WhatcanIdoforourenvironment?
Everyonecandosomethingforourenvironment.Forme,Ishouldtrytosaveelectricityinmydailylife.Forexample,ifIamthelastpersonleavetheclassroomintheevening,Iwillalwaysremembertoturnoffthelights.Inordertoprotectourforests,Iwillusepaperwisely.Ishouldtrytousebothsidesofpaperwheneveritispossible.Iwillnotusethingslikepapercupsanddisposablechopsticksbecausetheyaremadeofwood.Ibelievethatdoingallthesesmallthingswillimproveourenvironmentandhelpmakeourworldabetterplacetolivein.
Chirp..."Thetwoswallowscriedinsadness,"theenvironmentissobad,thewhitecloudsintheskyarereplacedbyblacksmoke.Thecrystal-clearriveriscoveredwithgarbage;Thegreenandlushtreeswerecutdownandtheforestgrewsmallerandsmaller...""
Thetwoswallowsflewabout,tryingtofindafreshair.Suddenly,theswallowsawasmallfishfloatingonthesurfaceofthewater.Aswallowflewoverandasked,"whatiswrongwithyou,littlesister?""Iamill,"saidthelittlefishweakly."itistoodifficulttofindthesecretrecipeformyillness!""Whyareyouill?"askedthelittleswallowcuriously.Fishwithasigh,helpless,said:"peopledon'tcarefortheenvironment,causingwaterpollution,airpollution,suchasenvironmentalpollution,bringtheharmtoourplantsandanimals,alsothreatensthesurvivalofmankind."Theswallownodded."Whatisthe"secretsauce"?Theswallowisatthebottomoftheplane."Thesecretrecipeistoprotecttheenvironment,"saidthelittlefish."I'llbefine.Butit'stoohardtodoit.""Letmetry!"Saidthelittleswallow.Saythatfinish,thenflytothecity,toshoutloudly:"protecttheenvironment,isgoodforyourhuman!Don'tyouimaginedinosaurextinction?..."
Peoplelistenedtothelittleswallowandfinallyunderstoodtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.Peoplebegantoplanttreesandpickuplitter...
Beforelong,whitecloudswereflyingovertheearth,tallandtalltrees...
Onedaylater,whenIsawtheriveragain,Iwasshocked.Thewaterwasnotclear,thewaterwascloudy,andtherewassomedirty,barebed,andthewaterwasrunningdryandreeking.Wheredidthesestinkingwatercomefrom?AsIlooked,severalfactoriesweresprayingsmokeintothesky,thesmokepollutedtheclouds,andthentheacidrainfelldownandpoisonedtheearth.Atthesametime,thefactorykeptdrainingthewastewaterfromtheriver,turningtheqingqingriverintomuddywater.Coalishundredsofmillionsofyearsnatureofsolarenergy,andinafewhundredyearsalargenumberofdevelopmentandutilization,alargenumberofcoalcombustiongeneratesCO2,causingtheearth'sgreenhouseeffect.Inthemeantime,asmallamountofsulfurburningincoalgeneratesSO2gas,whichfallsdowntothegroundandformsacidrain.AcidraindestroyslargeNumbersofforestsandbecomesan"airbornekiller"ofecosystems.
Thewaterfromthedrainageareacontinuedtodraintheriverandtheplantsalongtheriverdied.Isn'tthatthedump?Thecleanwaterisnolongerclean,theriverisnolongerflowingandtheairisnolongerfresh.Whatkindofattitudedopeoplehaveaboutthisoldriverthathasbeenaroundforyears?Willitcontinuetopollutetheenvironmentorprotecttheriver?Isitadestroyeroranenvironmentalist?
