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导读:自去年年底起,我国西南地区的旱灾已经持续了将近六个月。许多土地因干旱而颗粒无收(unproductive),人们面对着缺水断粮的困境。天灾面前,我们除了要寻找方法降低损害,更应审视一下自己是否亏欠过大自然,是否做过浪费水源或破坏植被的举动。
The morning was a bit cold, but Li Yanbo quickly got out of his warm bed when his cellphone(手机) alarm(闹铃) rang at 7:30. He picked up two plastic(塑料) buckets(桶) and ran to the center of the village, where a fire truck arrives once a day to provide water for people.
Li, a 24-year-old farmer, lives in Liguan village, Songming county-about 60km away from Kunming. For the last three months, he has risen early to meet the fire truck because the village’s only reservoir(水库) has dried up. There hasn’t been rain for six months. The line peole stand in is very long by the time Li arrives. About 4,000 thirsty villagers, from some 600 families, come with their empty buckets and stand behind the truck.
“My family gets two or three buckets of water every day. We use them for drinking, washing and cooking,”said Li.“If we save a little every day, then once a week we can have a brief shower(稍稍冲凉).”Li planted two mu of broad beans(蚕豆) last autumn, but he has seen no harvest because of the drought(干旱).
“The rice is food for my family-my parents and younger brother. We have extra money to buy rice,” said Li. Like most people in his village, growing tobacco(烟草) provides the family’s meal ticket. Usually, Li’s three mu of tobacco earns him near 10,000 yuan. But now, with no water for planting, their only source(来源) of income(收入) has dried up.
Local governments are trying to help families like Li’s by looking for new water resources(资源). The Ministry of Land and Resources(国土资源部) announced that 1,100 new wells(井) would be dug(挖) in 10 counties, including Li’s, by the end of May. But Li is not very optimistic(乐观的).
“My neighbor has a well. In the past, it was full and you could get water without using a rope, but now it is empty,” said Li.“So even if you dig a new well in some other place, the result willprobably be the same.”Li thinks there are more good ways to prevent(防止) a drought, such as planting more trees.
“Now the land around the reservoir is barren(寸草不生)-there are no trees protecting the underground(地下) water supply.”Li says the drought has proved the importance of saving water. It has taught me that, if we use water reasonably(合理地), two buckets a day should be enough for four family members. We can cycle(循环) the water for many uses, said Li.“Every drop(滴) of water is valuable. I hope people realize(意识) this.”
尽管清晨仍有丝丝寒意,但到了七点半,手机闹钟响了,李彦博便迅速地从温暖的被窝中爬起来。他提起两个塑料水桶奔向村子的中心位置,消防车每天都会来这里一次,为居民们提供水源。
24岁的农民李彦博住在距昆明60公里的嵩明县李关村。由于村里唯一的水库已干涸,在过去的三个月里,他一直起早去消防车那里打水。已经6个月没有下雨了。李彦博赶到那时已经排起了长龙。来自600多户,约4000多名缺少饮用水的村民手里拿着空水桶,站在消防车后方。
李彦博说:“我家每天能得到两三桶水。这些水可做饮用,洗衣,做饭等用途。如果每天能攒下一点,那我们每周可以稍稍冲一下澡。”去年秋天李彦博种了两亩蚕豆,但由于干旱颗粒无收。
李彦博说:“大米是我们全家(包括父母和弟弟)的食物。我们没有多余的钱来买大米。”同村里大多数人一样,李彦博的家里也是靠种烟草维生。通常,三亩烟叶可以带来近一万元的收益。但现在,没有水来播种,就连他们唯一的收入来源也枯竭了。
当地政府正在寻找新水源,来帮助千千万万像李彦博这样的家庭。上周国土资源部正式宣布,截止至5月底,将在包括嵩明县在内的10个县区挖掘1100口新水井。但对此李彦博并不十分乐观。
李彦博说:“我邻居家就有一口井。过去井水是满的,你不用绳子就能打到水,但现在那口井已经枯了。所以即使在其他地方打一口新井,也可能是相同的结果。”李彦博认为,合理防旱的方法不仅局限如此,像植树就是个可行的办法。
“如今,由于没有树木来保障地下水源供给,水库周围变得寸草不生。”他表示,旱情真实地验证了节约用水的重要性。“从中我也学到了,如果我们合理用水,两桶水就足够一家四口一天的用水量。我们可以从多种途径对其循环利用。每滴水都弥足珍贵。我希望人们能意识到这点。”
倡议节水的英文表标签:生活
号召身边的人一起节水是件好事,但该如何礼貌地提出建议,而不会让人觉得你多事(nosy)呢?
You’d better / should / ought to
都比较强势,如果不是关系特别“铁”的朋友,最好还是不要贸然这么说。试试下面的用法吧!
You could always save half the water by using a basin instead of running water to wash vegetables.
只要用盆而不是直接放水洗菜,你其实可以省一半的水。
Have you considered repairing the toilet?
你考虑过修一下厕所吗?
Perhaps we could wash our cars by ourselves with buckets of water.
也许我们可以自己用桶提水洗车。
If I were you, I’d turn off the tap while brushing my teeth.
