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英国的学校其实也非常注重道德品质的培养,但在一个多元化的时代,任何政治侧重都有可能引发极大的争端。因此,选择一些事关人类生存且不带政治倾向的问题大做文章,也就顺理成章了,环保教育因此也成了英国学校思想教育的一个重要方面。
英国地方不大,工业化程度又很高,但绿化做得非常好,这跟英国的环保教育也有一定的关系。生活在城市钢铁丛林之中的孩子们却非常关心森林:
Why save our forests?
They provide a home and livelihood for millions of people.
They prevent soil erosion (腐蚀,侵蚀).
They are home to hundreds of thousands of(成千上万的) different plants and animals.
They are a potential (潜在的) source of life-saving medicines.
They help combat (抗争,争斗) climate change through photosynthesis (光合作用).
既然有这么多的好处,当然就得保护森林了。可是:
An area of ancient forest as the size of a football pitch is destroyed every 2 seconds.
多么触目惊心!因此:
Forests are in danger.
Soon they could be rare.
Forests are fantastic (极好的; 奇异的).
Save them while you can.
甚至上商场购物时都要注意:
Whenever you buy anything made from wood, make sure it is from a well-managed forest.
Forest are fantastic.
Save them when you’re shopping.
不难理解,英国的森林为何如此郁郁葱葱了。不过,英国人不破坏自己的森林,却从来不乏wood-made的用品。他们那些隐藏在郁郁葱葱林海之中的优雅别墅往往还在使用优质的木炭烧火取暖,而这些木炭十之八九来自于那些原始林被大量砍伐并因而造成“每两分钟就有一片足球场大小的原始林被毁坏”的发展中国家。在英国的日子里,从来没有听说过这方面的宣传和教育。不知道英国的孩子们知道这个真相的时候,会作何感想?
英国地方不大,工业化程度又很高,但绿化做得非常好,这跟英国的环保教育也有一定的关系。生活在城市钢铁丛林之中的孩子们却非常关心森林:
Why save our forests?
They provide a home and livelihood for millions of people.
They prevent soil erosion (腐蚀,侵蚀).
They are home to hundreds of thousands of(成千上万的) different plants and animals.
They are a potential (潜在的) source of life-saving medicines.
They help combat (抗争,争斗) climate change through photosynthesis (光合作用).
既然有这么多的好处,当然就得保护森林了。可是:
An area of ancient forest as the size of a football pitch is destroyed every 2 seconds.
多么触目惊心!因此:
Forests are in danger.
Soon they could be rare.
Forests are fantastic (极好的; 奇异的).
Save them while you can.
甚至上商场购物时都要注意:
Whenever you buy anything made from wood, make sure it is from a well-managed forest.
Forest are fantastic.
Save them when you’re shopping.
不难理解,英国的森林为何如此郁郁葱葱了。不过,英国人不破坏自己的森林,却从来不乏wood-made的用品。他们那些隐藏在郁郁葱葱林海之中的优雅别墅往往还在使用优质的木炭烧火取暖,而这些木炭十之八九来自于那些原始林被大量砍伐并因而造成“每两分钟就有一片足球场大小的原始林被毁坏”的发展中国家。在英国的日子里,从来没有听说过这方面的宣传和教育。不知道英国的孩子们知道这个真相的时候,会作何感想?