不只是4.22，每一天都是地球日
<p>地球是我们每个人赖以生存的家园。随着人类社会的发展，我们也不得不承认，这美丽的净土正逐渐被我们所“玷污、甚至摧毁”。扪心自问，你真的忍心继续这样下去吗?4月22日是一年一度的世界地球日，借以呼吁人们保护地球。仔细想一想，也许只有我们把每天都视作地球日，一点一滴地去保护地球，我们才不会有追悔莫及的那一天……“<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>!” <span word="squealed">squealed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="choir">choir</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 22<span word="nd">nd</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="gummy">gummy</span> <span word="worms">worms</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lyrics">lyrics</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="echoed">echoed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wayside">wayside</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="crises">crises</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="desertification">desertification</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 22<span word="nd">nd</span>, 2015, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> “<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>?”</p>
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