Carbon Footprints: How Big Are Yours? 你的碳足迹有多大？
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- 发布于 2012年1月15日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Everything you do leaves a mark. It may seem absurd, but even something ___1___ making a hamburger leaves a trace called a carbon footprint. This trace is the carbon dioxide that you produce by doing anything that consumes fossil fuels. Each hamburger, ___2___, produces around 3 kg of carbon emissions.
凡做过必留下痕迹。这听起来或许荒谬，但即使像做汉堡这么简单的事情，也会留下所谓的「碳足迹」。这种足迹是你在从事消耗化石燃料的活动时，所产生的二氧化碳。事实上，每一个汉堡产生大约三公斤的二氧化碳。
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(A) so simple as |
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(A) in turn |
(B) in sight |
(C) in fact |
(D) in vivo |
Humans’ carbon footprint is having profound, harmful effects on the environment. The average worldwide temperature ___3___ to rise 2.5 degrees Celsius by 2100. Ice caps will melt and oceans will rise, ___4___ populated areas around the world.
人类的碳足迹对环境具有强大的杀伤力。到了2100年，地球平均温度预料将上升摄氏2.5度。冰帽将融化，海平面会上升，导致全球各地住人的地区淹水。
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(A) expects |
(B) expected |
(C) is expecting |
(D) is expected |
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(A) flood |
(B) floods |
(C) flooding |
(D) flooded |
It is feasible to prevent these things from happening. At carbonfootprint.com you can calculate your annual footprint by entering information about things like your travel habits and electricity usage. ___5___ you know the size of your footprint, the site can suggest ways to reduce it, like unplugging devices once they are finished charging. These are not big changes to your life, and they help. You can also plant trees or donate to ___6___ environmental programs to reduce our overall carbon footprint.
然而这一切都是可以预防的。在carbonfootprint.com网站，你可以输入个人的旅行习惯、用电等信息，来计算你每年的碳足迹。一旦知道你的碳足迹有多大，该网站便会建议减少碳足迹的方式，像是充完电后将电器的插头拔掉。这些步骤不会大幅改变你的生活，而且有帮助。你也可以种树或捐款给减碳环保计划，来减少我们整体的碳足迹。
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(A) Once |
(B) Since |
(C) Before |
(D) Unless |
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(A) reducing-carbon |
(B) carbon-reducing |
(C) reduced-carbon |
(D) carbon-reduced |
Carbon footprints cannot be ___7___ avoided. But just like wiping your feet before you enter a building, taking a little care keeps everything cleaner.
碳足迹无法完全避免。但就如入屋前先擦一下脚，用点心便能使所有东西更干净。
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(A) slightly |
(B) partially |
(C) entirely |
(D) scarcely |
−by Alan Campana
Vocabulary
单词发音
absurd [əbˋsɝd] adj. 荒谬的
profound [prəˋfaʊnd] adj. 深刻的
feasible [ˋfizəb!] adj. 可行的
calculate [ˋkælkjə͵let] v. 计算
donate [ˋdonet] v. 捐献〔尤指钱〕
More Information
单词发音
trace [tres] n. 痕迹；遗迹
carbon dioxide【化】二氧化碳
emission [ɪˋmɪʃən] n.〔机器或工厂的〕排气; 排放物; 〔光﹑热﹑气等的〕散发;
Celsius [ˋsɛlsɪəs] adj. 摄氏的
populated [ˋpɑpjə͵letɪd] adj. 居住的; 住人的
unplug [͵ʌnˋplʌg] v. 拔去……的塞子（或插头）
wipe [waɪp] v. 擦；揩干
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