13. It is the duty of everyone of us to cultivate energy preservation awareness. For example, fostering water-wise lifestyle, leading a simple lifestyle should be advocated amongst the general public. 人人有責(zé)，培養(yǎng)節(jié)能的意識(shí)。例如，培養(yǎng)節(jié)水的生活方式以及簡(jiǎn)單生活應(yīng)該在大眾中得以推廣。

　　解析：amongst the general public 在大眾中

　　解析：among = amongst 在……之中(三者以上)

　　14. New types of fuel will definitely be found and then, substitute some highly polluted fuels. 新的燃料一定會(huì)被找到，代替高度污染的燃料。

　　點(diǎn)評(píng)：研發(fā)新能源是環(huán)境保護(hù)的萬(wàn)能解決方法

　　15. New type of fuel is characteristic of low-consumption and eco-friendliness. 新能源具有低消耗和環(huán)保的特征。

　　解析：is characteristic of …… v具有……的特征

　　16. Obviously， man depends on nature for survival and development. 顯而易見(jiàn)，人類的生存和發(fā)展依賴于自然。

　　【薛鵬點(diǎn)評(píng)】：強(qiáng)調(diào)節(jié)能的重要性。

　　17. There are still many problems in energy protection in recent years. 近年來(lái)，能源保護(hù)仍面臨著許多的問(wèn)題。

　　18. The fact is that the depletion of various natural resources has deteriorated beyond people’s imagination. 事實(shí)上，能源消耗的的程度遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超乎人們的想象。

　　解析：deteriorate v 惡化

　　19. Those who destroy the environment indiscriminately should be penalized severely. 任何肆無(wú)忌憚地破壞自然的人都應(yīng)該會(huì)受到嚴(yán)厲的懲罰。

　　解析：discriminate v區(qū)分

　　解析：indiscriminately adv不加選擇地

　　20. It is high time that we reversed this trend and got people to adopt a simpler life style and cherished our planet’s limited resources. 我們要逆轉(zhuǎn)這種趨勢(shì)，讓人們適應(yīng)一種更加簡(jiǎn)單的生活方式，珍惜我們的星球上有限的自然資源。這件事情已經(jīng)迫在眉睫。

　　【薛鵬點(diǎn)評(píng)】：虛擬語(yǔ)氣;尾段總結(jié);寫(xiě)作亮劍。

　　解析：It is high time that we …… 是我們做……的時(shí)候了(強(qiáng)調(diào)本該做，但是沒(méi)有做)

　　21. One of the most distributing issues concerning our environment is the shortage of fresh water. 如今，最困擾人們的問(wèn)題之一就是淡水資源的缺乏。

　　【薛鵬點(diǎn)評(píng)】：淡水短缺如果換成資源短缺，就是對(duì)全文背景的概況。

　　22. It is universally accepted that fresh water is crucial to human life and our daily life. 正如我們所知，淡水對(duì)于人的生命和日常生活是至關(guān)重要的。

　　解析：is crucial to …… 對(duì)……是至關(guān)重要

　　解析： it is universally accepted that …… 人們普遍接受的是……

　　23. Water pollution is known to be the major factor that has caused the scarcity. 水污染被認(rèn)為是造成水缺乏的主要原因。

　　解析：…… is known to be the major factor that has caused …… 是引起……的主要的根源(談及原因的句型)

　　24. The government is urged to take feasible measures to ease the scarcity of natural resources. 政府被要求采取可行的措施來(lái)緩解資源短缺的問(wèn)題。

　　25. The public should also be educated to cultivate a water-wise life style and to treasure other natural resources. 應(yīng)該教育公眾養(yǎng)成節(jié)水的生活方式，珍惜其他自然資源。