【正文】 o or three thousand years of history, is one of the Chinese traditional folk arts and crafts. Since most embroiderers are women, it39。s also called women39。s needlework. Embroidery has been muchloved by the Chinese people. It can be used to beautify clothing and things. For example, clothes, quilts, pillowcases etc. can be embroidered with beautiful designs, or a piece of embroidery can be made for a special ornament. There are four most famous types of embroidery in China: Suxiu from Suzhou, Yuexiu from Guangdong, Xiangxiu from Hunan, and Shuxiu from Sichuan, each having its own style and theme. Among the four, Suzhou embroidery has enjoyed the highest reputation.Unit 8原文：The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international nongovernmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. The organization was originally named the World Wildlife Fund in 1961. In 1986, it changed its name to World Wide Fund for Nature to better reflect the scope of its activities. With over five million supporters worldwide, it is the world39。s largest independent conservation organization, working in more than 100 countries and supporting about 1,300 conservation and environmental projects. Its mission is to stop destroying the planet39。s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. Currently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of oceans and coasts, forests, and freshwater. Among other issues, it is also concerned with endangered species, pollution and climate change. They now need, above all, money to carry out its missions and handle conservation emergencies. 翻譯：世界自然基金會(huì)（WWF）是一個(gè)致力于有關(guān)保護(hù)、研究和修復(fù)環(huán)境議題的國際性非政府組織。該組織最初于1961年被命名為世界野生動(dòng)物基金會(huì)。1986年，它更名為世界自然基金會(huì)，以更好地反映其活動(dòng)范圍。它是世界上最大的、獨(dú)立的自然保護(hù)組織，擁有世界各地超過500萬的支持者，在100多個(gè)國家開展工作，并援助約1,300個(gè)與自然和環(huán)境保護(hù)有關(guān)的項(xiàng)目。它的任務(wù)是阻止破壞地球的生態(tài)環(huán)境，建立一個(gè)能使人類與自然和諧相處的未來。目前，其大部分工作都集中在對(duì)海洋和海岸、森林、淡水的保護(hù)。在其他問題上，它也關(guān)注瀕危物種，污染和氣候變化?，F(xiàn)在他們最需要的是資金，以履行其使命和處理與自然保護(hù)有關(guān)的突發(fā)事件。物種起源 適者生存 The origin of species, the survival of the fittest原文：新中國成立以來，特別是改革開放以來，中國政府在生態(tài)環(huán)境(ecoenvironmental) 保護(hù)方面做出了大量努力，取得了有效進(jìn)展。政府采取了一系列保護(hù)和改善生態(tài)環(huán)境的重大舉措，譬如積極推進(jìn)重點(diǎn)生態(tài)工程，加強(qiáng)生態(tài)系統(tǒng)建設(shè)(ecosystem) 及生物多樣性保護(hù)(biodiversity conservation)，建立了一批自然保護(hù)區(qū)(nature reservation)、生態(tài)示范區(qū)(ecological demonstration zones)、風(fēng)景名勝區(qū)和森林公園。加強(qiáng)生態(tài)環(huán)境的保護(hù)和建設(shè)，實(shí)現(xiàn)人與自然和諧相處，是構(gòu)建社會(huì)主義和諧社會(huì)（harmonious society）的重要目標(biāo)之一。環(huán)境保護(hù)和生態(tài)文明建設(shè)為中國經(jīng)濟(jì)、社會(huì)的可持續(xù)發(fā)展提供了堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)。翻譯：Since the founding of New China, especially since the economic reform and dooropening to the world, the Chinese government has made considerable efforts in ecoenvironmental protection and achieved effective progress. The government has taken a series of important measures to protect and improve the ecological environment, such as actively promoting key ecological projects, enhancing ecosystem construction and biodiversity conservation, establishing a number of nature reservations, ecological demonstration zones, scenic spots and forest parks. One of the important goals of building a socialist harmonious society is to strengthen ecological protection and construction and to achieve harmony between man and nature. Environmental protection and ecological civilization construction have provided a solid foundation for the sustainable development of China39。s economy and society.補(bǔ)充的第四冊(cè)翻譯Boao Forum for Asia (BPA) is a nongovernmental, nonprofit international organization. Initiated by 25 Asian countries and Australia, it was officially founded in 2001. The organization is headquartered in Boao Town in China’s Hainan Province. With equality, mutual benefit, cooperation and winwin as its objectives, EPA is devoted to promotingeconomic exchanges, coordination and cooperation between Asian countries as well as enhancing dialogs and ties between Asia and other parts of the world. The forum provides a highlevel platform where governments, businesses and scholars from relevant countries discuss Asian and global affairs.Through further regional economic cooperation, BFA will facilitate the realization of Asian countries’ goals and contribute to a new Asia that boasts greater prosperity, stability and peace.博鰲亞洲論壇是一個(gè)非政府、非營利性的國際組織。它是由25個(gè)亞洲國家和澳大利亞發(fā)起的，于2001年正式成立，總部位于中國南部的海南省博鰲鎮(zhèn)。博鰲亞洲論壇以平等、互惠、合作和共贏為主旨，致力于推動(dòng)亞洲各國之間的經(jīng)濟(jì)交流、協(xié)調(diào)與合作，并增強(qiáng)亞洲與世界其他地區(qū)的對(duì)話和聯(lián)系。它為有關(guān)國家的政府、企業(yè)及專家學(xué)者提供了一個(gè)共商亞洲以及全球事務(wù)的高層次平臺(tái)。通過區(qū)域經(jīng)濟(jì)的進(jìn)一步合作，博鰲亞洲論壇將推進(jìn)亞洲國家實(shí)現(xiàn)發(fā)展目標(biāo)，為建設(shè)一個(gè)更加繁榮、穩(wěn)定、和平的新亞洲作出貢獻(xiàn)。