VOA常速英语2019--气候变化引发世界各地年轻人的抗议

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook the Albanian capital of Tirana and the port town of Durres on Saturday.

周六，初始震级达5.6的一场地震重创了阿尔巴尼亚首都地拉那以及港口城市都拉斯。

The Defense¹ Ministry² said it was the most powerful quake to hit Albania in 30 years.

国防部表示，这是30年里重创阿尔巴尼亚震级最强的地震。

Local media report 49 people being treated for injuries.

当地媒体报道称，49人正在接受伤情治疗。

This is VOA.

这里是VOA新闻。

At a United Nations youth climate summit in New York on Saturday, Swedish climate activist³ Greta Thunberg says people showed the world how seriously they take climate change with a strike that took hundreds of thousands out of the classrooms and into the streets around the world.

在周六纽约举行的联合国国际青年能源与气候变化峰会上，瑞典气候活动家格里塔表示，人们向世界展示了他们对气候变化有多认真，展示的方式是世界各地的无数学生走出教室并走上街头参加罢工。

We showed that we are united and that we, young people, are unstoppable.

我们展现了团结，展现了年轻人的不可阻挡。

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was at the conference. He said the climate is of the utmost importance.

联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯也参加了这场会议。他表示，气候是最重要的议题。

I have granddaughters. I want my granddaughters to live in a livable planet. My generation has a huge responsibility. It is your generation that must make us be accountable to make sure that we don't betray the future of humankind.

我有孙女辈儿。我希望我的孙女能生活在适宜居住的星球。我辈有很大的义务。你们这一辈的人必须要让我们负起责任来，从而确保我们不会违背人类的未来。

Thunberg will also speak at the main U.N. Climate Action Summit in the presence of global leaders on Monday.

格里塔也将在周一的联合国气候行动峰会上发表讲话，届时，会有多位国际领袖参会。

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。