Withwaterpollutionandgroundwateroverproduction,humanfreshwaterresourceshavebeguntotakeoff.Theproblemsofgrazing,soilerosionanddesertificationareincreasingduetodeforestationandoverreclamation.Duetoearth'sdestruction,23,000plantsandmorethan1,000vertebrateswereextinctintheyear2000,andonespeciesisnowdisappearingfromtheeartheveryhour.Landpollution,peoplechoppingdowntrees,rocksfalling,floodsdestroyedhousesandfloodedcrops;Peoplethrowrubbishintotheriver,causingwaterpollutionandthrowingawayplasticbagseverywhere,creatingwhitepollution.Peoplekillanimalsandcauseanimalextinctions;Peoplearepickingflowersandtrees,sothatweloseourbeauty.Mankindhasonlyoneearth,weliveontheearth,wemustprotecttheearth,protectourhomeland.
Forourownsake,forourownsake,forthebenefitofourchildrenandfuturegenerations,letusjoinhandstoprotectthenaturalenvironment,andcreatenewheavenandearthwithourefforts.Webelievethattomorrowwillbebetter!
Inmodernsociety,wetendtobeemoreandmoreawareofourlivingenvironmentorphysicalenvironment,becausewearenotcleanasbefore.Somanypeoplenowchoosetheirhouseastoitsenvironmentbutnotitslocationandexpensestoaffordit.
Asweallknow,theenvironmentpollutionismoreandmoreseriousduringtheseyears,whatwecoulddoistomakegreateffortsinprotectingenvironmentgradually.Astogovernmentpollution,astomonpeople.Wealsotrytoprotectitandmakeitremainclean.Althoughwehavemanagedtoprotecttheenvironmenttoacertainextent.Itisstillaverylongwaytogo.
Environmentalproblemsarebeingmoreandmoreseriousallovertheworld。Forexample，carshavemadetheairunhealthyforpeopletobreatheandpoisonousgasisgivenoffbyfactories.Treesonthehillshavebeencutdownandwastewaterisbeingpouredcontinuouslyintorivers。Furthermore，whereverwegotoday，wecanfindrubbishcarelesslydisposed.Pollutionis，infact，threateningourexistence.
Theearthisourhomeandwehavethedutytotakecareofitforourselvesandforourlatergenerations.Fortunately，moreandmorepeoplehaverealizedtheseproblems.Measureshavebeentakentocopewiththeseproblemsbythegovernment.Lawshavebeenpassedtostoppollution.Ihopetheproblemwillbesolvedinthenearfutureandourhomewillbeebetterandbetter.
Lettheskyblue,letthewaterclear,lettheanimalslivefreely-thisismycommondesire.However,ourhometownisincreasinglypollutedbytheenvironment.Forexample,onmywaytoschool,Isawsomeworkersburningplasticbagsandfoamcontainers.Isteppedforwardtostopthem,buttheysaid,"baby,don'tmindyourownbusiness."Iwalkedonwithdisappointment.Atthismoment,agustofwindblew,Ismeltabadsmell,Ilookedback,ablacksmokeroseupintothesky.。.Howbaditis!Don'ttheylikethefreshair?OnedayonSaturday,ItookabustoEnglishclass.Isatinmyseatandlookedout,andsawablackexhaustcomingoutofthebackofacarinfrontofme.TheairispollutedandIfeelverysick.Anothertime,Iwaswalkinginthestreet,suddenly,thewindisblowing,fliesoverapieceofpaper,1of"pa"onmyface,Ijusttakedowntheadvertisingpaper,acigaretteandfelldown.IwassoscaredthatIranaway.Thatwasaclosecall.Ithought,thesepeoplearesouncivilized.
