Under the Moon: English-Chinese Contrast

Author: [British] Akinyemi
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Publish Date: 1998-11-01
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The sun is a huge, burning ball of fire. Without the light and heat from the sun, we cannot survive on this planet. Around this planet is the ozone layer, which protects us from the harm of the sun's fire. But what would happen if the ozone layer were to break? Now, there are already small holes in the ozone layer, and some say those holes will keep getting bigger—until one day there is nothing between us and the fire of the sun.
The event takes place in 2222. Earthlings created AOL—the artificial ozone layer. The beautiful Earth gained another 1,000 years of life. Trees began to sprout, it rained, and rivers filled with water. But now it is 2522, and the artificial ozone layer has broken. Young forests began to wither, and rivers gradually dried up. Kai and Rila saw this dangerous situation from their spaceship, but what could they do? Their friends lived in the tribe under the moon, but the journey was too far, and the Earth leader, Gao, refused to listen to their command.