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1、NaturalResourcesThroughthechangesinthewaysofmakingalivinginafamilyoverseveralgenerations,thecartoonaimsatsoundingawarningagainstman'swastefuluseofnaturalresourcesandemphasizingtheurgentneedtopreservetheseresources.Eversincemanappearedontheearth,man'ss
2、urvivalhasbeenheavilydependentonnature・Almosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromnature,rangingfromthefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,tothewoodwhichisturnedintofurniture.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandpopulationgrowth,theamountandran2eofmaterialsused
3、hasincreasedatanalarmingrate・However,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Somereservesarealreadyonthebrinkofexhaustionandthereisnohopeofreplacingthem.Thewidespreadwatershortageisanexampleinpoint.Ifmancontinuedtosquandernaturalresourceswithnothoughtfort
4、hefuture,thewholeworldwouldbeinamess・UsefulWordsandExpressions:1.makealiving谋生2.aimat瞄准3.aimhigh胸怀大志4.alarming使人惊动的5.inexhaustible无穷无尽的1.squander浪费2.beinamess乱七八糟HouseandHome“House”and''home”aretwowordsthathavesimilarmeanings.“House"and“home"bothrefer
5、toplaceswherepeoplelive.However,thereisadiffereneebetweenthem.“Home”isoftenreferredtoastheplacethatweliveinwithourfamilies.Sadly,inoursociety,peoplecanhardlydistinguishahomefromahousebecausetheyoftenseenodifferencebetweenthem.Thisconfusioncanbetracedb
6、acktotheindifferencebetweenfamilymembers.Therefore,wecansaythatloveisanimportantfactorinahome.Ahomeisashelter,notonlyforourbodiesbutalsoforourminds.Wheneverwearedepressed,wecangohomeforcomfort.Everyoneinthefamilywilldohisbesttotakecareofeachotherandsh
7、aretheirhappinessaswellassorrow.Withoutlove,ahomeismerelyahousewherelonelinessisallthatcanbefound.Andahousecanneverbeahomeunlessthereislove.Usefulwordsandexpressions:1.referto提到2.distinguish区别,辨别3.confusion混舌L,混淆4.traceback追溯到5.indifferenee不关心6.depres
8、sed沮丧的AutomobilesItisimpossibletosaythatanyonemaninventedtheautomobile・Manyindividualslivingandworkingindifferentcountriesandatdifferenttimescontributedtoitsdevelopment・Manyofthediscoveriesthatwentintothecreationoftheautomobileweresmallinthems