Thankstotheenvironmentalproblem,peoplepaymoreandmoreattentiontoit.Now,thehangzhougovernmenthasmademanyeffortstothisend.Publicbikes,forexample,havebecomeabeautifullandscapeinhangzhou.Ifyouhaveacitizencard,youcanrentacarforfreewithinanhour.It'sonlyoneyuanperhour.Thesebikesaregoingthroughthestreets,sothatwecanreduceourdriving,reduceexhaustemissionsandprotecttheenvironmentinhangzhou.Andnowwe'realllookingforgreenfashion--environmentalbags.Ifyougotothesupermarket,plasticbagsarenolongeravailableforfree,butyouhavetopayforthem.Thisencouragesustousereusablebags,orreuseplasticbags,toreducepollution.Also,hangzhouhasjustintroducedasmokingban,banningsmokinginpublicplaces,violatorsfineof50yuaneachtime,becauseofsmoking,whichaffecttheenvironmentandharmhealth,sotheoldsmokeqiāng,theystilldon'tsmokeagain!
Weareinhangzhou,townsfolkweshouldbeactivelyatordinarytimesaction,anddrivingless,walkingmore,trynottousedisposablegoods,don'thurtsmallanimals,notlitter,protecttrees.
Greenhangzhou,greenhangzhou!Environmentalprotectionlifeletusgotohappyschoolmates,letusactquickly!
Inacity,thereisaprettylittlegirl,beautifulyan.Hertopgradethree,hadjustlearnedabouttheprotectionoftheenvironmentofthetext,knowtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment,wanttoletpeopletostopcuttingtreesintheworld,butshecouldnot,sheshouldIdo?
Shethoughtandthought,shethought,andshethoughtofagoodidea,butshewilltryagainwhenshegrowsup.
Thetimepassedquickly,andthen,inthepast11years,thebeautifulgirlgrewup,herdreamcanberealized,pleasereadon:
Actuallyherwayistomakea3gfilm,ahem,Isaid3gfilmisnotthosedinosaur,thecemetery,Isaidistoprotecttheenvironmentofthemovie,hearthemovie:toprotecttheenvironment",toprotecttheenvironmenthavewhatgood-lookingofmovie,thanIhaveeverseen?"It'snotsodangerous,butit'sagreathelpinourlives.Letmeexplainthecontentofthefilmforyou:inthepast,whentheskyisblue,greenandundergroundwildflowerclusters,andthebirdssingcheerful,howbeautifulthescene.Butsincethehuman,allthishaschanged:alltheblueoftheskyturneddark,especiallythosedevelopedplace,bemalodorous,grassalsodidnothavethepastlife,someareyellow,birdsalso'llflipflyawayfromthisplace,tofindtheirown"xanadu".Aftersomeyears,landscapeandinthisway,moreandmorefactories,automobileexhaust,spitting,littereverywhere,humansdeveloped,livedahappylife,butdoesanyoneeverthoughtaboutnurturingmotherearthissodifficulttoendurethepain,youthink?Howmanypeoplediedbecauseoftheseparation?Haveyoueverthoughtaboutyourownhappiness,andwhatablowtoothers?Haveyouthoughtaboutthat?
Intheend,Iurgeyoutosay,"protectyourenvironment,protectyourenvironment,andbehappyeveryday!"
Environmentalproblemsareasbigasnotforindividualcountryorindividualpeopletoaddress.Inotherword,wehavereachedthestagethatenvironmentalproblemsbesolvedforinternationalview.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
Inrecentyears,manynationshavebeemoreawareoftheenvironmentalissueseachnationfaces,suchasairandwaterpollution.Thequestionis,aretheenvironmentalissuesanationalproblemoraninternationalproblem?Itismybeliefthattheenvironmentalissueshavegrowntothepointofbeinganinternationalproblemneedinginternationalcooperationtoresolve.
Becauseofthedifferencesinenvironmentalpolicies,resourcesandtechnology,internationalcooperationcouldprovidequickerresultsandhaveagreaterimpactonbringingresolutiontoenvironmentalproblemsfornationsofdifferingenvironmentalpoliciesandoflesserresourcesandtechnology.Bypoolinginternationalresourcesandtechnologytoaddresstheenvironmentalproblems,thedisadvantagednationsareprovidedtheassistanceneeded.Otherwisetheirenvironmentalconditionsdeteriorateultimatelyaffectingtheresourcesandenvironmentoftheworldasawhole.
