contents•Situation•Acidrain•Ozonehole•Greenhouseeffect•WhatshouldwedoThedevelopmentofmankinditselfhaslongbeenconfinedtoareasofeconomicdevelopment,andeconomicdevelopmentofthenaturalenvironmentandnaturalresourcestorelyonthesupportoftheproductiveforces,andinevitablythequalityoftheenvironmenthaveanegativeimpact.Thedevelopmentofhumanityhasbeenaglobalthreattotheenvironmentforthesurvivalofhumanbeings.Now.Wearenotsurewhetherwecanovercomethecrisis,maybewecannot.Thesituationhasbeensoterrible···situationAcidrainHeavyuseofenergytoenhancethehumanmaterial,butalsoca-usedunexpecteddisaster.Acidrainbringaglobaldamage.OzoneholeIn1996,anreport,whichisissuedbytheUNEP(UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgram),called“takingtheaction:theenvironmentalguidetoyouandyourcommunity”indicatedthattheozoneemptyoftheAntarcticpoleisenlargingbythespeedoftheterrestrialareaofthewholeAmericaeveryyear,whichbringsaboutthecontinuousascendingofincidenceoftheskincancerofthehumanbeingsandtherigorousdeteriorationoftheairqualityGreenhouseeffectCars’emissionsareespeciallydamaging,too—partlybecausethenitrogenoxidesfromjet-engineexhaustshelpcreateozone,apotentgreenhousegas,andpartlybecausetheprettytrailsthataircraftThereisnodoubtglobalwarmingisafact.Globalwarmingisveryseriousconsequences,suchasglaciersmelt,sealevelrise,desertification,totheecologicalsystemandtheseriousimpactonagriculturalproduction.Greenhouseeffectleadtoglobalwarming，andfloodedcoastline:Now,letuswatchapartofamovie《Thedayaftertomorrow》1,提高全民族环保意识。Awakenthewholenationtotheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.2,中国已规定并修改了有关水、空气及固体垃圾污染的有关法律，为取得持续发展打下了基础。Chinahasstipulatedandrevisedtherelevantlawsonwaterairandsolidwastepollution,layingthefoundationforachievingsustainabledevelopment.3,保护地球环境-人类共有的家园。Protecttheearth'senvironment--thehomelandofallmankind.4,保护环境识每个公民的责任与义务。Protectingtheenvironmentiseverycitizen'sresponsibilityandmoralduty.5,对环境问题的关注已经成为一种不可逆转的历史潮流。Theattentiontoenvironmentissuehasbecomeanirreversiblehistoricaltrend.6,切实搞好生态环境建设。Practicalmeasuresneedtobetakentoimprovetheenvironment.7,工厂废气、污水排放必须符合排放标准。Allfactoriesmustmeetdischargestandardsbytheendof2000.8,为了避免破坏西部环境，有必要对西部地区的经济开发与建设进行严格监督。Toavoidruiningtheenvironmentinthewest,strictsupervisionofeconomicdevelopmentandconstructioninthewesternareasisnecessary.Thankyou!PassageBFrogStory•Acoupleofoddthingshavehappenedlately.••IhavealogcabininthosewoodsofNorthernWisconsin.Ibuiltitbyhandandalsoaddedagreenhousetothefrontofit.Itisajoytolivein.Infact,Iworkoutofmyhomedoingaudioproductionandenvironmentalwork.AsatoolofthattradeIhaveacomputerandastudio.Ialsohaveatreefrogthathastakenupresidenceinmystudio.Howodd,Ithought,lastNovemberwhenIfirstnoticedhimsittingatopmysoundboardovermycomputer.Ifiguredthathe(andIsayhe,thoughIreallydon'thaveaclueifsheisaheorviceveras)wouldbemorecomfortableinthegreenhouse.SoIputhiminthegreenhouse.Backhecame.Andstayed.AfterawhileIgotquiteusedtothefactthatasIwouldcheckmymorningemailandon-linenews,hewouldbetherewithmesurveyingtheworld.•Then,lastweek,ashewasclimbingaroundlookinglikeasmallgray/greenhuman,Istartedtowonderabouthim.So,thereIwas,workinginmystudioandmycomputerwashummingalong.IhadtostopwhenTreeFrogwentac...
