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PASSAGE SIXTY-SEVEN

Earth Day

1.Since the first Earth Day in 1970, American have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.

2.But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. 

3.“ The understanding has increased many, many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day.

4.According to U.S. government reports, emissions from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons.  

5.The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9.

6.Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place.  

7.A kind of “green thinking” has become part of practices. Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6, 600.  

8.Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.

9.Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “Until we do that, nothing else will change! ” say Bruce Anderson.

第六十七篇

地球日

1.自从1970年第一个地球日以来，美国人对环境的态度变得更加“环保”。美国地球日组织主席布鲁斯·安德森说:“当时我们甚至不知道有这样一个环境，更不用说有这样一个问题了。”

2.但是，一开始在公共事务中无足轻重的运动已经发展成为一场社会运动。商界人士、政界领袖、大学教授，尤其是数以百万计的草根美国人正在参与这场运动。

3.想出第一个地球日的威斯康星州前州长盖洛德·尼尔森说:“人们对地球日的了解已经增加了很多很多倍。”

4.根据美国政府的报告，汽车和卡车的排放量已经从每年1030万吨下降到550万吨。

5.二氧化碳超标城市从40个减少到9个。

6.尽管仍然存在严重的问题需要处理，但世界是一个更安全、更健康的地方。

7.一种“绿色思维”已经成为实践的一部分。取得了很大的进步。1988年，只有600个回收项目;1995年的今天，大约有6600个。

8.先进的照明、电机和建筑设计有助于节省大量能源，从而防止污染。

9.25年前，几乎没有任何环境教育项目。今天，很难找到一所公立学校、大学或法学院没有这样的课程。“在我们做到这一点之前，其他一切都不会改变!”布鲁斯·安德森说。