Word. To pollute means

To contaminate（污染）-topsoil （表士）or

Something by introducing impurities（杂质）which

Make 26

_unfit or unclean to use. Pollution comes in

Many forms. We see it, smell it, 27 it, drink it, and

Stumble(挣扎）through it. We literally live in and

Breathe pollution, and

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Surprise, it is beginning

To 29 our health, our happiness, and our civilization.

Once we thought of pollution_ 30 meaning

Simply the smog the choking, stinging, dirty .

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That hovers （盘旋）over

Cities.

But air

Pollution,while it is 32 the most dangerous, is only

One type of contamination among several

33

Attack

The most basic life functions.

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Through the uncontrolled use of insecticides

(杀虫剂)

,man has polluted the land,

34 the

Wildlife. By

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Sewage (污水) and chemicals

Into rivers and lakes, we have contaminated our 36

Water. We are polluting the oceans, too, killing the

Fish and 37 robbing ourselves_38

An invaluable

Food supply.

Part of the problem is our exploding.

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More and more people are producing more wastes.

But this problem is intensified by our

"throw-

Away"

Technology. Each year Americans 40 of 7

Million autos, 20 million tons of waste paper, 25

Million pounds of toothpaste tubes and 48 million

Cans. We throw away gum wrappers （包装纸）

Newspapers, and paper plates. It is no longer wise

To 41 anything.

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Repairing a toaster or a radio, it is easier and cheaper

To buy another one and discard the old, even .

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Percent of its parts may still be functioning. Baby

Diapers, which used to be made of reusable cloth,

Are now paper throw-away. Soon we will wear

Clothing made of 44 :

"Wear it once and throw it

Away

Will be the slogan of the fashionable

Consciousness.

Where is this all to end? Are we turning the

World into a gigantic dump, or is there hope that we

Can solve the pollution problem? 45 , solutions are

In sight. A few of them are positively ingenious.

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