练习四
(为环保而呐喊)要求:
1) describe the cartoon
2) interpret the message conveyed in the picture
3) and give your suggestions to remedy the situation
on his ancestors—citizens today throughout the world—to ensure a better environment
and a greater abundance of natural resources for future generations. With a forced smile
on the face, he is crying bitterly and desperately. Such a scene can just put us deep in
thought.
The drawer of the picture intends to force us to ask ourselves some very thought
provoking questions concerning nature conservation. Are we willing to be more
conservative in our life requirements, and are we willing to moderate our use of the
world’s resources for our descendants? Can we, in fact, reduce our consumption
of petroleum, coal and electricity, in order to reduce the pollution and environmental
pressures created by excessive energy use and to allow others to live a better life?
Are we willing to spend more money for pollution control and environmental restoration?
Are we willing to devote more effort to recycling? Can we moderate our demand for fat
rich diets and super processed convenience food? These are some of the central issues
of the present day world, and ones on which the quality of present and future environments
may depend.
As citizens in the modern world, it is our duty to give thought to the living environment
and conditions of our offspring. We must take positive actions to remedy the worsening
situation, which is sadly threatening to ruin every corner of the world. Only in this way
can the boy stop crying and show some respect to his ancestors.