最近，越来越多的中国环保故事走入我们的视线。

亚洲象北迁

 

瓜头鲸营救

大熊猫“降级”

这些有关动物、植物保护的新闻体现了中国对环保事业付出的努力以及公民环保意识的提高。今年世界环境日中国主题是“人与自然和谐共生”，这种思想早在几千年前就已反映在我国的山水田园诗中。

今天就让我们欣赏陶渊明的《归园田居（其一）》，从诗人对耕读生活的平实记录中体悟生态神韵。

 

归园田居(其一)
【晋】陶渊明

少无适俗韵，性本爱丘山。
误落尘网中，一去三十年。
羁鸟恋旧林，池鱼思故渊。
开荒南野际，守拙归园田。
方宅十余亩，草屋八九间。
榆柳荫后檐，桃李罗堂前。
暧暧远人村，依依墟里烟。
狗吠深巷中，鸡鸣桑树颠。
户庭无尘杂，虚室有余闲。
久在樊笼里，复得返自然。

Return To Nature I
Tao Yuanming

While young, I was not used to worldly cares,
And hills became my natural compeers.
But by mistake I fell in mundane snares,
And was thus entangled for thirteen years.
A caged bird would long for wonted wood,
And fish in ponds for native pools would yearn.
Go back to till my southern field I would,
To live a rural life why not return?
My plot of ground is but ten acres square;
My thatched cottage has eight or nine rooms.
In front I have peach trees here and plums there;
Over back eaves willows and elms cast glooms.
A village can be seen in distant dark,
Where plumes of smoke rise and waft in the breeze.
In alley deep a dog is heard to bark,
And cocks crow as if over mulberry trees.
Into my courtyard no one should intrude,
Nor rob my private rooms of peace and leisure
After long, long official servitude,
Again in nature I find homely pleasure.

（许渊冲 译）

今天让我们一起来get几个关于生态环境保护的表达吧！

 

n. an area of land that is protected in order to keep safe the animals and plants that live there, often because they are rare

 --Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary 

Eg. Marine biologists are calling for Cardigan Bay to be created a marine nature reserve to protect the dolphins.
海洋生物学家号召将卡迪根湾建成一个海洋自然保护区，以保护那里的海豚。

 

n. economic development that is capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage

 -- Collins English Dictionary

Eg. Such a comparison may help us determine, whether our sylvicultural practices actually pursue the goal of sustainable development.
这样的比较可以帮助我们确定，我们的森林文化实践是否真正追求可持续发展的目标。

 

n. all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment

 --Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary

Eg. Pollution can have disastrous effects on the delicately balanced ecosystem.
污染会对脆弱的生态平衡造成灾难性的破坏。

 

adj. that has no or the least possible impact on the environment

 -- Collins English Dictionary

Eg. Wood flooring not only cleans easily, but it's environmentally friendly into the bargain.
木地板不光容易打扫，而且还环保。

今天的几个表达大家学会了吗？
我们下期“读诗学英语”再见!
 

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