Oneofthedifficulitiestoaninternationalresolutiontoenvironmentalissuesisthedifferenceinindividualnationsviewandpoliciestowardenvironmentalprotection.Inorderforinternationalcooperationtooccurandsucceed,thenationsoftheworldmustsubmitthemselvedtointernationalstandardsandsupervisionbyaninternationalmissionelectedbytheparticipatingnationsoftheworld.Allmembersmustagreetoabidebythestandardsestablished.
Theenvironmentalissuesfacingeachcountryarenotunrelatedtothewellbeingoftherestoftheworld.Theimpactislongtermandinternationalinscope.WithoutinternationalcooperationandagreementtoaddresssuchenvironmentalissuesasglacialmeltingattheSouthPole,depletionoftheozonelayer,waterpollution,airpolution,etc.,theenvironmentalconditionsoftheworldwilldeterioratetothedetrimentofeverynation,notjustthosethatignoreorlacktheresourcesandtechnologytoresolvetheirindividualenvironmentalproblems.
Aspartofthesameplanet,itistheresponsibilityofeachindividualandnationtoprotecttheglobalenvironment.Onlyinternationalcooperationwillprovidethetimelysolutionsandtheeffectivenessneededtostopthedeterioratingglobalenvironment.
Withthedevelopmentofoursociety，energyintheworldbeesmoreandmorelimited，soitisquiteimportantforustosaveenergyandtoprotectourenvironment.Asastudent，therearealotofmethodswecandotosaveenergyathome。Forexample，first，wecanturnoffthelightaswellasotherapplianceswhenwearenotusingthem.Second，recyclethewastewater，paperandotherwastesothatwecanreusethem.What'smore，itissuggestedtousepublictransportationmoreinsteadofprivatecars.
Aboveall，everyonecanmakeagreatcontributiontoourenvironment.IhopeIcanlearnmoretodevelopnewandclearenergy，likeenergyfromthewindandsolar.
Nowadays,people'slifehaschangedalotwiththedevelopmentofmoderntechnologyandeconomy,whichhasputlotsofnegativeeffectsontheenvironment.
Whythis?Because,firstly,somefactoriesarepouringwastesintorivers,lakes,seasandsoforth;secondly,becauseofhumanactivities,agreatnumberofplantsandanimalsarelosingtheirlives;thirdly,usingmodernmachinesandchemicalsisbadfortheenvironment.Besidesthese,therearealotofhumanactivitieswhichhavedoneoraredoingharmtooursurroundings.
Forthis,Ithink,first,ourgovernmentshouldmakedrasticmeasurestoregulatehumanactivities;second,wehumanbeingsshouldtakepains-takingworktostopourselvesdestroyingtheenvironmentandtryourbesttoprotectourlivingspacemore.
MyclassmatesandIhadatourthisspring.Wehadagoodtime.ButmeanwhileIknewthatenvironmentalpollutioninourcountrywasbecomingmoreandmoreserious.
Onourway,wecouldseewomenwashingclothesintheriver.Litterwasfloatingontheriver.Wastewaterproducedbyachemicalfactorywasbeingdischargedintotheriver.Wedidnotseeanyfishintheriver.Theriverwasnotsoclearasbefore.Waterqualitywasverybad.Iamworriedaboutitbecausewaterisimportanttoalllivingthings.Mancannotlivewithoutwater.
Ihopepeoplepaymoreattentiontothisproblem,especiallythegovernment.Trytocontrolthepollutionofwaterasearlyaspossible.AtlastIwouldliketosay,"Toprotectenvironmentistoprotectlife."
verybodyknowswastepaperandusedcokecansarediscardedeverywhere.Youmighthaveseenplasticbagsflyingintheskyandgettingcaughtinthetreeswhenthewindblowsormaybeyouhaveseenoldcansfloatingintheriversandpollutingthewater.Ourenvironmentistheplaceinwhichwelive,butitisbeingruinedbyus.
