(A journalist is interviewing Jane about environmental protection [1]protection: US: [prəˈtekʃən] UK: [prəˈtekʃ(ə)n] n. 保护；保险；防卫.)
Journalist: Hi, Jane. Could I ask you a few questions?
Jane: Certainly.
Journalist: We all know that you’re working for an organization [2]organization: US: [ˌɔrɡənɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] UK: [ˌɔː(r)ɡənaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] n. 组织；机构；团体；安排 that protects the environment [3]that protects the environment: 定语从句，修饰organization . Can you tell us what you are doing there?
Jane: Well, my main job is to help spread the message [4]spread the message: 传递信息；宣传信息；传播信息 about protecting the environment. For example [5]for example: 例如, the three R’s — reduce, reuse and recycle [6]recycle: US: [riˈsaɪk(ə)l] UK: [riːˈsaɪk(ə)l] v. 回收利用；再利用；再次应用 — are important.
Journalist: So what can we do at home to protect the environment?
Jane: We should reduce the waste we produce. For example, we should use both sides of paper and reuse plastic [7]plastic: US: [ˈplæstɪk] UK: [‘plæstɪk] n. 塑料；信用卡；塑料学 bags.
Journalist: What can students do at school?
Jane: Recycling can protect the environment, and it can save money, too. So we encourage students to collect waste paper [8]encourage sb. to do sth. : 鼓励某人做某事 and soft drink cans [9]can: US: [kən] UK: [kən] auxv. 能；行；难道会；(可)能 modalv. 会；得；难道会；（表示知道如何做）懂得 n. … 继续阅读. Then we sort them so that [10]so that: 以便于，为的是 they can be recycled [11]can be recycled: 可以被回收 这里是被动语态.
Journalist: Wonderful ideas! Thank you!
Jane: It’s a pleasure.
Word Bank
| ↑1 | protection: US: [prəˈtekʃən] UK: [prəˈtekʃ(ə)n] n. 保护；保险；防卫 |
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| ↑2 | organization: US: [ˌɔrɡənɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] UK: [ˌɔː(r)ɡənaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] n. 组织；机构；团体；安排 |
| ↑3 | that protects the environment: 定语从句，修饰organization |
| ↑4 | spread the message: 传递信息；宣传信息；传播信息 |
| ↑5 | for example: 例如 |
| ↑6 | recycle: US: [riˈsaɪk(ə)l] UK: [riːˈsaɪk(ə)l] v. 回收利用；再利用；再次应用 |
| ↑7 | plastic: US: [ˈplæstɪk] UK: [‘plæstɪk] n. 塑料；信用卡；塑料学 |
| ↑8 | encourage sb. to do sth. : 鼓励某人做某事 |
| ↑9 | can: US: [kən] UK: [kən] auxv. 能；行；难道会；(可)能 modalv. 会；得；难道会；（表示知道如何做）懂得 n. （盛食品或饮料的）金属罐；一罐（的量）；塑料容器；喷雾罐 |
| ↑10 | so that: 以便于，为的是 |
| ↑11 | can be recycled: 可以被回收 这里是被动语态 |
