Environmental protection is the world's attention， most concerned Although our strength is small， but also is in the side of some little things make a contribution to protecting the environment， such as the most simple， run out of water turn off the faucet or out the lights， these little things are very simple， but some people will do no， causing serious waste The earth's resources are valuable， is limited， if we could not afford to pay attention to the present， then the last drop of water in the world really will become our tears， our this beautiful blue planet will be destroyed by human 从现在起，让我们从小事做起，共同保护这个美丽的星球吧，让它不再哭泣吧From now on， let us start from the little things， to protect this beautiful planet， let
What Environmental Disaster? We have developed a huge and thriving society; and in the process we deforest huge sections of land for living and livestock This decreases oxygen and increases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; possibly adding to global warming though the greenhouse This mass population produces mass amounts of waste， so to deal with that we just throw it into the ground， which in turn contaminates our water supply and contributes to further We develop motorized transportation; and then burn non-renewable fossil fuels that put lead， carbon monoxide， sulfur and nitrogen oxides， ozone， excess carbon dioxide， and other harmful particulates into the atmosphere (Skjel & Whorton 95-108) This produces dangers like smog and cancer and contributes to global In the production of fuel we exhaust oil reserves and pollute the oceans through spills from This endangers wilderness and We produce an inert， easily producible propellant for aerosols; and then realize it's only inert on the Once it's bombarded by UV ray in the upper atmosphere it releases a highly destructive ion that wreaks havoc on the protective ozone layer shielding us from those same deadly UV rays， creating a hole in the layer allowing the radiation through， increasing cancer and other genetic We build rockets capable of going into space and breaking the earth's gravitational pull; and then immediately start to pollute this new environment with spent rockets and boosters along with other miscellaneous particles of debris (Curran and Haw 3) Michael Crichton writes， "What we call nature is a complex system of far greater subtlety than we are willing to We make a simplified view of nature and then botch it all You have to understand what you don't How many times must the point be made? How many times must we see the evidence? We build the Aswan Dam and claim it is going to revitalize the Instead， it destroys the fertile Nile Delta， produces parasitic infestation， and wrecks the Egyptian economy" (Jurassic Park 91) To the common person our current situation contains little All the advancement and improvements have done little to further our With each one has come a new environmental You almost need to evaluate each situation in terms of positives and However， at the root of all this chaos you'll find anthropocentrism， a human centered way of This way of thinking as an attitude， and moral theory， centers on humans as the highest of the significant The theory views nature and the environment in terms of their use value for humans only (Michaels 7) So all of the above developments with costs can be justified through their usefulness for The human centered ethic is deeply rooted in the past through the ancient Greek and Roman To pursue further development based on this ethic would be With our current numbers of population and rate of growth we're just asking for an environmental catastrophe of the highest magnitude to act as a wake up Granted that a great deal of the population realizes that unless action is taken today then we'll have to face that disaster The principle question is how to go about alleviating and repairing the damage we've already We also need to address how to prevent doing further damage for the sake of future The only problem with this view is that it is still a human centered It still sees the environment as a thing to be utilized by humans for their own It doesn't do The problems aren't getting Better ways of doing things are being researched， but the underlying problem is not receiving any So the environmental downward spiral is only slowed down and is not We've still got the same To take the conservationist attitude further you would see all sentient beings as holding moral standing and due This includes most of the animals in the world; any animal capable of experiencing pleasure and Through these experiences you form the basis for the extended moral If the animals perish through their habitat's destruction or outside influences， then their future pleasures will no longer When you take into account whole societies and communities of animals then the added value to the environment increases exponentially as you combine their happiness with the happiness never experienced by their future generations (Singer 275-276) So by taking this viewpoint you place even more intrinsic value on the environment through the experiences of all sentient animals But at a time when our behavior may well lead us to extinction， I see no reason to assume