many cities around the world today are heavily polluted . careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for enver ndver

当今世界上很多城市污染严重，粗心的生产方式和消费者对环保产品的需求不足是污染问题的原因。

[重点词汇]：pollute<v>/ pollutioin<n>:污染，；lack of:缺乏，缺少；contribute<v>/contribution<n>:是…原因之一；贡献；捐献，捐助；投稿；friendly:友好的

One result is that millions of tons of

glass, paper ,plastic ,and metal

containers are produced ,and these are difficult to get rid of .

一个结果是，生产了数以百万吨计的玻璃、纸张、塑料和金属容器，这些容器很难被清除。

[重点词汇]: millions of：数以百万的；ton:吨，大量，许多；tons of：大量的，许多的；container：容器，集装箱；get rid of:去除，丢弃，摆脱；

However ,today ,more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment .

然而，今天，越来越多的消费者选择“绿色”，并要求他们购买的产品应该对环境是安全的。

Before they buy a product ,they ask questions like these :“Will this shampoo damage the environment ?”“Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once ?”

在购买产品之前，他们会问这样的问题：“这种洗发水会破坏环境吗？“这个金属容器可以重复使用还是只能使用一次？”

A recent study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it.

最近的一项研究表明，现在五分之二的成年人在购买产品之前会考虑产品的环境安全性。

[重点词汇]：two out of five: 五分之二；two fifths: 五分之五二；分数表达方法：基数词 序数词；当基数词大于1时，序数词使用复数形式；

This means that companies must now change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green ,” that is ,friendly to the environment .

这意味着，企业现在必须改变生产和销售产品的方式，以确保他们是“绿色”，也就是说，对环境友好。

Only a few years ago ,it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets ,but now there are hundreds . Some supermarket products carry labels to show that the product is green .

就在几年前，在超市里找不到绿色产品，但现在有几百种。一些超市的产品贴上标签表明产品是绿色的，

Some companies have made the manufacturing of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising .

一些公司把制造清洁安全的产品作为主要卖点，并在广告中加以强调。

[重点词汇]：manufacturing<n>/manufacture<v>:生产，制造；

emphasize：强调，重视；advertising<n>/ advertise<v>:广告

The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business .

对更安全、更清洁的环境的关心正促使企业重新思考如何开展业务。

No longer will the public accept the old attitude of “Buy it ,use it ,throw it away ,and forget it .”The public pressure is on ,and gradually business is cleaning up its act .

公众将不再接受“买、用、扔、忘”的旧态度，公众的压力越来越大，企业也在逐渐清理自己的行为。

[重点词汇]：no longer：不再，此句是倒装语句，当表示否定意义的词位于句首时，要使用部分倒装。

the public：公众；clean up：清理，清除

[练习题]：

1.It becomes clear from the text that the driving force （动力）behind green products is .

A．public caring for the environment

B．companies ,desire for bigger sales

C．new ways of doing business

D．rapid growth of supermarkets