Grade 9 Unit 2 Topic 3 Section A

(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.