Thereisastoryabouthouseandtrees.Itissaidthataman'shousewassurroundedbyalotoftrees.Thoughthewindwasstrong,themancouldhaveagoodrestunderthetrees.Howcomfortablethelifewas.Oneday,themanwantedtoenlargehishouse,sohecutdownallthetrees.Thentheautumncamewithouttheprotection.thestrongwindblewtheroofofthehouseintothesky.Thehousewasgonewiththewind.Whatapity!Butthatisthepricepeoplehavetopayfordestroyingintheecologybalance.Peopleshouldn'tbeshort-sighted,Protectingtheenvironmentiseveryone'stask.
Withtheimprovementofourlivingstandard,moreandmorepeoplecanaffordacar.Asaresult,ourroadsaremoreoftenthannotcrammedwithcars.However,withmoreandmorewastegasbeingdischargedbythecars,theproblemofairpollutionbeesevenmoreserious.Sonowadaysweadvocatetoleadalow-carbonlife.
Mysuggestionisweshouldridebikesmoreofteninsteadofdrivingcars.Byridingabike,wecannotonlyexerciseourbodybutalsoprotectourenvironment.Whynothaveatry,mydearfriends?
Oncemandidnothavetothinkabouttheprotectionofhisenvironment.Therewerefewpeopleontheearth，andnaturalresourcesseemedtobeunlimited.
Todaythingsaredifferent.Theworldhasbeetoocrowded。Weareusingupournaturalresources，andpollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwecontinuetodothis，humanlifeonearthwillnotsurvive.
Werealizethatiftoomanyfisharetakenfromthesea，therewillsoonbenoneleft。Yet，withmodernfishingmethods，moreandmorefisharecaught。Weknowthatiftoomanytreesarecutdown，forestswilldisappear.Yet，wecontinuetousepowerfulmachinestocutdownmoreandmoretrees。Weseethatifriversarepollutedwithwasteproducts，wewilldie。Yet，wasteproductsare.
stillputintorivers.
Weknowthatifthepopulationcontinuestoriseatthepresentrate，inafewyears，therewon'tbeenoughfood.Whatcanwedotosolvetheseproblems?
Ifweeatmorevegetablesandlessmeat，therewillbemorefoodavailable。Landforcropsfeedsfivetimesmorepeoplethanlandwhereanimalsarekept.
Ournaturalresourceswilllastlongerifwelearntorecyciethem.
Theworldpopulationwillnotrisesoquicklyifpeopleusemodernmethodsofbirthcontrol.
Finally，ifweeducatepeopletothinkabouttheproblemsweshallhaveabetterandcleanerplanetinthefuture.
"Truesmelly!Whenwillthegarbageberemoved?"Thisisthevillagerscomplaintothereporter.Yeah!Plasticproducts,suchasgarbagebags,notonlydonotdecay,butalsohaveanimpactonpeople'sphysicalhealth.Yousee!Therubbishispiledupinthemountains.
Seeingthis,Ithought:weallneedtothinkquicklytobeautifyourenvironment.WhatcanIdo?Bytheway,whenyoubuyvegetables,theyuseplasticbags.Ifyouswitchtoabasket,thepollutionoftheenvironmentwillbereduced.Disposablechopsticks,disposableplasticlunchbox,willnotonlypollutetheenvironment,andwastealotofwoodeveryyear,ifuseourusualbowlchopsticks,carriesonthestrictdisinfectionafterrepeateduse,cansavetimber,reducepollution.Shouldputafewmoredailyusethetrashcan,abucketofrecyclablerubbish,suchasfood,fruitcandofertilizer,paper,ragscanbereprocessed,re-use,anotherbuckettoputtherecycling.
