Costa Rica has issued a series of new environmental laws and created nature preserves to protect its remaining rain forest. Brazil has taken measures to protect the Amazon rain forest. The nations of Eastern Europe signed a series of treaties to ensure the environment from industrial contamination. By bringing the birth rate down, Ghana and Indonesia have tried to ease the burden of population on the local environment
2. Further Discussion
Find yourself a partner and talk about the following topics.
1) Are you from the same place? Can you tell your partner something about your hometown now and in the past? What aspect impresses you most?
2) Are you two satisfied with the present situation as far as the environment is concerned?
3. Structure Analysis:
A Paragraph of Problem-solution Pattern
(See Page 42-43 of this book)
4. Translation Exercises
Unit 2
课后练习答案
Section A
I. Comprehension of The Text
1. She felt that Nikolai was quite different from what she had expected; still, she was quite nervous.
2. No. Actually she was quite surprised when Nikolai suggested that.
3. They went through a lot of hard training sessions full of pain and tears. Yet the training was really productive.
4. Yes, he did. He was always practicing while others were relaxing themselves.
5. In training, they were strict coach and determined athlete; at other times, they were on good terms with each other, like friends.
6. Because Nikolai sang out instructions in a regular manner, similar to those of a dance instructor.
7. the writer achieved a fourth place in the nation, but they didn’t manage to participate in the Olympics.
8. Besides improving her skills under Nikolai’s instruction, she also learned the importance of determination with courage, heart, and discipline; most important of all, she learned to be thankful and loving while living in this world.
Vocabulary
III.
1. promising 2. amusing 3. lowered 4. persisted 5. rank
6. swear 7. unfair 8. presence 9. frowning 10. approximately
