英語(yǔ)作文：關(guān)于保護(hù)環(huán)境

　　英語(yǔ)作文：保護(hù)環(huán)境 Protection of the Environment

　　過去，人們不必?fù)?dān)心保護(hù)環(huán)境的問題。因?yàn)槟菚r(shí)地球上人口稀少，自然資源似乎取之不盡。

　　如今，一切都改變了。世界變得擁擠異常。我們正在耗盡我們的自然資源，有毒化學(xué)制品的使用也正污染著環(huán)境。如果我們繼續(xù)這樣下去，地球上的生命將不復(fù)存在。

　　Once man did not have to think about the protection of his environment.There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited.

　　Today things are different.The world has become too crowded.We are using up our natural resources,and polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals.If we continue to do this, human life on earth will not survive.

　　We realize that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left.Yet,with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught.We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear.Yet, we continue to use powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.We see that if rivers are polluted with waste products, we will die.Yet, waste products are still put into rivers.

　　我們都知道如果從海里捕捉太多的魚，海里就不會(huì)再有魚了。但是，現(xiàn)代化的捕魚技術(shù)使得捕魚量越來越大，我們都知道如果砍伐太多的樹木，森林就會(huì)消失。但是，我們?nèi)耘f使用強(qiáng)大的機(jī)械砍伐越來越多的樹木。我們都知道如果河水被廢棄物污染的話，我們只有死路一條。但是廢棄物仍然源源不斷地進(jìn)入河里。

　　我們知道，人口繼續(xù)照現(xiàn)在這個(gè)速度增長(zhǎng)的話，不出幾年，就會(huì)發(fā)生食物短缺。 我們?cè)撊绾谓鉀Q這些問題呢?

　　We know that if the population continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there won't be enough food.What can we do to solve these problems?

　　如果我們多吃蔬菜，少吃肉類的話，我們就會(huì)有更多的食物。因?yàn)橥瑯哟笮〉耐恋厝绻N莊稼的話會(huì)比養(yǎng)殖動(dòng)物多養(yǎng)活五倍多的人。

　　If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available.Land for crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept.

　　如果我們學(xué)會(huì)再利用的話，自然資源就能持續(xù)更久。

　　Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.

　　如果人們使用現(xiàn)代化的生育控制方法，世界人口就不會(huì)增長(zhǎng)如此迅猛。

　　The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.

　　最后，如果我們能夠教育人們都意識(shí)到這些問題的話，未來我們就會(huì)有一個(gè)更好、更潔凈的星球。

　　Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.