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1、CallforaclimatecultureshiftPartIIntroduction1、Inthefightagainstclimatechange,humanswillneedtodomorethanswitchtoenergy-efficientlightbulbsandbuy`green'goods.AsenvironmentalscientistDavidOrrpointsoutinDowntotheWire,whatisneededisaradicalshiftinculturethataltersourpriorities(主题句T.S.).
2、Thequestioniswhetherthattask,whichseemsimpossible,canbemadetohappen.Orr'sbook,alongwithrecentresearchandsocialinitiatives,givehopethatitcan.PartIIElucidation（阐明，说明，解释）2、Thereisagrowingscientificconsensusthathumanityisrapidlyapproachingaglobalclimatecatastrophe.Althoughwehaveincreas
3、ingknowledgeofthedangersandcostsaheadthereislittletimetoavertadisaster.Orracknowledgesthesedirecircumstances,butdoesnotwallowindespairordefeatism.Hisbookisaclear-sightedviewofwhatweneedtochangenow.(本段小结Weneedtochangesth.underthecircumstancesofaglobalclimatecatastrophe)3、Hedescribes
4、threeessentialcategoriesofradicalchange（T.S.）,inincreasingorderofdifficulty.Thefirstandmosteasilyachievableisaredesignoftheinfrastructureforproducingfood,energy,waterandothercommoditiessothatitispoweredbyrenewablesources.Secondisanoverhaulofeducationsystemstodevelopecologicallitera
5、cyandencouragecreative,real-worldproblemsolving.Thethirdistoreformourpoliticalsystemsfromthecurrentcorporateplutocraciestotruedemocracieswithrealleaders.4、Welive,asOrrsays,"amidtheruinsoffailed‘-isms"'.Bothcommunismandcapitalismhavepursuedpoliciesof`growthatallcosts'thathasfailedto
6、accountadequatelyforthevalueofnaturalandsocialcapitalassets,suchasastableclimate,functioningecosystemsandsuccessfulhumancommunities.Analternativesolutionisneededtoformulateafundamentallydifferentsetofeconomicgoalsforsociety（T.S.）,.Orrprescribesthreesuchgoals"thatpresentlyappeartobe
7、utterlyimpossible':First,headvocatesachangeinpriority:insteadofeconomicgrowth,weshouldswitchtodevelopmentthatgenuinelyimprovesthequalityoflifeforeveryone.Second,consumercultureshouldbefocusedonneeds,notwants;andthird-hardestofall-weshouldsummon"thecompassionandwisdomtofairlydistrib
8、utewealth,opportunityandri
