3月12日是我国一年一度的植树节，植树节是按照法律规定宣传保护树木，并组织动员群众积极参加以植树造林为活动内容的节日。在这个特别的节日，3月11日早，黑利伯瑞举行了 “拥抱绿色 从我做起”为主题的升旗仪式。今天升旗仪式的主持人是来自初中部7年级的庄启铭和花艺涵同学。由于天气原因，升旗仪式通过校园广播在室内进行。

　　升旗仪式上，黑利伯瑞师生代表向全体发出了“拥抱绿色 从我做起”的倡议，向师生传递了绿色环保理念，爱护花草，保护环境，从我做起，用心声召唤”绿色“的真诚，做到人人参与、传播“绿色”的环保理念。

　　初中部国旗队代表张博洋同学，为今天的升旗手张昊阳做简要的介绍。

　　敬爱的老师、亲爱的同学们：

　　大家早上好!今天我演讲的题目是《我们只有一个地球》。

　　Dear teachers and schoolmates, good morning! My topictoday is “We have only one earth.”

　　地球是宇宙中一颗璀璨的明珠。昔日的地球仿佛人间仙境，蓝天碧水、绿树成阴……而今天的地球却失去了往日的美丽风采，这让人不禁深思：这是为什么?

　　The earth is a beautiful pearl in the universe. Inthe past, the earth is like a fairyland, clear water andblue sky, green trees… But now, the earth had lost her beauty, the peoplecan not help but think: That is why?

　　听，森林里传来的不是鸟语花香，而是无情的枪声和电锯声。树木一棵棵倒下了，动物们失去了家园，沙尘暴却越来越猖狂。清澈的河水变成了污水，看不见鱼儿欢快的影子……

　　Listen, there are no more trees and birds in the forest but thesound of powerful saws. Trees were cut down and animals losttheir homes. The clear water became dirty, with no fish.

　　如果再这样下去，我们将呼吸不到新鲜的空气，我们将无水可饮、无处安身……地球将毁于我们之手。

　　If this goes on, wecan not get fresh air. There will be no water to drink, no placeto live… The earth will be destroyed in our hands.

　　我们要做到节约用水、用电，少排放污水，不使用白色垃圾袋，将自己家的垃圾分类装袋，分别投放。然后，为防止人们为制造纸张而乱砍乱伐，我建议用过的作业本用来当草稿纸，读过的旧报纸用来写毛笔字，很旧的书送到废物回收站改造成再生纸。在外面吃饭时不用一次性筷子，喝水的时候不用一次性纸杯。植树节的时候我们一定要多种几颗树，让地球母亲重新披上绿色的外衣!恢复往日的风采!

　　We should save water and electricity, and put the wastedifferently. Then, I suggest doing homework on used paper, writingChinese characters on old newspapers, and reusing the old books to cut fewertrees. Do not use cups and other things for only one time when we eat out. Plantmore trees to make the earth mother put on green coat! Bebeautiful like before.

　　同学们，为了我们共同的家园，为了给未来留下蓝天、碧水、绿地、红花……让我们携起手来，共同保护地球的一草一木，因为，我们只有一个地球。

　　Dear schoolmates, for our homeland, for the clear water, bluesky, green and red flowers. Let us join hands together toprotect the earth, because, we have only one earth.

　　初中部7年级同学谢博涵、李思瑶带来演讲《我们只有一个地球》。

　　植树节

　　尊敬的老师，同学们：

　　Dear teachers and students:

　　明天是一年一度的植树节，在这科学高速发展的今天，物质追求已成为人们力争的首要目标。为了能拥有所谓的“高质量”生活，许多人在物质，私欲面前做着一件件愚蠢的事。

　　Tomorrow is the annual Arbor Day. With the rapid development of science, the pursuit of material has become the primary objective of the people. In order to have the so-called "high quality" life, many people are performing ridiculously to satisfy their personal desire.

　　乱砍滥伐，破坏水源，浪费石油，人们近乎掠夺性地开发地球资源，破坏了生态平衡，使一些地方长期干旱无雨，一些地方却洪水泛滥。酸雨，泥雨，赤潮，龙卷风，沙尘暴……越来越频繁地出现，一次又一次地向我们敲响了警钟。

　　Deforestation, water pollution, waste oil…human beings are like predators to exploit the resource of earth, which damaged the ecological balance. In this case, some places are experiencing long-time drought, while some places are flooding all the time. Acid rain, red tide, tornado, sandstorm...... those natural disasters are appearing more and more frequently, which definitely is an alarm for all human beings.

　　我无法阻止人们随意砍伐为数不多的森林，但我们可以节约每一张纸，可以抑制自己更换家具的欲望，可以节省使用一次性筷子……正是这微不足道的一点贡献，便可换来生活环境的和谐，人与自然的融洽。

　　We can't stop people from cutting down trees, but we can start to save every piece of paper; we can also restrain our desire to change new furniture, and we can stop using disposable chopsticks...... it’s just these trivial contributions that can lead to the harmony between nature and human beings.

　　直到现在，还有许多人根本不知道植树节这个重要的节日到底在哪一天，这不是对环境的一种蔑视吗!为什么还有那么多人再随意伐树，使我们的环境受到严重的威胁。如果环境不是最重要的，那么为什么几乎所有的国家都设定了植树节!希望所有破坏过环境的人都用心想一想。人类的家园不是你一个人的，而是属于一切生物的!难道人类都是冷漠的吗?难道一定要剥夺动植物们生存的权利吗?答案是否定的。保护环境靠大家，如果人们多付出些，相信大自然也会给予我们美好的回报。

　　Until now, many people even don't know when is the exact time of Arbor Day. isn’t is a neglect of protecting environment? Why there are still so many people cutting trees? If the environment is not the most important, then why almost all the countries have set Arbor Day? Earth is not only your home, but also a warm habitat for every human being and creatures. Are all human beings cold-blood? Do we have to deprive animals and plants of their right to live? The answer is No. It’s everyone’s responsibility to protect environment. If people treat it better, I believe that nature will give us a good return.

　　人之初，性本善，我坚信，每一个人都曾拥有一颗纯洁的心，只不过是被物质私欲所迷惑了。只要敢于接开虚伪的面纱，去掉私欲的邪恶心灵，那么一个真正完美的生活，真正完美的世界，离我们还远吗?

　　The nature of human at birth is good. I believe that everyone has ever had a pure heart but is captive by desires. As long as we dare to unveil all the ugliness, remove the evil desires of heart, then we will live a better life.

　　初中部教师代表梁淑芬、Diana老师发言。

　　通过本次升旗仪式，师生们不但提高了环保低碳意识，懂得了绿化环境从我做起的重要性，营造了和谐美好的校园环境。

　　“绿色”是不变的话题，责任是我们的信仰，让我们积极响应绿色环保的号召，从我做起，从小事做起，从身边做起，用双手共筑我们的美好家园!

　　初中部合唱团领唱，齐唱校歌。