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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
