Unit_13_Were_trying_to_save_the_earthSecionA.ppt

Read the passage about sharks and complete the fact sheet below. Many have heard of shark fin soup. This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China. But do you realize that you’re killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup? Many have 听说 鱼翅汤. This famous and expensive dish is especially popular 在中国的南部地区. But do you realize that you’re killing a whole shark 每当 you enjoy 一碗 shark fin soup? When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw the shark back into the ocean. This is not only cruel, but also harmful to the environment. Without a fin, a shark can no longer swim and slowly dies. Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean’s ecosystem. If their numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life. When people catch sharks, they 切掉 their fins and throw the shark back into the ocean. This is 不仅 cruel, 而且 对……有害 the environment. 没有了 a fin, a shark can 不再 swim and slowly dies. Sharks are 在食物链的顶部 in the ocean’s 生态系统. If their numbers drop too low, it will bring 危险to all ocean life. Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the strongest in their food chain. But in fact, around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years. Many believe that sharks can never be 濒临灭绝的 because they are the strongest in their food chain. But 实际上, around 70 million sharks are 捕捉 and traded in this 产业 every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have 在过去的20到30年下降了超过百分之九十. Environmental protection groups around the world, such as WildAid and the WWF, are teaching the public about “finning”. They have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the sale of shark’s fins. So far, no scientific studies have shown that shark’s fins are good for health, so why eat them? Help save the sharks! 环境保护组织 around the world, 例如 WildAid and the WWF, are te