名词短语
1. 地球的主要生态系统
the earth's main ecosystems
2. 二氧化碳
carbon dioxide
3. 气候变化
climate change
4. 数百万的植物和动物
millions of plants and animals
动词短语
5. 清除;摆脱
get rid of
6. 有一个角色要扮演
have a role to play
7. 保持平衡
keep the balance
8. 让水变干净
make the water clean
9. 帮助预防洪水
help prevent floods
10. 组成,构成
make up
11. 吸入
take in
12. 帮助净化空气
help clean the air
13. 表现得像地球的“肾脏”
act like the "kidneys" of the earth
14. 称森林为地球的“肺”
call forests the "lungs" of the earth
15. 让我们的世界变得更美好
make our world a better place
16. (使)慢下来
slow down
答案:1. the earth's main ecosystems 2. carbon dioxide 3. climate change 4. millions of plants and animals 5. get rid of 6. have a role to play 7. keep the balance 8. make the water clean 9. help prevent floods 10. make up 11. take in 12. help clean the air 13. act like the "kidneys" of the earth 14. call forests the "lungs" of the earth 15. make our world a better place 16. slow down
1. 如此周而复始,所以海洋就像地球的“心脏”一样。
This goes on and on, so the ocean 
is
just
like
 the “heart” of the earth.
答案:is just like
2. 它(海洋)容纳大量海水,水分升上天空,落到陆地上,然后流回海洋。
It holds 
plenty of
 salt water, and the water 
rises to
 the sky, falls onto the lands and then returns to the ocean.
答案:plenty of; rises to
解析:
翻译:
它(海洋)容纳大量的盐水,并且水分升上天空,落到陆地上,然后流回海洋。
3. 湿地里的植物有助于清除污染,让水变得清洁。
Plants in wetlands help 
get rid of
 pollution and make the water clean.
答案:get rid of
4. 森林占地球陆地面积的近三分之一。
Forests make up nearly 
a third of
 the earth’s land area.
答案:a third of
5. 是时候让我们采取行动来保护海洋了。
It’s time for us to 
take
action
 and protect the ocean.
答案:take action
1. 野生生物 $ n. $ 
wildlife
2. 话题 $ n. $ 
topic
3. 充满噪声的;吵闹的 $ adj. $ 
noisy
4. 系统;体系 $ n. $ 
system
5. 使发生,造成,导致 $ vt. $ 
cause
6. 损害,毁坏 $ vt. $ 
damage
答案:1. wildlife 2. topic 3. noisy 4. system 5. cause 6. damage
动词短语
1. 为动物提供一个家园
provide a home for animals
2. 使沙漠变得干燥
make deserts dry
3. 储存水
store the water
4. 以树叶为食
feed on the leaves
5. 为……担心
be worried about
6. 注意;留意
pay attention to
形容词短语
7. 相当多,不少
quite a few
答案:动词短语 1. provide a home for animals 2. make deserts dry 3. store the water 4. feed on the leaves 5. be worried about 6. pay attention to 形容词短语 7. quite a few
1. 我们把森林定为这堂课的主题。
We 
made
the
forest
 the topic of this class.
答案:made the forest