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1、Book4unit1P6Hello,I’mLisaJackson,AdministratoroftheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.AtthefirstEarthDay39yearsago,20millionAmericansstooduptoprotecthumanhealthandtheenvironment.ItwasatimewhenmanyAmericancitieswereblanketedwithdangerouspollutionandsmog...Atimewheninmanycommun
2、ities,localwaterwaysweretoopollutedtoswimin,tofishfrom,ortodrink...ThatfirstEarthDaygrewintoamovementthatreachedmillionsmore,andbuiltabetterfutureforallofus.We’vehelpedclearharmfultoxinsfromourair,ourwater,andland.Andwhatstartedwiththose20millionAmericansalmostfourdecade
3、sagowillengagemorethanabillionpeoplethisEarthDay,April22nd.Peopleallaroundtheworldwilljointogethertosaythatitisourjobtoprotectandpreserveourplanetandthepeoplethatliveonit.We’veseenhowfarwecancomeifindividualstaketheinitiativeandgetinvolved.Butwestillhavealongwaytogo...to
4、protectourmostvulnerablecommunities,especiallythechildrenthatliveinthem...toremovepollutionandtoxicchemicalsfromourair,water,andland...andtobuildacleanenergyeconomythatcreatesnewjobs,clearstheair,andfreesusfromourdependenceonforeignoil.Thatway,people39yearsfromnowwillrem
5、emberthatthisgenerationhelpedtobuildabetterfutureforallofus.Wewon’tgettherewithoutyourhelp.Visitepa.gov/earthdaytofindoutabouteventsandvolunteeropportunitiesinyourcommunity.CelebrateEarthDaythisyearbymakingAprilEarthMonth.ThenthinkaboutstretchingthatoutintoanEarthYear.Il
6、ookforwardtojoiningyou.Thankyouverymuch.P10FollowingtheCopenhagenConference,Chinasetatargetofcuttingthenation’scarbonintensityby45percentby2020comparedwiththelevelof2005.Energyconservationandcarbonreductionhasbecomeachallengeforthegovernmentanditspeople.Startingtoday,CCT
7、Vbeginsaspecialseriescalled“MyLow-carbonLife”.Weprofilethesmallactivitiesthatcouldcreatebigchangeinsociety.Inourfirstepisode,ourreporterHanBinfindsoutthatlow-carbonlifestylehasbecomeatrendamongcertaingroupsofpeople.Checkingexpirationdates.LinHuialwaysselectsproductswithl
8、ongershelflifewhenheshops.Hesaysthisistoreducewasteandultimatelyreducegreenhousegasemissionssuchascarbo
