VOA常速英语2019--联合国召开会议，气候变化措施饱受争议（在线收听）

UN Meets as Climate Change Action is Supported, Questioned

Protesters have gathered in cities around the world in recent days to demand that leaders take more aggressive action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and halt the rise of carbon in atmosphere.

近来，抗议者聚集在世界各地，要求各国领导人采取更为积极的措施，减少大气中的温室气体和二氧化碳。

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said his generation has failed in responsibility to protect the planet.

联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯表示，他们这一代人没有履行好保护地球的职责。 

“Our world’s forests are on fire.

“世界各地的雨林燃烧着熊熊大火。 

As we meet today, thick smog is choking tens of thousands of hectares of forest in Indonesia,

就当我们今天集会于此之时，印度尼西亚数万公顷的森林弥漫着浓密的烟雾。 

and fires are still raging in the Amazon, affecting millions of acres of rainforest.”

大火也在亚马孙地区肆虐，数百万英亩的森林受到影响。” 

Video of Brazil’s Amazon forest burning this year have raised concerns over the vulnerability of national areas that pull carbon from atmosphere.

今年亚马孙雨林的火灾视频让人们进一步意识到，这块吸收空气中二氧化碳的土地非常脆弱。  

Mayor Arthur Virgilio Neto whose city Manaus lies in the middle of the blazes called for action.

巴西的玛瑙斯位于受灾区中部，而玛瑙斯的市长Arthur Virgilio Neto呼吁大家采取行动。 

“ Main leaders in the world, if they don’t take seriously this problem, we will be we have a planet that maybe will not worse to to be inhabited by us, to be unbearable.

“如果世界各国的主要领导人对这一问题不加以重视，我们将难以继续在这座已不堪重负的星球上生存下去。

We cannot say yes to everything that comes from ideas of President Donald Trump.

我们不能认同唐纳德·特朗普总统的所有观点。 

I think he is not understanding that his position is very bad. It’s very bad for the future of humanity.”

我认为他并不清楚自己所处的立场会产生许多恶劣影响，影响着人们的未来。” 

The president has cast doubt on global warming and said efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will hurt American workers and damage the fossil fuel industry.

特朗普总统质疑全球变暖是场骗局，并表示减少温室气体排放会损害美国工人的利益，同时还会影响到化石燃料工业的发展，

Despite his opposition, climate analyst David Waskow of World Resource Institute says climate policies continue in the United States at the local level.

尽管特朗普总统反其道而行，世界资源研究所的气候分析学家David Waskow说，在美国局部地区有气候政策陆续出台实施。

“ Well, I think in the United States itself were continuing to see a quite substantial amount of action from cities, from States, and and from business.

“我觉得在美国，不管在城市还是州，或是各个行业，人们都采取大量措施。 

Although it doesn’t make up for what the federal government isn’t doing,it can take us quite a ways and do significant amount of good.”

尽管这些并不能弥补联邦政府的无作为，但却展示了许多减排方法，大有裨益。 

The Trump administration backed out of Paris climate agreement and rolled back scores of regulations over clean air and water in the United States despite those actions.

可即便采取了一定的措施，特朗普领导的美国政府退出巴黎气候协定，撤销美国清洁空气和水资源的各项规定。

Trump insisted last month at G7 summit that he continues to think of himself as an environmentalist.

在上个月召开的G7峰会上，特朗普认为自己会一直是个环保主义者。 

“And I think I know more about the environment than most people.

“我认为我比大多数人都更了解环境。 

I want clean air. I want clean water. I want a wealthy country. I want a spectacular country with jobs, with pensions, with so many things.”

我渴望新鲜的空气，我渴望洁净的水资源，我渴望我们的国家繁荣富强，我渴望我们的国家取得辉煌壮举，就业，养老，以及其他种种都令人满意。”

Other countries that rely on fossil fuel for critical electricity needs arealso speaking at the summit.

一些依赖化石燃料满足电力需要的国家也在峰会上发言。 

David Waskow says there is still time for countries to take concrete action, but the window is closing.

David Waskow说各国仍有时间采取具体措施，但时间已不多。 

“2020 is the time when countries need to come forward with stronger commitments under the Paris Agreement.

2020年，各国都需努力兑现巴黎协定下制定的各项承诺。 

And they also have an opportunity to come forward with strategies for 2050.

同时，各国也可以提出针对2050年的气候变化相关策略。 

How we’re going to get on a zero emissions pathway.”

各国应该如何走上零碳排道路。” 

We’re here as citizens of the planet.

我们是这座星球上的居民。 

“Climate activists hope that they can convince governments to move faster to reduce carbon emissions.

“气候活动家希望他们能够促使政府加快减少二氧化碳排放。 

And they will keep protesting to keep the pressure on.”

并且他们将会继续给政府施压。