Unit 3 A taste of English humour 诵读。积累 发言稿---- 主题“water of life”的交流活动。（2011 福建） Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning , I ‘m Li Hua from Fujian , China .It ’ s my great honor to be here to say something about the global water shortage and ways of dealing with it . As we know , the global water shortage is becoming increasingly severe mainly due to global warming , environmental pollution and the ever --- increasing population .Therefore , it ’ s a high time we did something about it . Firstly , an effective way , I think , is to reserve water in a scientific way for future use .Secondly , new methods need to be developed to use the existing water resources ,for example , turning sea water into fresh water .Thirdly , we must stop water pollution by law .Last but not least, it’s everyone’s responsibility to make good use of water ; such as recycling and saving water in our daily life . In conclusion , people around the world should be aware of the real situation of water shortage , protect the present water resources and explore potential ones scientifically.单元知识必备1．content n．内容，目录，容量；满足 adj.满足的；满意的 vt.使满足be content with＝be satisfied with 对……感到满足/满意be content to do sth.＝be willing to do sth .愿意做某事content sb./oneself with sth. 使某人/自己对……满意分析例句，体会 content 含义I like the style of his writing rather than the content .Nothing will ever content him .She seems content to live with him .He began to live in peace and content.提示：content 用做形容词时，通常做表语、后置定语或状语，做前置定语要用 contented，如：a contented expression“满足的表情”； content 前的修饰词用 well，而不用 very。2． astonish vt. 使吃惊；使惊讶 in astonishment...