that we have any awareness at We are stubborn， self-destructive Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion" (The Lost World 7-8) Granted this does not present a case for sentience on the basis of pain pleasure， but it does present an interesting way to think about classifying So you can see drawing the cut off line for even lower animals could present considerable You have trouble reaching an adequate definition of "" You are now facing how much awareness a creature has to perceive pain and pleasure along with joy from anticipation of future events to consider it morally If a cat is significant， but not a fish， what makes the cat a moral patient while the fish is not? Where is there a difference? There is a problem of arbitrarily assigning moral value when actual feelings and emotions are beyond To go a step further away from human sentience you would hold all living thing to be of moral This would then bring plants and non-sentient animals into the This view holds life as the ultimate intrinsic Beings have moral value in just being So life is viewed as an intrinsic good， and no verifying pleasures or pains being experienced are needed to allot this Anything living is held with a reverence for that life (Singer 277-278) 2】The Environmental Revolution - We Can Make a Difference! Since the first time having blown bubbles in my Open Water class， I've logged over 100 This love for diving has evolved into an intense passion towards protecting the ocean， and all of its I've chosen to put my love for the ocean into action， as an Actually， this passion extends out towards efforts that look to help all the planetary domains gain As such， I appreciate when others take the time educate me on those other realms for which I know less To be an environmentalist， one must choose the cause which resonates within ones sole， and run with One must be willing to educate people about the environment while being open to education from those people who support other Together we can help each other towards learning how to become a true "Environmentalist" We must all encourage positive collaboration and education as opposed to being against For example， sharks are being decimated to near extinction simply for their The fins are used to make Shark Fin soup， a delicacy popular particularly in Taiwan and S It would be easy to blame these communities for creating the However， in conversing with Asian environmentalists， they liken the culture around eating Shark Fin soup to the culture surrounding Americans eating turkey for Thanksgiving There are ongoing efforts to educate these people， by members of their own community， on just how dangerous this cultural practice is and the devastating impact this could have on their (our) world if all the sharks were to disappear as a Environmentalists everywhere are making a difference! Famous restaurants have taken endangered Swordfish off their menus， these same restaurants are buying wild-caught salmon (and boosting the economy of local fisheries in the process)， laundromats have started selling green detergent， this just to name a few of these enlightened This is how the "Environmentalist" can begin the Just find something you believe in and make a One by one， we can make our planet a cleaner place to live， steeped in healthy bio-diversity for generations to 3Giving 1% to Protect Our Environment Though most of the world's surface is covered by water， since the Earth is so large relative to human horizons， there doesn't appear to be a shortage of However， when one begins to think of land in terms of a human resource， ， a producer of food， a provider of wood， an expanse for passage， one realizes that many portions are either too lacking in nutrients， too high in elevation， too prone to flooding， or too cold or ice-ridden for extensive Furthermore， habitable lands are becoming less abundant due to desertification (the expansion of deserts due to the misuse of land)， agricultural expansions and rising sea Since humans aren't the only species that need land， it isn't surprising that this resource is becoming limited for other forms of life In part as a result of this added stress on living things， we are also witnessing extinctions of grand proportions-at a rate of many thousands species per Since these losses are largely due to human actions， such as deforestation and non-native species introduction， many are beginning to pay attention to how we use and protect Recent ecological research has also recently provided a message of hope concerning the future well-being of life on this In the world today， scientists estimate that the Earth is losing at least 1 percent of species every ten years， and the percentage loss may be close to 5 Even if only the lower rate persists， the Earth will have lost near half of its biological diversity by Can this be possible? Many esteemed scientists think While the future appears bleak， several recent insights tell us that we have the potential to significantly reduce what amounts to a biotic holocaust， one not witnessed on Earth for over 60，000，000 While there are hopeful signs in the area of human activities (such as increased acreage of nature preserves and national parks)， the hope