1. Unit 8 Protecting our Environment
Text A Saving Nature,
but Only for Man

2. Vocabulary
1. (L 3) everyone has claims to …
claim: a statement that sth. is true
* make/ have/ deny/ reject/ support a claim
--- They made claims that they couldn’t live up to.

3. * a claim to do/ be sth.
--- I make no claim to understand the complexity of the situation.
* false/ extravagant/ dubious claims
--- This firm makes false claims about their products.

4. 2. (L.7)distinguish between environmental luxuries and environmental necessities.
distinguish: to recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people
distinguish sth. from …
distinguish between right and wrong

5. 3.(L.9) things we must have regardless.
regardless: in spite of everything, anyway
carry on/ go on regardless
---- His parents objected to his marriage, but he carried on regardless.
--- He got a lot of criticism, but he just went on ~.
regardless of:

6. 5.(L13) preserving the atmosphere
preserve: to save sth. from being harmed or destroyed
---to plant trees and preserve the existing woodlands

7. 6. (L.14)halting the greenhouse effect
halt: to prevent sth. from continuing (=stop)
--- to halt economic decline
n. bring traffic to a halt/ come to a halt

8. 7. (L20) its possible consequences are far deadlier
consequence: sth. that happens as a result of an action or set of conditions
--- Do you believe poverty is a direct consequence of over population?
as a consequence of sth.
of little consequence (not very important)
consequent (adj.) consequently (adv.)

9. 8. (L 29) on the grounds of self-preservation
on the grounds of/ on .. grounds:
for reasons of
--- He was not employed on the grounds of his age.
--- The proposal was rejected on environmental grounds.
(on moral/ medical/ legal grounds)
have grounds to do sth. (have reason to do)

10. 9. (L 32) to sacrifice in the name of other creatures.
in one’s name/ in the name of sb.
*officially belonging to one or is for one to use. --- The house is in my father’s name.
*as someone else’s official representative
--- I claim this land in the name of the king.

11. 10. (L.34) the public resistance to foreign aid and welfare
resistance: opposition (followed by to)
---There is strong ~ to the plan for a new chemical plant in this area.
welfare: help that is provided for people who have personal or social problems
--- welfare benefit/ services/ programs

12. 11. (L47) the current debate raging over oil drilling
current: occurring in or existing at the present time ( ~ affairs/ economic situation/ advertising campaign)
debate on / about sth.
rage: continue with great force, be intense
--- Price inflation still rages although the government has taken some measures.
--- Street fighting raged all over the city.

13. 12. (L 48) a bill working its way through Congress
work one’s way to/ through sth.: to achieve sth. gradually by working

14. work one’s way through school/ college/ university: do a job while you are a student because you need money
--- He had worked his way up to head of department.
--- As my family couldn’t afford my tuition fee, I had to work my way through college.
Others: fight/ shoulder/ elbow/ force… one’s way

15. 13. (L 51) a substantial energy tax
substantial: large in amount, considerable
--- a ~ salary/ breakfast/
--- We have got support from a ~ number of students.

16. 14. a high aesthetic good
aesthetic: connected with beauty and the study of beauty
--- a work of great ~ appeal, from an ~ point of view
aesthetically appealing
aesthete: a person who loves and understand beautiful things
aesthetics: the study of beauty

17. 15. (L 70) The important distinction …
distinction: difference
clear/ sharp ~
make/ draw a ~ between … and …
--- Is it easy to draw a ~ between popular and serious literature?
--- There is no ~ between courage and bravery.

18. 16. (L73) … choose between his well-being and … nature will have to accommodate.
well-being: a feeling of being comfortable, healthy and happy (e.g.a feeling of ~,
the physical/ emotional/ material/ psychological ~ )
accommodate: to get used to a new situation
Her eyes took a while to ~ to the darkness

19. 17. (L76) bound up together
bind/ bind up: tie things firmly together with cloth or string
If two people or groups are bound (up) together , they share a particular experience or situation which causes them to have a relationship.
--- These two countries are bound together by a common history.

20. 18. (L77) the very integrity of man's environment
integrity: the state of being united as one complete thing
(the territory ~ of the country)
the quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be right (personal/ profession/ moral ~)

21. 19.(L.84) humanistic environmentalism
humanism: the belief that human problems can be solved through science rather than religion
Humanism: the study during the Renaissance of the ideas of the ancient Greeks and Romans

22. 20.(L.85) for nature's sake but for our own.
sake: purpose, benefit or well-being
for one’s sake/ for the sake of sth.
--- For God’s sake.
--- I’m studying history in its own sake, not because it will help me get a job.
--- She argues for the sake of arguing.
--- “art for art’s sake”

23. Useful Expressions 11. 保护自然 1. 环境意识 12. 以 --- 为理由 2. 对尼龙的厌恶
13. 对地球感情用事
14. 与--- 格格不入
15. 减少消费
16. 大气臭氧层
17. 保护环境
18. 感情用事的环境保护论者
19. 错误的心态
20. 为了大自然
1. 环境意识
2. 对尼龙的厌恶
3. 以 --- 的名义
4. 对环境的奢侈追求
5. 对环境的必需要求
6. 运用规则
7. 基本原理
8. 理智环境保护论
9. 遏止温室效应
10食物链

24. After-class assignment
Go over unit 8 of Intergrated Reading;
Finish the the listening of Listening and Speaking, and the reading of Reading Course and Fast Reading according to the teaching plan.
Thank You and Good Bye!