索取，索取，再索取。孩子和母亲的关系似乎永远都是这一种形式。人类和自然母亲的关系又何尝不是如此呢？
Nature Is Our Mother
Take.Take.Take.The relationship between a child and a mother always seems to follow such a pattern.Like a child endlessly asking，we humans，throughout history，have been continually demanding what we desire from nature.
We enjoy the comfort and beauty of our furniture，yet we never bother to think about the serious soil erosion caused by deforestation.We take it for granted that we must warm ourselves in winter times，yet we seldom realize all the prosperity from the development of modern industry，yet few would give the slightest consideration to the global air and water pollution caused by industrial wastes.Our ruthless exploitation has permanently impaired our mother earth.
Now，standing here at the threshold of the 21st century，we cannot help thinking of our posterity (后代)．Nature is not only the mother of the present generation，but also the mother of the generations to come.How severely our posterity will criticize us if we
leave them a barren and lifeless mother？How much more they will appreciate us if we give them a world of harmony to inherit？Let us start respecting and caring for nature from now on.Let us start the campaign of creating a mutually (互利的) beneficial relationship between people and nature right from this moment.With this new start，we have no reason to doubt that our children，and our children's children will live in a brand new age of green trees，clean air，crystal water，blue sky and an even more promising world!
[阅读障碍词]
1．deforestation n． 滥伐森林
2．take it for granted(that) 认为……是，理所当然
3．prosperity n. 繁荣；兴旺，昌盛
4．at the threshold of 在……的开始
5．inherit vt.&vi. 继承
