Withtheadventoftheglobalenvironmentalprotectioncampaign,“low-carbon”hasbecomeanincreasinglypopularexpression,acatchphrase,amongtheenvironmentally-consciouspeople.White-collarworkerspridethemselvesongoingtoofficesonbicycles,onfoot,orevenonrollerskatesinsteadofbeing“themenbehindthewheel”.Housewivessavewaterafterwashingvegetablesorclothesforflushingthetoilet.Everybodyseemstobeanenvironmentalactivistnowadays.
随着全球性环保运动的出现，“低碳”一词在那些有着环保意识的人们中间，已成为一个日趋流行的语汇，或曰“口头禅”。白领员工们对于骑车上班、步行上班、甚至滑着轮滑上班倍感骄傲，而不必再做那所谓的“呆坐在驾驶舵后面的有车一族”。家庭主妇们也乐此不疲地在洗衣或洗菜之后，将水保存起来，用以冲厕。当下，每个人似乎都成为了环保积极分子。
By“low-carbonlifestyle”,werefertoapatternoflifeinvolvingminimumemissionofcarbondioxide(CO2),themostimportantgreenhousegasproducedbyhumanactivities,primarilythroughthecombustionoffossilfuels.Carbondioxideisdetrimentaltohuman,animalandplantlifebecauseitistheprimarycontributortoglobalwarmingthatthreatenstoraisethesealevel,leadingtotheextinctionofanimalsandplants,andultimatelytothatofhumanbeings.ThereisonlyoneMotherEarthforhumanbeingsand,literallyspeaking,preservingtheEarthmeanspreservinghumanityitself.
所谓“低碳生活方式”，是指一种仅涉及最低限度二氧化碳排放的生活模式。二氧化碳是人类活动(主要经由化石燃料的燃烧)所产生的最主要的温室气体。二氧化碳之所以对人类、动物和植物的生命有害，因为它是全球暖化的主要推手，威胁着致使海平面上升，导致动植物灭绝，并最终导致人类本身的灭绝。对于人类而言，只有一个地球母亲，因此，就事论事地讲，保护地球亦即意味着保护人类自身。
Thepursuitofalow-carbonlifestyleseemstobeavoguetomanypeoplebut,inessence,itisalong-termnecessity.Ascollegestudents,therearemanywayswecanbecomeinvolvedinlow-carbonendeavors.Wecanconservewater,recycleourtextbooks,andturnofflightsonleavingourclassrooms.Wecanresorttopublictransportationslikebusesandsubwaysinsteadoftaxisorprivatecars.Mostimportantly,weshouldreducetheuseofcomputersbyrejectingmeaninglesscomputergames.Evenasstudents,wehaveawholerangeofchannelstopursuealow-carbonlifestylethatisbeneficialtoourselvesandtohumanityasawhole.
追求低碳的生活方式，对许多人而言似乎是种时尚，但本质而言，它却是一项长期的必然。作为大学生，我们有多种多样的方式来投身于低碳事业。我们可以节约用水，循环利用教科书，离开教室时随手关灯。我们在出行时可利用公交车或地铁等公共交通，而放弃出租车或私家车。最重要的是，我们可以通过摒弃那些无聊的电子游戏而减少对电脑的使用。即使作为学生，我们有一系列广泛的渠道，来追求低碳的生活方式，既有益于我们自己，亦有益于全人类。
Presently,thereisatendencythatagrowingnumberofpeoplearemovingfromcountrysideintocityannually.Acenturyago,lessthanfivepercentofallpeoplelivedincities.Bythemiddleofthiscenturyitcouldbeseventypercent,oralmostsixandahalfbillionpeople.
Urbanizationcanleadtosocialandeconomicprogress,butalsoputpressureoncitiestoprovidehousingandservices.Withtheincreasingnumberofindividualspouringintocities,theworseninginequalities,drivenbysocialdivisionsanddifferencesinwealth,couldresultinviolenceandcrimeunlesscitiesplanbetter.Anotherissueisurbanexpansion.Thisiswherecitiesexpandquicklyintoruralareas,sometimesatamuchfasterratethanurbanpopulationgrowth.
Frommyperspective,thegovernmentisexpectedtoimplementlawsandregulationstolimittheexceedinglygrowingoftheurbanpopulation.Ascollegestudents,wecanseekemploymentbacktoourhometownandIamsureapromisingfutureisawaitingusthere.
人们在谈论着“新经济”。这与“旧经济”极为不同。网络经济
Intheoldeconomy,theyseepeopleface-to-faceattheirjoborinstores.Peoplegetinformationfromnewspapers,radios,televisions,referencebooksandthelibrary.
Intheneweconomy,peopledobusinessthroughthe"net",whichisaconnectionofmillionsofcomputerseverywhereintheworld.Intheneweconomy,workersoftenworkathome.Theycangetinformationon-line.Theycancommunicatewithemployersandco-workersbye-mail.Customersshopon-line.Businesseshave"virtualstores".Theyarewebsitesonwhichcustomerscanseetheproducts.Businessescanselltocustomersanywhereintheworld.
新经济中，人们通过网络做生意，网络把世界各地数以百万计的计算机连接在一起。新经济中，工人经常在家工作。他们可以上网获取信息，可以通过电子邮件和雇主、同事进行交流。顾客可以网上购物。商行都有“虚拟店铺”，就是网站，顾客可以在上面浏览商品。商行可以把东西卖给世界各地的顾客。
Intheneweconomy,peopleliveafastpaced,convenientandcolorfullife.Thewholeworlddevelopsmorerapidlythanbefore.Buttheneweconomyisadouble-edgedsword.Itsdisadvantageisalsoobvious.Forexample,theInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincredit-cardcheating.Someillegalwebsitesoffersomecheaporbannedgoodsorservices.On-lineshopperswhoentertheircredit-cardinformationmayneverreceivethegoodstheywanttobuyandtheircardinformarioncouldevenbeforsaleonanillegalwebsite.Sopeopieintheneweconomyshouldbemoresmartandknowledgeable.
新经济中，人们生活节奏紧凑、便利多彩。整个世界的发展速度比以前更为迅猛。但新经济是一把双刃剑。其问题也显而易见。比如，网络已经使得信用卡诈骗的数目猛增。有些非法网站提供某些便宜或违禁的商品或服务。那些输入信用卡信息的网上购物者也许永远不会收到他们想买的商品，他们的信用卡信息甚至可能在某个非法网站出售。所以生活在新经济时代的人们应该更明智，更渊博。