我要是你,我会在刷牙的时候把水龙头关上。
Why don’t you wash all the clothes at once and save some water?
你为什么不把衣服搁一起洗,省点水呢?
The morning was a bit cold, but Li Yanbo quickly got out of his warm bed when his cellphone(手机) alarm(闹铃) rang at 7:30. He picked up two plastic(塑料) buckets(桶) and ran to the center of the village, where a fire truck arrives once a day to provide water for people.
Li, a 24-year-old farmer, lives in Liguan village, Songming county-about 60km away from Kunming. For the last three months, he has risen early to meet the fire truck because the village’s only reservoir(水库) has dried up. There hasn’t been rain for six months. The line peole stand in is very long by the time Li arrives. About 4,000 thirsty villagers, from some 600 families, come with their empty buckets and stand behind the truck.
“My family gets two or three buckets of water every day. We use them for drinking, washing and cooking,”said Li.“If we save a little every day, then once a week we can have a brief shower(稍稍冲凉).”Li planted two mu of broad beans(蚕豆) last autumn, but he has seen no harvest because of the drought(干旱).
“The rice is food for my family-my parents and younger brother. We have extra money to buy rice,” said Li. Like most people in his village, growing tobacco(烟草) provides the family’s meal ticket. Usually, Li’s three mu of tobacco earns him near 10,000 yuan. But now, with no water for planting, their only source(来源) of income(收入) has dried up.
Local governments are trying to help families like Li’s by looking for new water resources(资源). The Ministry of Land and Resources(国土资源部) announced that 1,100 new wells(井) would be dug(挖) in 10 counties, including Li’s, by the end of May. But Li is not very optimistic(乐观的).
“My neighbor has a well. In the past, it was full and you could get water without using a rope, but now it is empty,” said Li.“So even if you dig a new well in some other place, the result willprobably be the same.”Li thinks there are more good ways to prevent(防止) a drought, such as planting more trees.
“Now the land around the reservoir is barren(寸草不生)-there are no trees protecting the underground(地下) water supply.”Li says the drought has proved the importance of saving water. It has taught me that, if we use water reasonably(合理地), two buckets a day should be enough for four family members. We can cycle(循环) the water for many uses, said Li.“Every drop(滴) of water is valuable. I hope people realize(意识) this.”
尽管清晨仍有丝丝寒意,但到了七点半,手机闹钟响了,李彦博便迅速地从温暖的被窝中爬起来。他提起两个塑料水桶奔向村子的中心位置,消防车每天都会来这里一次,为居民们提供水源。
24岁的农民李彦博住在距昆明60公里的嵩明县李关村。由于村里唯一的水库已干涸,在过去的三个月里,他一直起早去消防车那里打水。已经6个月没有下雨了。李彦博赶到那时已经排起了长龙。来自600多户,约4000多名缺少饮用水的村民手里拿着空水桶,站在消防车后方。
李彦博说:“我家每天能得到两三桶水。这些水可做饮用,洗衣,做饭等用途。如果每天能攒下一点,那我们每周可以稍稍冲一下澡。”去年秋天李彦博种了两亩蚕豆,但由于干旱颗粒无收。
李彦博说:“大米是我们全家(包括父母和弟弟)的食物。我们没有多余的钱来买大米。”同村里大多数人一样,李彦博的家里也是靠种烟草维生。通常,三亩烟叶可以带来近一万元的收益。但现在,没有水来播种,就连他们唯一的收入来源也枯竭了。
当地政府正在寻找新水源,来帮助千千万万像李彦博这样的家庭。上周国土资源部正式宣布,截止至5月底,将在包括嵩明县在内的10个县区挖掘1100口新水井。但对此李彦博并不十分乐观。
李彦博说:“我邻居家就有一口井。过去井水是满的,你不用绳子就能打到水,但现在那口井已经枯了。所以即使在其他地方打一口新井,也可能是相同的结果。”李彦博认为,合理防旱的方法不仅局限如此,像植树就是个可行的办法。
“如今,由于没有树木来保障地下水源供给,水库周围变得寸草不生。”他表示,旱情真实地验证了节约用水的重要性。“从中我也学到了,如果我们合理用水,两桶水就足够一家四口一天的用水量。我们可以从多种途径对其循环利用。每滴水都弥足珍贵。我希望人们能意识到这点。”
倡议节水的英文表标签:生活
号召身边的人一起节水是件好事,但该如何礼貌地提出建议,而不会让人觉得你多事(nosy)呢?
You’d better / should / ought to
都比较强势,如果不是关系特别“铁”的朋友,最好还是不要贸然这么说。试试下面的用法吧!
You could always save half the water by using a basin instead of running water to wash vegetables.
只要用盆而不是直接放水洗菜,你其实可以省一半的水。
Have you considered repairing the toilet?
你考虑过修一下厕所吗?
Perhaps we could wash our cars by ourselves with buckets of water.
也许我们可以自己用桶提水洗车。
If I were you, I’d turn off the tap while brushing my teeth.
我要是你,我会在刷牙的时候把水龙头关上。
Why don’t you wash all the clothes at once and save some water?
你为什么不把衣服搁一起洗,省点水呢?