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. 人人有责，培养节能的意识。例如，培养节水的生活方式以及简单生活应该在大众中得以推广。

　　解析：amongst the general public 在大众中

　　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. 新的燃料一定会被找到，代替高度污染的燃料。

　　点评：研发新能源是环境保护的万能解决方法

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

　　解析：is characteristic of …… v具有……的特征

　　16. Obviously， man depends on nature for survival and development. 显而易见，人类的生存和发展依赖于自然。

　　【薛鹏点评】：强调节能的重要性。

　　17. There are still many problems in energy protection in recent years. 近年来，能源保护仍面临着许多的问题。

　　18. The fact is that the depletion of various natural resources has deteriorated beyond people’s imagination. 事实上，能源消耗的的程度远远超乎人们的想象。

　　解析：deteriorate v 恶化

　　19. Those who destroy the environment indiscriminately should be penalized severely. 任何肆无忌惮地破坏自然的人都应该会受到严厉的惩罚。

　　解析：discriminate v区分

　　解析：indiscriminately adv不加选择地

　　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. 我们要逆转这种趋势，让人们适应一种更加简单的生活方式，珍惜我们的星球上有限的自然资源。这件事情已经迫在眉睫。

　　【薛鹏点评】：虚拟语气;尾段总结;写作亮剑。

　　解析：It is high time that we …… 是我们做……的时候了(强调本该做，但是没有做)

　　21. One of the most distributing issues concerning our environment is the shortage of fresh water. 如今，最困扰人们的问题之一就是淡水资源的缺乏。

　　【薛鹏点评】：淡水短缺如果换成资源短缺，就是对全文背景的概况。

　　22. It is universally accepted that fresh water is crucial to human life and our daily life. 正如我们所知，淡水对于人的生命和日常生活是至关重要的。

　　解析：is crucial to …… 对……是至关重要

　　解析： it is universally accepted that …… 人们普遍接受的是……

　　23. Water pollution is known to be the major factor that has caused the scarcity. 水污染被认为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(谈及原因的句型)

　　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来缓解资源短缺的问题。

　　25. The public should also be educated to cultivate a water-wise life style and to treasure other natural resources. 应该教育公众养成节水的生活方式，珍惜其他自然资源。