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     As is shown in the drawing above, a few leaves are growing inside an old-fashioned lamp bulb and next to it is an energy-saving light bulb. The caption asks, "Do you lead a low-carbon life today?"
     With the promotion of environmental protection among people, it has become fashionable to live a lowcarbon life and reducing our carbon footprints is a hot topic these days. The use of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which affects the ozone layer in a negative way. By using less electricity, saving water and gas, limiting car journeys and reducing the air transport of food and products from faraway places we can have a positive effect on our environment.
     When we realize that we are leaving carbon footsteps in the atmosphere, we can reduce the damage we are causing to the ozone level by leading a healthy low-carbon lifestyle. Join your friends and neighbors in practicing the three R's-reduce, reuse, and recycle.

     如上图所示，几片叶子在一个老式灯泡里生长，它旁边是一个节能灯泡。说明文字问道："今天你低碳了吗？"
     随着在人们中间提倡环境保护，过上低碳生活已成为一种时尚，而且减少"碳足迹"是当今的一个热点话题。化石燃料的使用把二氧化碳释放到大气中，对臭氧层产生了不利影响。通过少用电、节约用水用气、限制汽车旅行以及减少从很远的地方空运食物和产品，我们可以对环境产生有利的影响。
     意识到我们正在大气中留下碳足迹，我们就可以通过过一种健康、低碳的生活来降低我们正在对臭氧含量造成的危害。和你的朋友和邻居一起践行废物减量化、再利用、再循环的3R原则吧！

     leaf 叶子
     old-fashioned 旧式的
     lamp bulb 灯泡
     light bulb 灯泡
     low-carbon 低碳的
     promotion 提倡
     carbon footprint 碳足迹
     hot topic 热点话题
     release 释放
     carbon dioxide 二氧化碳
     atmosphere 大气
     ozone layer 臭氧层
     electricity 电
     gas 天然气
     air transport 空运
     faraway 遥远的
     positive 积极的，有利的
     carbon footstep 碳足迹
     ozone level 臭氧含量
     recycle 循环使用

1　As a green lifestyle, a low-carbon life advocates low energy consumption, thereby reducing CO2 emissions.
     作为一种绿色的生活方式，低碳生活提倡低能耗，由此减少了二氧化碳的排放量。
2　More and more people are pursuing a low-carbon life, also known as reducing carbon footprint.
     越来越多的人正追求一种低碳生活，又叫减少碳足迹。