A plan to restore green spaces

The U.K. government has revealed a plan to protect and restore England’s wild life. It focuses on at-risk species by making canals, rivers and streams cleaner and expanding green spaces.

The new Environmental Improvement Plan sets goals to create or restore more than 5, 000 square kilometres of wildlife habitats across England and restore 400 miles of rivers. It will create or expand 25 national nature reserves. New woodland will also be planted alongside rivers. At the moment, access to green spaces is not equal across the U.K. Around 4% of people live more than 10 minutes away from their nearest park. The Environmental Improvement Plan aims to make sure households in England are within a 15-minute walk to a green space.

As well as helping more people to act close to nature, the plan should increase England’s biodiversity. A species Survival Fund will be set up to help some of England’s most endangered animals, such as red squirrels (松鼠) and watch rats. The Government has set targets to boost these species by 2030. There are also targets to reduce food waste, glass, metal, paper and plastic by 2028, and to improve the quality of water in rivers.

New rules mean that the Government will have to consider the environmental effects of any policy it puts forward. These goals are part of a 25-year plan that was launched in 2018. The aim of the plan is to improve the environment “within a generation” which is roughly 25 years.

Although lots of people have welcomed the plan, not everyone is impressed. Pail de Zylva, from the charity Friends of the Earth, said it wasn’t clear enough how the goals would be met and that many of them were like promises the Government had already made but not yet delivered.

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British government plans to preserve the endangered wildlife via water purification and extension of greens. Large-scale restoration of the ecological environment aims to level off the inequality of access to green spaces and to boost biodiversity with the support of a fund. Despite the long-term plan’s pro-environmental intention, some people doubt whether these goals are achievable.

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍说，英国政府计划通过观察绿色植物的净化和扩展来保护濒危野生动物。大规模恢复生态环境的目的是在基金的支持下，消除绿色空间的不平等，促进生物多样性。尽管长期规划的意图是环保，但一些人怀疑这些目标是否可以实现。

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1. 要点摘录

①The U.K. government has revealed a plan to protect and restore England’s wild life.

②It focuses on at-risk species by making canals, rivers and streams cleaner and expanding green spaces.

③The new Environmental Improvement Plan sets goals to create or restore more than 5, 000 square kilometres of wildlife habitats across England and restore 400 miles of rivers.

④At the moment, access to green spaces is not equal across the U.K.

⑤As well as helping more people to act close to nature, the plan should increase England’s biodiversity.

⑥Although lots of people have welcomed the plan, not everyone is impressed.

⑦Pail de Zylva, from the charity Friends of the Earth, said it wasn’t clear enough how the goals would be met and that many of them were like promises the Government had already made but not yet delivered.

2. 缜密构思

将第1、2和6、7几个要点进行重组，将第3、4、5三个要点进行整合。

3. 遣词造句

British government plans to preserve the endangered wildlife via water purification and extension of greens.

Large-scale restoration of the ecological environment aims to level off the inequality of access to green spaces and to boost biodiversity with the support of a fund.

Despite the long-term plan’s pro-environmental intention, some people doubt whether these goals are achievable.

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(高分句型1) “Large-scale restoration of the ecological environment aims to level off the inequality of access to green spaces and to boost biodiversity with the support of a fund.” (运用了不定式作宾语。)

(高分句型2) “Despite the long-term plan’s pro-environmental intention, some people doubt whether these goals are achievable.” (运用了whether引导的宾语从句。)