of which I speak of here stems from specific characteristics of the other forms of life which may enable us to mutually coexist in the long The Earth's organisms are wonderfully varied in size， shape， function， behavior， and genetic One only need to consider that there are ~ 15，000 species of butterflies and ~50，000 species of mushrooms worldwide to begin to fathom the immensity of variety that this planet Yet， as different as the species come， the bulk of living things are also similar in a couple of very important Most living things live in relatively small regions and do not travel far from where they or their parents were In fact， recent biological and ecological work has determined that most land species are very particular about where they As opposed to humans whose choice of home is largely driven by economic and political forces (mobility driven by availability of wealth or forced relocation)， flora and fauna find themselves in locations for which they are We now know that many species of insects and plants have a very restricted range in which they Very few organisms are ubiquitous like we It goes without saying that you aren't going to find a Great Blue Heron or a Grizzly visiting Antarctica or climbing M Everest; yet you might find the snow bear (recently discovered and previously known as the Abominable Snowman) doing the Recognizing that most living things are rather localized during their lifetimes has profound implications， both hopeful and On the one hand， it suggests that we can learn a lot about species by parking our scientific minds in specific On the other hand， it means that if we destroy even small areas of the globe we are likely causing great and even irreversible destruction to the species that are found We have also determined that there are specific locations on our planet where a disproportionate number of species For our species， Asia serves as the homeland for In fact more than 60 percent of humans lives on this largest of continents (which only makes up 24 percent of the land surface on the planet) With other life forms， geographic concentrations sometimes defy We only recently became aware that the vast majority of terrestrial (as distinguished from oceanic or riparian) species collectively live on just 1 percent of the Earth's land (If humans lived at a comparable concentration level， we'd all have to cluster together in an area roughly the size of Antarctica or twice that of A) This mind-blowing realization has prompted those that have been struggling to protect organisms a new way of thinking about such They have concluded that if we humans could somehow find a way to avoid disturbing just 1-2 percent of the land surface， nearly 70 percent of the world's terrestrial species might be able to Recently some conservationists have refocused their attention on these unique The regions of the globe that contain such a splendid array of biological diversity have been named "hot spots，" a name that communicates their critical In what has to be the most beautiful books I have seen， Hotspots represents the collective work of scientists Russ and Cristina Mittermeier and Norman Myers as well as photographer Patricio Robles G In this oversized volume， these four scholars have assembled more than three hundred vivid photographs of some of the world's endangered species and threatened These absolutely breath-taking images come from the what they refer to as "the 25 most critically important regions" in the These regions originally constituted almost 12 percent of the world's land surface but now， due to human pressure at many levels， only a little more than 1 percent remains What makes these locations， which are found on all continents except Antarctica， so "hot" is that they are home to hordes of the Earth's plants and animals and they face imminent danger from a variety of human The Hotshot authors and others strongly believe that the global community can do wonders if these areas move to the top of our priority But what will have to happen for these spots to be protected? There are no simple answers to this central Unfortunately， those of us in the United States who have the luxury of time to even ponder such questions， face many obvious First， nearly all of the hotspots are located outside of our territorial boundaries， exceptions being the forests of Oregon and California as well as portions of Southern Florida (namely the Keys and the Everglades) Key hotspots are found in New Zealand， Madagascar， and Indonesia as well as the continental parts of south-east A Obviously we cannot expect that we will be able to force other countries to enact and enforce laws that will greatly reduce biological Yet， while many other countries have ratified the Biodiversity Treaty that was drafted at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit， it has never reached the floors of the US Congress for a vote; Canada， Japan， and the European Union are among those to ratify By this inaction our nation apparently lacks the wherewithal to support global conservation efforts as a matter of However， given that the wealthy nations in concert with international banks promote unsustainable extraction of resources in the world's developing