北师大版高中英语模块3--Unit 9 Wheels lessons4-2

[00:01.54]We know that cars are bad for us.

[00:04.16]So why do we carry on using our cars so much?

[00:08.19]We all make excuses:

[00:09.88]"The busess always late!"

[00:13.26]"I haven't got time to walk."

[00:15.35]I'm talking about myself,too.

[00:17.32]I admit:I'm addicted to my car.

[00:19.40]When I asked Jeny Trowe of Greenpeace

[00:22.05]for advice about how to give up,

[00:24.38]she told me six things:

[00:26.61]1 Use your legs.

[00:29.43]Over 25% of car journeys

[00:31.54]are under two miles-short journeys

[00:34.64]we could easily walk or cycle.

[00:37.34]Leg power can save you money,

[00:39.36]keep you fit and help you live longer.

[00:41.98]And regular exercise cuts the risk

[00:44.03]of heart disease by 50%!

[00:47.26]2 Use public transport.

[00:49.52]On average,about forty people travel

[00:51.89]in one bus,

[00:53.25]while the same number occupy thirty-three cars.

[00:57.01]Sometimes it can take a little bit longer,

[00:59.04]but so what?

[01:00.47]You can relax on the bus or train,

[01:02.55]read a book, talk to someone,

[01:04.46]meet the love of yur life-who knows?

[01:07.53]3 Think berfore you go.

[01:10.22]Do you really have to go

[01:11.27]to that shopping center

[01:12.94]on the other side of town?

[01:15.14]What about the shops around the corner?

[01:16.81]Before you get into your car,

[01:18.79]think about whether you really need

[01:20.37]to make that journey.

[01:22.78]4 Share cars.

[01:24.77]If you've really got to use a car,

[01:26.55]share journeys with someone else.

[01:28.57]It is much cheaper

[01:29.83]and kinder to the environment.

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