英语翻译
Judyiscollectingsomefactsforaclassprojectonpollution
SheisinterviewingDoctorRay,ascientist,abouttrees.
JUDY:Whyareyousointerestedintrees,DoctorRay?
DRRAY:They’rethebiggestandoldestlivingthingsonearth,Judy.
JUDY:Yes,butwhatgoodaretreesTheymakestreetsmorebeautifulandlessnoisy,
butwhatelsecantheydo
DRRAY:Well,there’swoodinyourpencilandthebench,rubberontheendofyour
pencil,andpaperinyournotebook-allfromtrees.And
whileyou'restudyingathome,doyouliketoeatanorange,orsipaCoke
oracoffee
JUDY:Sometines.
DRRAY:Well,thefruit,thenutsfortheCoke,andthebeansforthecoffeeallcome
fromtrees.And,Isupposeyoualsoenjoybreathingpure,coolair.
JUDY:Ofcourse.
DRRAY:Thenyoumustthanktreesforthat,too.Treesarenaturalair,andrelease
oxygenintotheair.Howmanypeoplearethereinyourclass,Judy
JUDY:Forty-six.
DRRAY:Well,oneandahalfhectaresofstreescouldproduceenoughoxygento
keepyourwholeclassaliveandhealthyforayear.
JUDY:That'swonderful!
DRRAY:Treescooltheairaswellascleanit.Threetreescandothejobof15air
conditionersrunningalmostallday.
JUDY:Youcertainlyknowalotabouttrees,DoctorRay.
DRRAY:Thankyou,Judy,butIdon't,really.Scientistsareonlynowbeginning
tounderstandthem.Forexample,didyouknowthatwheninsectsattack
atree,itcanwarnitsneighboursThetreescanthenprotect
thenmselvesbyproducingachemicalthatmakestheirleavestaste
nasty.Andsometreescanjointheirrootstogetherunderground,and
passfoodandwateraround.Treesarecommunicatingwithoneanother,
butwedon'tknowhow.
JUDY:Aretreesindanger
DRRAY:Ingreatdanger.Wecutdownandburnmillionseveryyearbutwe
replacehardlyanyofthem.Wearedestroyingourbestfighters
againstpolluting.
