Ten Ways to Save Paper

Paper is made from crushing trees into wood pulp . It takes 98 tons of resources to make just one ton of paper. And trees are very important to the environment . They are home to many animals and plants. Also, they provide people with food, fuel, medicine and so on. There are ten ways to save paper. You are encouraged to: get a library card, of course, you are always encouraged to read , but just think of all those books you have bought, read and then never touched again; use old envelopes for scrap paper; wrap gifts in old newspapers; use both sides of the printer paper; stop buying paper calendars ; send electronic greeting cards; read your newspaper online; recycle Christmas cards; think twice before printing out; buy used textbooks.

New Words and Expressions（生词和短语）

-crush ［krʌʃ ］ vt. 压碎；弄皱

-pulp ［pʌlp ］ n. 纸浆

-resource ［rɪ'sɔ:s ］ n. 资源

-medicine ［'medsn ］ n. 药物，药品

-envelope ［'envələʊp ］ n. 信封

-wrap ［ræp ］ vt. 包裹（物品等）

-calendar ［'kælɪndə(r) ］ n. 日历

-electronic ［ˌɪlek'trɒnɪk ］ adj. 电子的

-recycle ［ˌri:'saɪkl ］ vt. 再循环；重新利用

think of 想起；考虑

Sentence Patterns（句型练习）

1. And trees are very important to the environment.

树木对于环境来说非常重要。

Friends are very important to Sam. 对萨姆来说，朋友是很重要的。

Animals and plants are very important to us. 动植物对我们来说很重要。

2. You are always encouraged to read. 人们总是鼓励你读书。

The students are always encouraged to study hard.

老师总是勉励学生努力学习。

Don't encourage her laziness by doing things for her.

别替她做事，别助长她的惰性。

参考翻译

节约用纸的十种办法

纸是通过把树木压成木浆制成的。仅生产1吨纸就需要消耗98吨原料。而树木对于环境是非常重要的。树林是许多动植物的家园。树木还给人们提供食物、燃料、药品等等。有十种节约用纸的办法，我们鼓励你：办一张图书卡，当然，你读书总是备受鼓励的，但想一想你买来读过以后就束之高阁的那些书吧；把旧信封当作零用纸使用；用旧报纸包装礼物；双面利用打印纸；停止购买纸质的日历；送电子贺卡；在线读报；循环利用圣诞贺卡；打印之前三思后行；买二手课本。

没有树木的世界(A World Without Trees)

Have you ever imagined a world without trees? Try it, and you will see the whole world dry up and look like a broken tortoise shell. At night, the temperature would drop sharply. Living creatures could not run away and it would be as if they lived in hell. 　

there are some effective steps we can take now to protect trees. First, strict laws must be enforced. Second, the government should offer subsidies to people who plant trees. Most important of all, every citizen must develop an awareness of the importance of trees and remember: "no trees means no living things."