英語(yǔ)作文節(jié)約用水

發(fā)布時(shí)間：2025-08-22 | 來源：互聯(lián)網(wǎng)轉(zhuǎn)載和整理

　　節(jié)約用水(SavingWater)

　　Theworldisnotonlyhungry,butalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,sincenearly75%oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97%ofthishugeamountisseawater,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkandusetheother3%--thefreshwaterthatcomesfromrivers,lakes,underground,andothersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheformoficebergsandglaciers.Evenworse,someofitha***eenpolluted.

　　However,asthingsstandtoday,thissmallamountoffreshwater,whichisconstantlybeingreplacedbyrainfall,isstillenoughforus.Butourneedforwaterisincreasingrapidly--almostdaybyday.Onlyifwetakestepstodealwiththisproblemnowcanweavoidasevereworldwidewatershortagelateron.Alimitedwatersupplywouldhaveabadeffectonagricultureandindustry.Letmegiveyoujustonesmallexampieofhownecessarywateristoindustry.Didyouknowthattoproduceasingletonofsteel,ittakesabout91,000litersofwater?

　　Weallhavetolearnhowtostopwastingourpreciouswater.Oneofthefirststepsweshouldtakeistodevelopwaysofreusingit.Experimentshavealreadybeendoneinthisfield,butonlyonasmallscale.Forus,thesystemsareasimportantasthespacecraft.

　　節(jié)約用水的重要性(Importanttosavewater)

　　Waterisakindofliquid.Ithasnotasteorsmell.Itistransparent,too.Waterisusefulandisimportanttous.Why?Forexample,weusewatertowatertheplants.Weusewatertowashourfaceortohaveabath.Wedrinkwaterorwewilldie…WaterisalsoveryimportantforChina.Thereare2.8hundredmillionsofsteresofwaterinChina,buteveryonecanonlyuse2300steres.Itisonlytwenty–fivepersentintheworld.

　　Nottoolongago,therewasamancalledJacquesCousteau.Helovedthebeautifulcolors,andthebeautifulfishinthesea.However,whenhereturnedsomeyearslater,thecolorfulcoralreefsweredeadandgreybecausethefactoryneartheseapouredwastewaterintothesea.JacquesCousteaudecidedtotellpeoplehowimportantitwastosavetheenvironmentunderthesea.Hestartedthe“CousteauSociety”tohelpprotectlifeinthesea.Nowthereareover30000membersallovertheworld.Sincewatercoversmostoftheearth,Cousteauknewthatweshouldkeeptheseaclean.Weshouldnotlitterthesea,andshouldcleanupthedirtyparts.Aswaterisveryimportanttoourenvironment,heencouragedeveryonetotakepartinprotectingourlakes,rivers,seaandocean.

　　Therearestillafewpeoplewhoarenotprotectingthewaternowintheworld.Forexample,somefactoriespourwastethingsintotherivers,lakesorintotheseanearby.Thewaterthereha***ecomeverydirtyandwecan’tusethematall.Althoughthereareseventy–fivepersentofwaterintheworld,wecanonlyusefreshwater,thatthereisonlyalittle.Soweshoulduselittlewaterwhenweneedtouseit.Forexample,IdonotusetoomuchwaterwhenIamwashingmyfaceorhavingabath…Itisimportantforustokeepthewaterclean.Youmayaskyourself,haveIeverpouredorthrowndirtythingsintothewater?Ifyouransweris“No”,thatmeansyouhavealreadyhelpedtoprotecttheenvironment.Itisourdutytoprotecttheenvironment.Youmayaskyourselfagain,haveIeverhelpedtocleanupthewater?Ifyouransweris“Yes”,thatmeansthatyouhavealreadydonesomethingusefultoimprovethewater.Ifweuseupallthewater,itisdifficultforustogetitfromanywhere,includingtheuniverse.Itisterribletothinkthatpeoplearetoothirstytolive!Ibelieve,thatifeveryonehelpstoprotectthewater,thewatermustbeprotected.Youdonotwantto“kill”yoursonoryourgrandson,doyou?Sonowletustoprotectthewater!Pleasedon’tletthelastdropofwaterontheearthiswehuman’stear!