(Kangkang, Maria and Jane are talking in a room. The wind outside is blowing strongly.)
(康康、馬麗亞和簡在房間里面聊天。外面刮著很大的風。)
Kangkang:What bad weather! The wind is so strong! And the sand really hurt my face. While I was walking down the street just now, I couldn't see anything.
康康:天氣真差啊!風太大了!而且沙子打的我臉很疼。我剛剛走在街上的時候,什么都看不見。
Maria:I'm sorry to hear that. What causes these sandstorms?
馬麗亞:真是太糟糕了。造成沙塵暴的原因是什么呢?
Jane:People have cut down too many trees. As a result, a lot of rich land has changed into desert.
簡:人們砍了太多樹木。結果,很多肥沃的土地都變成沙漠了。
Maria:That's bad. How can that affect the weather?
馬麗亞:真糟糕。那對天氣有什么影響?
Jane:Trees can stop the wind from blowing the earth away.
簡:樹木可以防止土壤被風刮走。
Kangkang:And a lot of water can be saved by forests.
康康:森林可以儲存很多水分。
Jane:They can also prevent the water from washing the earth away.
簡:還可以防止土壤被水沖走。
Kangkang:Cutting down trees is harmful to human beings, animals and plants. Although we have built "the Great Green Wall", we still need to work hard to protect the environment.
康康:砍伐樹木對人類、動物和植物都有害。盡管我們建起了“綠色長城”,我們依然需要更加努力去保護環(huán)境。