外國人最想和你聊的時事話題：綠色時尚

     We should advocate a Green Life and Sustainable Consumption among Women.
     我們應當在婦女中倡導綠色生活與可持續(xù)性消費方式。
     There is no denying the fact that more and more environmentfriendly materials and clear energies will come into use in our daily life.
     不可否認，越來越多的綠色環(huán)保材料和清潔能源將用于我們的日常生活中。
     "We have a very special place in our heart." says Lara Galinsky, a vice president of Echoing Green, "for young people, even in places like San Alfonso."
     "綠色呼喚"的副主席萊拉·蓋林斯基說："我們每個人都想為生活在苦難中的孩子奉獻上一份愛心，即使是那些生活在像桑阿方索這樣地方的孩子們。"
     Establishing production base of green food table-grape in Taihang Mountain can provide large amounts of safe and excellent green food table-grape, raise the living standard of the local peasants, and improve its ecological condition.
     在太行山區(qū)建立綠色食品鮮食葡萄生產基地，可為市場提供大量食用安全、優(yōu)質的新鮮葡萄，并可提高基地農民的生活水平，改善生態(tài)條件。
     This paper introduces and analyzes three schools with different appearances and temperaments in Alps and points out that green architecture should not have skin characteristics just like a label, it may integrate natural conditions and design intentions to open out life and landscape in special spot and express green ideas with its own mode.
     本文對阿爾卑斯山區(qū)三所外觀與氣質完全不同的學校建筑進行了評介與剖析，指出綠色建筑并非要具有某種標簽化的表皮特征，它可以結合自然環(huán)境條件和建筑創(chuàng)作意圖，展現特定地點的生活與景觀，以自己的方式表達綠色理念。
     It furnishes the setting for many recreational events, from picnics in the outdoor living area of a home to the tough turf of a football field or the "carpet like" putting green of a golf course. All these things are horticulture.
     它還為許多娛樂活動裝點景色，從住宅生活區(qū)的戶外野炊地，到足球場上的耐寒草皮，再到高爾夫球場"綠色地毯"式的球穴區(qū)，所有這一切都離不開園藝。
     At times, the moral conviction and worldview of the Green House appear as all-encompassing as a religious faith, and green House inmates live in the most environmentally "pious" way one could conceive of in the city.
     綠色之家成員的道德信念以及對世界的看法有時好像宗教信仰一樣左右著他們的一切，他們以在城市能想到的最虔誠的環(huán)保方式來生活。
     That is to increase people's awareness through TV media and the education of communities and schools, encourage them to take part in the activity of "transform trash into treasure and create a green homeland"so that the full utilization of solid reject can be put into practice in our daily life.
     通過電視媒體、社區(qū)、學校等進行宣傳，提高人們的思想認識，讓人們自覺地參與到"變廢為寶，創(chuàng)建綠色家園"的活動中來，把固體廢棄物的充分利用落實到日常生活中。
     Fresh and clean our air, let our lives swing green ripples.
     家用空調清洗、凈化室內空氣，讓我們的生活蕩起綠色漣漪！
     All theory, dear friend, is grey, but the precious tree of life is green.
     親愛的朋友，所有的理論都是灰色的，而寶貴的生活之樹卻是綠色的。
     Therefore how to achieve the Green Revolution's goal in the course of the enterprise operation and in people's daily life, in other words, how to actualize the Green Consumption and Green Marketing, has become a historical mission to keep up economic growth and civilization progress.
     如何在企業(yè)生產經營和人們的生活消費中貫徹和實施綠色革命的宗旨，即實現綠色消費和綠色營銷，已經成為今天社會經濟增長和文明進步的重大課題。
Part 3　Let's Talk！　開始交流吧！
     Elisabeth: Do you know what the main feature the Sydney Olympics is, John?
     伊莉莎白：你知道悉尼奧運會還有一個什么特點嗎？
     Monica: Of course, I know.
     莫妮卡：我當然知道。
     Elisabeth: What?
     伊莉莎白：什么特點？
     Monica: Environmental protection.
     莫妮卡：環(huán)保??！
     Elisabeth: Do you know when IOC put forward the issue of environmental protection?
     伊莉莎白：你知道國際奧委會在哪一年提出環(huán)保課題的嗎？
     Monica: Sorry, I have no idea about it.
     莫妮卡：抱歉，這我還真不知道。
     Elisabeth: Let me tell you. At that time in 1991, Sydney put forward the slogan "environmental protection", thus, it won the bid.
     伊莉莎白：讓我來告訴你。那是1991年，當時悉尼正是打出"環(huán)保牌"才贏得申辦權。
     Monica: What a nice memory! Oh, I know that Beijing and Sydney bid for the Olympic Games together.
     莫妮卡：好記性！噢，我知道那時北京和悉尼一起參加申奧。
     Elisabeth: Yeah, Sydney had five strategies: save energy, save water, reduce trash, prevent pollution, and protect the environment. They tried to host a "Green Olympics".
     伊莉莎白：不錯，悉尼有五大戰(zhàn)略，即：節(jié)能、節(jié)水、減少垃圾、防止污染與保護環(huán)境。他們要辦一屆"綠色奧運"。
     Monica: They have racked their brain.
     莫妮卡：他們可謂絞盡腦汁。
     Elisabeth: Yes. Even the torch and fuel are produced by using environmental protection techniques and materials.
     伊莉莎白：是的。就連火炬和燃料都采用環(huán)保技術與材料制成。
     Monica: Even so, there was still much pity left. The Green and Peace Organization called it at most a half green.
     莫妮卡：即使如此，還是留下了不少遺憾。綠色和平組織稱其最多是半綠色。
     Elisabeth: That's been quite good. It's the beginning after all. I'm sure that it will be better and better.
     伊莉莎白：已經很不錯了，畢竟是剛剛開始嘛。我相信以后會越來越好。