這個世界的聯(lián)系。 手機反映出我們的社交饑渴癥。 最為常見的是，一個人走著走著突然停下來，眼睛盯著手機屏幕發(fā)短信。 他不在乎停在馬路中央還是廁所旁邊。,Why do we care so much about ringtone a