守护候鸟齐飞翔

浙江 周晨曲

2017年，盛凯大学毕业后加入湖南省生态保护志愿服务联合会，负责湖南护鸟营等项目的运作和推广。

主题语境：人与自然 篇幅：343词 建议用时：7分钟

1While filming a documentary about bird protection in 2016, Sheng Kai worked alongside forest rangers in Xinhua County, Hunan Province, helping to dismantle bird traps in the mountainous area.He had been protecting birds for several years as a volunteer,but it was only after seeing with his own eyes how birds were hurt by people that he realized he still had a long way to go.

2In 2014, Sheng joined a bird protection camp at university, and did some publicity work, including going to mountainous villages to educate local people on why catching birds was bad for the ecosystem and helping raise awareness that hunting birds was illegal.

3Upon graduating from university in 2017,the young man chose to work at an environmental protection organization in Hunan and help to protect birds and other animals.

There are groups from the provincial, county, and village levels and volunteers in the organization, working together to protect birds.“Most of them are local people in their 40s to 60s, including farmers, fishermen, bird photographers and retired teachers. University students also join during their vacations. Some volunteers don't receive income, but they still join us, because they feel that they really play a role in protecting the environment of their hometown,”says Sheng.

4Sheng has seen the result of the organization's protective efforts.“Much fewer people try to catch birds. Anti-hunting signs have been put up extensively, and local people all know it's illegal to do so,”says Sheng.

5He Jianjun,one of the local officials,says it's not easy for a young person like Sheng to work in environmental protection for long periods.“They cannot earn much money in an environmental organization,and they need to work overtime as the job is demanding.Some people may enter the career with passion, but most of them quit in less than three years.”But Sheng says it's exactly the work he wants to do.“I can see my work really making a difference.That makes me continue with even greater passion.”

Reading Check

1.The underlined word“dismantle”in paragraph 1 can be replaced by .

A.take apart B.build up

C.hide away D.fix up

2.What can be learned about Sheng Kai?

A.He graduated from university in 2014.

B.He joined a bird protection camp in 2017.

C.He makes many efforts to protect birds.

D.He thinks volunteers should be paid.

3.What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A.The importance of volunteers'participation in protecting wildlife.

B.Achievements of the environmental protection organization.

C.Main groups in the environmental protection organization.

D.The need to educate people to protect birds.

4.What's He Jianjun's attitude towards Sheng's work?

A.Critical. B.Indifferent.

C.Puzzled. D.Appreciative.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Useful expressions

film a documentary 拍摄纪录片

forest ranger 森林守护员

graduate from university 大学毕业

play a role in 在……中发挥作用

make a difference 有影响

Ⅱ.Difficult sentences

1. He had been protecting birds for several years as a volunteer, but it was only after seeing with his own eyes how birds were hurt by people that he realized he still had a long way to go.作为一名志愿者，他已经保护鸟类好几年了，但直到亲眼看到鸟类是如何被人伤害时，他才意识到自己还有很长的路要走。

【点石成金】该句中，it was only after seeing with his own eyes how birds were hurt by people that he realized he still had a long way to go 是一个强调句。

2. There are groups from the provincial, county, and village levels and volunteers in the organization,working together to protect birds.该组织中有来自省、县、村各级的团体和志愿者，他们共同致力于保护鸟类。

【点石成金】该句中，working together...为现在分词短语作伴随状语。

3. Some people may enter the career with passion, but most of them quit in less than three years.有些人可能会带着激情开始这个职业，但他们中的大多数人在不到三年的时间里就辞职了。

【点石成金】该句为but连接的两个并列句，其中with passion 意为“充满激情地”，quit意为“辞职”。