Interviewer: Today we're talking to Jason and Susan about environmental problems. Jason and Susan, can you tell us about some of the problems you've seen?
采访者:今天我们将与贾森和苏珊谈论环境问题。贾森和苏珊,能告诉我们你们所看到的一些问题吗?
Jason: I think one problem is that the air is badly polluted. I hardly ever see blue skies anymore.
贾森:我认为一个问题是空气被严重污染。我几乎不能再看见蓝色的天空。
Susan: Yes, and I used to see the stars clearly.
苏珊:是的,过去我常常能清楚地看到星星。
Interviewer: What do you think has caused this problem?
采访者:你们认为什么引起的这个问题?
Susan: Well, there are more cars on the road these days.
苏珊:哦,近来公路上有更多的汽车。
Jason: And factories that burn coal also pollute the air with a lot of black smoke.
贾森:并且烧煤的工厂排放的大量黑烟也污染空气。
Interviewer: What other problems do you see?
采访者:你们看到了其他什么问题?
Susan: I guess there's too much rubbish and waste in the streets.
苏珊:我认为街道上有太多的垃圾和废物。
Jason: Yes! Every day people are throwing away things like wooden chopsticks, plastic bowls and plastic bags.
贾森:是的!人们每天把像木筷、塑料碗和塑料袋这样的东西扔掉。
Susan: They're also littering in public places, for example, during picnics in parks. This is turning beautiful places into ugly ones.
苏珊:他们也在公共场合扔垃圾,例如,在公园野餐时。这将把美丽的地方变成丑陋的地方。
Interviewer: You're right. These are serious problems for our environment. Next, let's talk about the things we can do to help.
采访者:你们是对的。对我们的环境而言这些是严重的问题。接下来,让我们谈谈我们能做什么来帮助它。