Fromthisyear,Iaskedmyparentstotakemetoplantatree,whichmakesmoresense.Ifeveryoneplantedatreeorabambootreeontheirbirthday,theywouldbegreentreesandbambootreesinafewyears.Protecttheenvironment,fromthesmallthingsaroundus,ourlivingenvironmentwillbecomebetter,aslongasweprotectnature,naturewillloveus.
Takecareoftheenvironment.Startfromyourselfandstartsmall!
Wehumansliveonearth,therearemanythingsonearththatweneedtoprotect,butwedonotcare.
Somepeopledonotcherishtheearthtogiveuseverything,suchaspeoplechaoscutoffalotofuseofdisposablechopsticksandthrowingplasticbags,whitegarbagehasbeenmadetothenatureofmanyenvironmentalproblems,seriouslyaffectedourlives.Thereareairpollution,acidrainandtheozonelayerandotherhazardsarecausedbynaturetothehumandisaster,peoplechaoscutoff,throwingplasticbagsandtheuseofdisposablechopsticks,etc.,thesearepeopledonotrespectthenatureoftheresulting,Nonature,nohumanbeings.Thisisasimpletruthoftheworld,peoplewillonlyblindlyrobnature,conquernature,willonlydestroytheecosystem,blamethemselves,sothathumanbeingsonthevergeoftrouble.Remember,protectingtheenvironmentisequaltoprotectingourownlivingenvironment.
Wewanttoprotectthisfragileearth,donotletthedenseforests,vastgrasslandsandboundlessoceansbecomeourmemories.
Now,weshouldprotecttheenvironmentanddefendourhomelandtogether.
Onceuponatime,therewasacleanriver.Theanimalslikedit.
Onedayatnoon,theriverburstintotears.Thenthelittlewhiterabbitpassedbytheriverandsaid,"what'sthematterwithyou?"Therivercried,"thatday,thepighadabadsmell,anditcametobathehere.Sincethen,ithascomehereeverydaytobathe,soeverydaythereisabadsmell.Thelittlewhiterabbitsay:"yougotowaitforawhile,Igotocallthecowchairmantomakethejudgment."
Thenextday,afterthechairman'sjudgment,everyonethoughtthepigdidwrongandaskedthepigtoapologize.Thepigwalkedoverinembarrassmentandsaid,"I'msorry."Theriverdidnotsayanything,justsmiled."Comeon,let'scleanit!"Saidthepig.Theanimalshurriedtocleanthestream.
Sincethen,theriverhasneverbeendirtyagain.
Now,patchesofforestbecamelessfactories.Endlessgrasslandintodesert,limpidstreamsintoamuddygutter,beautifulgrasslandintoabarrendesert.Why?Whyisthis?Thisisbecausepeoplecausedbydeforestation.
Theearthishometothesurvivalofpeople,andthehumaniscontinuestodestroyit,peoplecuttreeshavepurifyair,reducenoiseandadjustthetemperature,andotherfunctions;Beingpulledoutofthegrassandpeopletoremovetheflowerstobeautifytheenvironment.Youimagine,ifitwerenotfortheplant,ourlivingenvironment?
Thesedays,manywildanimalshasbecometheplateoffood,finefurniture,gorgeousdress.Youthinkaboutthesewildanimalstobuymealifebroughtalotoffun,withouttheselovelyanimals,ourlifewillbecomespecialboring.Roseupinthemorning,can'thearthebirdschirpingandcrispsound,can'tseethekittendoggiesmiletoyou,canonlyseethestrangeandhardfaces,thatisbad!
Letusjoinhandstogethertocreateabeautifulhome!Letusseethemountainsagain,flowerseverywhere,singingbirds,vibrantscene!Letourlifemorebeautifulenvironment,moreinteresting.Lettheflowerandgrassfragranceourlives"toprotecttheenvironment,everyoneduty",believeinthenearfuturewillbeanewworld,wecreateabeautifulearth.Everyonemustdo"protecttheenvironment,everyoneduty."