countries， it would appear that we have an obligation to do If our national policy makers are unwilling to commit themselves to the protection of global ecosystems and species， we still have ourselves to look to for sources of positive All of us have tremendous purchasing power， especially in comparison to the majority of the other human residents on this planet; Barry Bearak， a Pulitzer Prize-winner journalist who recently spoke at Knox College's convocation， referred to the residents of the United States as "filthy rich，" a conclusion he came to after spending a great deal of time in the poorer regions of the world， particularly Afghanistan and I What we buy makes a The environmental campaign to support shade coffee rather than sun coffee is just one of many attempts for the consumer to support sustainable practices in regions of great ecological According to the Northwest Shad Coffee Campaign， shade coffee agricultural allows for the extraction of a desired resource but at the same time allows between 3-8 times as many birds species to persist not to mention many more mid-size mammals as well as amphibians and Coffee is also a particularly important commodity in terms of the health of ecological systems because the countries that produce the bulk of it are precisely the same countries that are home to the majority of the world's species; the countries of Brazil， Bolivia， Indonesia， Vietnam collectively produce ~40 percent of the 17 billion pounds of coffee that are harvested each year (folks， that's more than 3 pounds per person!) Burdensome debts also force many developing countries to endlessly delay infrastructure Debt-for-nature swaps， an idea proposed by D Thomas Lovejoy of the World Wildlife Federation in the mid-1980s， have enabled poor countries to relieve foreign debt and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to increase commitment to conservation programs both at the same In these swaps， NGOs pay off a poor country's debt to a bank or well-to-do country at greatly reduced costs in order to establish agreements for investment in national parks， for While not a cure-all， these efforts have begun the paradigm shift from unabated expansion and unhealthy extraction to one supportive of saving natural ecosystems and securing the health and welfare of all human Threats to these locations represent massive scale intrusions taken by societies found on every Unfortunately， there is so much that will be lost if these "special" places aren't quickly protected from future On the bright side though， so much of the world's genetic diversity lives in just a couple handfuls of "hotspots" that if these locations were saved hordes of species would be able to persist into the next The time is now to respond to this fairly recent observation and It is time for the world to begin to act like a civilized 21st Century It is incumbent upon us， those with time and wealth， to maintain the momentum that others have The masses of life forms are relying on us to make the best attempt at this daunting yet critical Hopefully our species will be sensible enough to leave at least 1 percent of land alone， so that other life forms may continue to Do we need all 100 percent? 写不下了，如果觉得不够，邮箱可否留一下，我继续补充
For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes t owrite a short essay entitle Earth Hour You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in C 1 地球一小时始于澳大利亚，并迅速席卷全球。活动旨在倡议个人、社区、企业和政府在特定的时间熄灯一小时，来表明他们对应对气候变化行动的支持。 2 地球一小时带来的变化。 3 你的观点 题目分析： 话说今晚偶们学校基本还是灯火通明……囧 这次作文与时俱进，选材于最新最热的一个话题：Earth Hour 但不管话题再怎么变，基本套路还是不变D 参考范文： （偶刚刚摘选了新闻素材炮制出来。。。） Earth Hour Earth Hour started in Australia with millions of homes and businesses turning their lights off for one Now it has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change People are all joining together in a global effort to show that it’s possible to take action on global Earth Hour has brought about some new changes to our The iconic "Bird’s Nest" National Stadium and the nearby "Water Cube" National Aquatics Center， usually illuminated by floodlights， went dark at 8:30 ， while dozens of hotels， office buildings， shopping malls and restaurants also switched some lights People join activities such as candle-lit dinners and star-gazing parties as a response to the call for "going dark" However， some critics have dismissed the event as simply a gimmick that will not make any From my point of view， Earth Hour is a global call to action to every individual， every business and every A call to stand up， to take responsibility and to get involved in working towards a sustainable Earth Hour is a message of hope and a message of Everyone can make a 好词佳句总结： initiative 主动的行动， 倡议 global warming全球变暖，人尽皆知的一个词，但关键时候说不定就忘鸟~ - -！ iconic 标志性的 "Bird’s Nest" National Stadium 鸟巢 国家体育场 "Water Cube" National Aquatics Center 水立方 国家游泳中心 （两个现代化标志性建筑） 我要收藏 illuminate 照亮 floodlight 泛光灯 switch off 关灯，关电视之类~ candle-lit dinners 烛光晚餐 看来也可以给自己一个浪漫的理由 star-gazing parties观星派对，据说悉尼关灯后看到的星星多了好几倍呢！ gimmick花招， 诡计， 骗人的玩
