Environmentalprotection1.A:Welcometoourshow,andTodaywearegoingtotalkabouttheEnvironmentalprotection.Inaddition,Weinvitedtwoenvironmentalexperts,theyareprofessorLiuandprofessorZHANG.互动。Sowelcometoourshow.Thetopicwearegoingtotalkaboutisenvironmentalprotection,it’sareallytoughissue.Sohowdoyouthinkofthismatter.ProfessorLiu.B:Nowadays,environmentalissues-mainlyglobalwarming,ozone-layerdepletion,acidrain,airandwaterpollution,desertificationandthelossofbiodiversity-havecaughttheattentionofthehumanrace.Andourenvironmentisgettingworsefrombad.Actually,manyenvironmentproblemsaresurroundingus,likehazydayinBeijingnow.LetalongtheseIhavementioned.目前,全球变暖、臭氧层破坏、酸雨、空气和水污染、沙漠化和生物多样性流失等环境问题已经引起了全人类的广泛关注。A:wouldyouliketoshareyouropinionwithus,professorZHANG.C:whynot,it’smypleasure.I’dliketosharesomeenvironmentproblemsaroundus.forexample,Thewaterisseriouslypolluted.AndWaterpollutionhasnowbecomeamajorglobalproblemandissaidtobethesecondmostimportantenvironmentalissuenexttoairpollution.Anychangeinthephysical,chemicalorbiologicalpropertiesofwaterwillhaveaharmfuleffectonlivingthings.WaterpollutionaffectsallthemajorwaterbodiesoftheworldA.Yes,acoupledaysago,theDrinkingwaterpollution,whichpollutedbychemicalsinLanzhou,Gansuprovince,reallymakeabigtroubleincitizens’dailylife.Withnocleanandsafewater,whatcanwedo?SoprofessorZhang,doyouhaveanyideasaboutthewaterpollution?C:YES,actually,NotonlythewaterpollutioninGansu,butalsointheYangtzeRiver,YellowRiverandotherplaces,thewaterpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreserious.Maybeinthefuture,thereisnomorecleanwaterforpeople,forplants,foranimals.Evenournextgenerationwon’tknowwhatfishis,becausethereisnofishinthewateryet.A:OK,Besidesthewaterpollution,therearealsomanyotherenvironmentalproblems,relatingtogrowthinthehumanpopulationandtheshortageofresources,suchasairpollution,whitepollution,carbondioxide,conservationofwaterandsoil,ozone-layerdepletionandsoon.Let’stalkabouttheairpollution,weallknowthatwearelivinginthehazydaylife.Almostbigpartofchinahasbeenattackedbyhaze,especiallyinsomelargeandmedium-sizecities,likeBeijingandShanghai.So,profLiu,howdoyouthinkoftheairconditioninBeijing.B:it’snodenythattheairconditioninBeijingistoobadtobreath.Andnow,itturnstoacommonphenomenon,whichseldomexistbefore,thateverybodywearsamaskontheyfacetopreventthebadair.C:yeah,peoplenowinBeijingseldomgoout,theywouldratherstayathomecausethehazydayandthebadaircondition.Moreimportantly,thebadconditiondodoesharmtoourhealth,especiallyforchildren’sbody.原因A.ok,somuchforthewaterpollutionandaircondition,couldyoutelluswhatmakestheenvironmentalsobad.B:OK,Theenvironmentalproblemshavebeencausedbymanycomplexreasons.Takethewaterpollutionasanexample.Ourincreasingpopulationwilltremendouslyincreaseurbanwastes,primarilysewage.Ontheotherhand,increasingdemandsforwaterwilldecreasetheamountofwateravailablefordealingwithwastes.Duetowaterpollution,theentireecosystemgetsdisturbed.C:Andthedestructionofecosystemsexacerbatetheshortageofwaterresourcesfurtherbecauseofthedecreasingoftheirregulatingcapacity.Eachpartofthenatureiscloselyrelated.Whenonepartisabnormal,theotherwillalsobeinfluenced.Asweallknow,theworldconsistsofmorethan70percentwater,andiscoveredbytheatmosphere.Pollutioncancauseseriousproblems.A:ok,Environmentalproblemshavebeenrecognizedasanimportantsourceofthreatstohumansurvival.Nowadays,environmentalissueshavecaughttheattentionofthehumanrace.B:Thegovernmenthasalsotakenmeasurestoprotecttheenvironmentbyestablishinglaws.StrengthentheenvironmentalprotectionisoneofthebasicnationalpoliciesinChina.C:Inmyopinion,theenvironmentalprotectionisaffectedbyseveralinterwovenfactors,includingtheenvironmentallegislation,ethicsandeducation.A:Soyoumeanthatallofthesefactorshaveplayedtheirroleininfluencingnationallevelenvironmentaldecisionsandpersonallevelenvironmentalvaluesandbehaviors.C:Ofcourse.Andthegovernmentcouldn’toverlookanyoneofit.A:Iagreewithyouridea.Ithinkthattheawakeningofpeople’sawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionisthemostimportant.It’sthefundamentalsolutiontotheenvironmentalproblems.B:Andthisrequiresthegovernmentenhancethepropagandaofenvironmentalprotections.Thequalityofpeopleinthesocietymayhaveagreatinfluence.C:AsfarasIamconcerned,thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyplaysanimportantroleinit.Forexample,thedevelopmentandutilizationofsolarenergyhaseffectivelyrelievedtheresourceshortage.Usingsolarenergynotonlysavesomuchlimitedresource,butalsodoeslittleharmtotheenvironment.A:actually,Theenvironmentalprotectionisnotonlythedutyofonenation,butalsoallthehumanbeings.Fromtheglobalvision,Theinternationalcooperationisalsonecessary.Nowwehavemademuchprogressinthisarea.B:Yes.Forexample,thesigningofKyotoProtocolhasmadetheprogram,thattheworldtakesactiontoreducecarbonemissionswhicharecausingthehugeanddestructiveclimatechange.C:Buttherearealsomanydifficultiesintheimplementationofpolicyandprogram.Whatisthemostimportantistomakeabalancebetweentheeconomyandenvironment.ortheywillbehardtoreceivedpeople’sapprovalwhentheydecreasepeople’slivinglevel.B:Anyway,althoughcompleteenvironmentalprotec