新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册 Unit 7 MODEL2 Rainforests will soon be only a memory.
Susan: Hey, Chris, there is an environmental group on campus asking for donations to save the rainforests.
Chris: So what?
Susan: So what?! Don’t you want to save the rainforests?
Chris: But there’re no rainforests in our country. They need hot, tropical climates.
Susan: Come on. A rain forest is any forest where heavy rainfall leads to dense vegetation. Tropical rainforests can be found in hoe, tropical areas, but there are also cool rainforests, including one in southeast Alaska.
Chris: How did you know that?
Susan: Well, I’ve just read a book on rainforests. You know, 140nillion people live in the world’s rainforests, and 35 percent of the world’s plant and animal species exist only in rainforests.
Chris: Wow, I’m impressed. So what else have you learned?
Susan: Most of the world’s rainforests are in danger of destruction by loggers, farmers and developers. They are disappearing at a rate of 1000 acres a minute!
Chris: It’s terrible!
Susan: Yeah, we’ve got to find a way to save them. Now would you like to give a donation?
Chris: Sure.