With the improvement of our living standard， more and more people can afford a As a result， our roads are more often than not crammed with However， with more and more waste gas being discharged by the cars， the problem of air pollution becomes even more So nowadays we advocate to lead a low-carbon My suggestion is we should ride bikes more often instead of driving By riding a bike， we can not only exercise our body but also protect our Why not have a try， my dear friends?与我们的生活水平的提高，越来越多的人都买得起汽车的。因此，道路往往没有堆满了汽车。然而，随着越来越多的废气排放是汽车、空气污染问题变得更加严重。所以现在我们提倡过低碳的生活。我的建议是我们应该更经常骑自行车而不是开车骑一辆自行车，我们不仅能锻炼身体，也能保护我们的环境。为什么不试试，我亲爱的朋友?（2）Now， our side of the car constant more up， the environment also increasingly worse! That the air around us there are many harmful Therefore， we want to Sue around things start to For example， we can go to school by bike or walk， it can If you have time can use less elevator， many climb We can not only physical exercise， but also to protect our 现在，我们身边的汽车不断的多了起来，环境也越来越糟糕！以至于我们周围的空气有很多有害物质。所以，我们要苏身边的小事做起。比如，我们可以骑自行车上学或者步行，这样还可以锻炼身体。有时间的话可以少用电梯，多爬楼梯。我们不仅能锻炼身体，也能保护我们的环境。（3）文章文体：议论文。文章要点：保护环境的重要性；学生在家庭中节约能源的具体做法和感想；今后的打算。文章框架：文章应该是三部分两段式。第一段（包括要点前两部分）环保的重要性；2 接着是站在学生的角度谈谈家庭节约能源的具体方法，第二段写第三要点，即谈谈今后打算。 重要句型短语：It is important to protect our environment， the energy in the world is turn off the light and other appliance when you ，re not using them， we'd better not waste the energy， use public transportation， recycle the waste，I can learn more to develop new and clear energy， like the energy from the wind and solar 等。参考例文：With the development of our society， energy in the world becomes more and more limited， so it is quite important for us to save energy and to protect our As a student， there are a lot of methods we can do to save energy at For example， first， we can turn off the light as well as other appliances when we are not using Second， recycle the waste water， paper and other waste so that we can reuse What's more， it is suggested to use public transportation more instead of private Above all， everyone can make a great contribution to our I hope I can learn more to develop new and clear energy， like energy from the wind and （4） Recently we have held a class meeting to discuss what is considered to be honorable behavior and what is (最近我们班开了个班会讨论什么是光荣和耻辱。)It is really a pity to see all this in our (很遗憾在学校看到这些现象)Some students don’t respect their teachers or (不尊敬老是和父母)Some don’t take their studies seriously and cheat in (作业不认真，考试作弊)Some throw wastes everywhere and pollute the environment (到处乱扔垃圾污染环境。)It is honorable to obey the law and rules ， care much about our class and study (关心班级、努力学习、遵纪守法是光荣)It is shameful to break school rules， to be selfish or to make little effort to achieve (违反学校纪律、自私 骄傲是可耻的)We should respect others and think more of them than of (我们应该尊敬别人经常关心别人)We should work hard and make much more progress to repay the (我们应该努力学习取得更大进步从而回报社会。)We should try our best to keep the environment clean。(我们应该想方设法保持干净的环境。)（5）There are still many problems of environmental protection in recent One of the most serious problems is the serious pollution of air， water and the polluted air does great harm to people’s The polluted water causes diseases and What is more， vegetation had been greatly reduced with the rapid growth of modern To protect the environment， governments of many countries have done a Legislative steps have been introduced to control air pollution， to protect the forest and sea resourcesand to stop any environmental Therefore， governments are playing the most important role in the environmental protection In my opinion， to protect environment， the government must take even more concrete First， it should let people fully realize the importance of environmental protection through Second， much more efforts should be made to put thepopulation planning policy into practice， because more people means more people means more Finally， those who destroy the environment intentionally should be severely We should let them know that destroying environment means destroying mankind 保护环境目前环保还存在着许多问题。最严重的问题就是空气、水和土壤的严重污染。污染的空气对人类的健康十分有害。污染的水引起疼病，造成死亡。更有甚者，随着现代社会的迅速扩建，植被大大的减少。为了保护环境，各国政府做了大量的工作。采用了立法措施控制大气污染，保护森林资源和海洋资源，制止任何环境污染。因此，在当今的环保中政府起着最重要的作用。我的看法是，为了保护环境，政府应当采取更具体的措施。首先，应当通过教育的方法使人们充分謒到环境保护的重要性。第二，应更加努力把计划生育政策付诸实施，因为人口多就意味着污染严重。最后，要严惩那些故意破坏环境者。使他们破坏环境就是毁灭人类自己。保护环境英语作文篇二题目：请以”It's Our Duty To Protect Our Environment”为题，写一篇不少于60单词的作文。It's Our Duty To Protect Our Environment保护环境是我们的义务It's our duty to protect our Where do we live? The The earth is the only one place we live So you know how important the environment 保护环境是我们的义务。我们居住在哪里？地球。地球是我们唯一居住的地方，所以可想而知环境对于我们的重要性。But now， some people are harming the environment， like cutting down trees， drawing pictures on public walls， littering onto the It's terrible if we still do 但是现在，很多人都在破坏环境，比如砍伐树木，在公共墙壁上乱涂乱画，随地扔垃圾。如果我们继续这样下去是非常可怕的。Now， it's time for all the people in the society to protect the It's our It needs each of us to make acontribution to improving the We should make our environment more and more 现在，是人们保护环境的时候了，这是我们的义务，我们都要为改善环境做贡献，我们应该努力让我们的环境变得更好。点评：作者多用学过的词语，不但保证了正确，还巩固了所学的知识，并且注意句型的多样化，如长句、短句、疑问句，使用了“if，so，now，but”等词，整篇文章读起来朗朗上口。实际上，写文章就像串珠子，连接词就在于把一个个单词串起来。议论文常用的句型有：1、论点：Computer is We must learn English It's very important for us In my 2、论证过程常用一些衔接词可使文章读起来流畅、紧凑。如：Firstly， Secondly， Lastly， Above all， 等。3、结尾强调观点，最好用不同的句型来表达相同的观点，如：So we So it's very important for us I We
