log
v. cut down, trim, and haul (timber) 砍伐；伐（木）

distinction
n. difference 區(qū)別，差別

charge
n. a person or thing committed to the care of another 被照管的人（或事物）

well-being
n. the state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous 幸福；福祉

accommodate▲
vi. adapt 適應(yīng)新的情況；遷就
vt. 容納，向…提供住處；協(xié)調(diào)

accommodation n.

fate
n. 命運(yùn)，結(jié)局

bind (bound)
vt. tie or fasten; tie together 捆，綁；將…綁在一起

e.g. (abbr.)
for example 例如

atmospheric
a. of, relating to, or existing in the atmosphere 大氣的

threat
n. 威脅

lesser
a. smaller in amount, value, or importance 較小的，更少的，次要的

pollutant
n. something that pollutes 污染物

generator
n. 發(fā)電機(jī)

fatal
a. causing death; bringing ruin 致命的；毀滅性的

ecosystem
n. 生態(tài)系統(tǒng)

moderate
a. not extreme; within sensible limits 適中的；適度的

concern
n. 有利害關(guān)系的事，關(guān)心的事，擔(dān)擾

frame
n. state, condition; basic structure around which sth. is built 狀態(tài)；框架，構(gòu)架

frame of mind
mental attitude or outlook 心緒；心境

humanistic
a. of humanism or humanists 人本主義的，人文主義的

Proper Names

Charles Krauthammer
杰爾斯·克勞特哈默

Midwest
美國中西部

Lowa
（美國）愛荷華州

Albuquerque
阿爾伯克基（美國新墨西哥州城市）

Siberia
西伯利亞（俄羅斯一地區(qū)）

Gaia
（希神）蓋亞（大地女神）

Protagoras
普羅泰戈拉 （c.481 — c.411 B.C.，古希臘哲學(xué)家）

Alaska
（美國）阿拉斯加州

Language sense Enhancement

1. Read aloud paragraphs 1-5 and learn them by heart.
2. Read aloud the following poem:

The Beauty of Nature
James Teh

One cool evening, I put aside all duty,
To sit alone, watching the sun set,
And as I do, I think of scenes filled with beauty,
Scenes I wish to never forget.

I think of the beach, with the sand and the sea,
The waves roaring up, then gently lapping the beach,
The cries of the seagulls, so happy, so free,
It only men realized the lesson it can teach.

I think of a lake, the crystal clear water,
So pure, so smooth, and cool on my skin,
The air, so clean, no toxic slaughter,
There's a key, a lesson held within.

I think of a waterfall, water freely flowing,
The gentle gush, gurgling in my ears,
The wind on my face, calmly blowing,
So many have not learnt in so many years.

The sunset, the beach, the lake, the waterfall,
They're things of nature, not man-made at all,
Characteristics unbeatable by man have they all,
They're peace and beauty, both of which it seems men want to fall.

3. Read the following quotations. Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential point in all response is the desire to control environment.
—— John Dewey

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.
—— Margaret Mead

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.
—— Orison Swett Marden

When man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his environment.
—— Oscar Wilde

4.Read the following joke for fun:

Man: how many environmentalists does it take to change a light bulb?
Woman: Ten. One to install the new bulb and nine to figure out what to do with the discarded bulb for the next 10,000 years.