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　　part 1

　　Natural Resources

Through the changes in the ways of making a living in a family over several generations, the cartoon aims at sounding a warning against man's wasteful use of natural resources and emphasizing the urgent need to preserve these resources.

Ever since man appeared on the earth, man’s survival has been heavily dependent on nature. Almost everything we use in our everyday life comes from nature, ranging from the food we eat, the water we drink, to the wood which is turned into furniture. With the development of technology and population growth, the amount and range of materials used has increased at an alarming rate.

However, natural resources are not inexhaustible. Some reserves are already on the brink of exhaustion and there is no hope of replacing them. The widespread water shortage is an example in point. If man continued to squander natural resources with no thought for the future, the whole world would be in a mess. (157 Words)

Useful Words and Expressions:

make a living 謀生

earn [gain, get, make] one's living 謀生

eke out a living勉強維持生活

high living 奢侈闊綽的生活

scrape a living勉強夠維持生活

scrounge a living靠乞討過日子

aim at v. 瞄準，針對

aim high胸懷大志;力爭上游

take aim (at))瞄準

warning n.警告，預告

give sb. warning 預先通知某人(特指解僱、辭職、退租等)

take warning有所警戒[惕]

warning wodS告誡之言

alarming adj.使人驚動的，令人擔憂的

inexhaustible adj.無窮無盡的

squander v.浪費

be in a mess亂七八糟，處境狼狽

　　part 2

　　Reading

　　Nowadays few of us read books after we leave school.

This is rather disturbing, for one should know that books are no less necessary to one’s mental life than fresh air is to one’s physical life. From good reading we can derive companionship, experience and instruction. A good book is our faithful friend. It can increase our contentment when we are cheerful and happy, and lessen our pain when we are sad or lonely. Books can also offer us a wide range of experience. Few of us can travel far firom home or live long over 100, but all of us can live many lives through the pages of books. What's more, reading books can increase our intellectual ability, broaden our minds and make us wise.

With the coming of TV, books are no longer read as widely as they once were. However, nothing can replace the role that books play in our lives. (154 words)

Useful Words and Expressions:

leave school 離校，中學畢業

disturbing adj.使人不安的，煩擾的

mental adj.精神的`，智力的

mental powers智力

mental illness精神病

mental Patient精神病患者

Don’t listen to him; he’s mental.別聽他的，他是個瘋子。

derive vt.得自，得到

derive a conclusion from facts從事實推出結論

companionship n.侶伴，交誼

contentment n.滿意