美国国家公共电台 NPR 苏格兰政府成功解决了几代人的森林砍伐问题

Scotland's government has success solving generations of deforestation

苏格兰政府成功解决了几代人的森林砍伐问题

Transcript¹

A century ago, only 6% of the Scottish Highlands were covered in trees. Among other things, the government ordered more native tree species planted. A U.K. paper reports that now 18% is forested land.

一个世纪前，只有6%的苏格兰高地被树木覆盖。除其他外，政府下令种植更多的本土树种。英国一家报纸报道，目前18%的土地是林地。

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

马丁内斯，主持人：

Good morning. I'm A Martinez. A century ago, Scotland had a problem. After generations of deforestation, only 6% of the Highlands were covered in trees. So the government decided² to turn over a new leaf by planting more native plant species and managing woodlands more sustainably. So far, it's working. The U.K. paper The Statesman says 18% of Scotland is now forested land, a level not seen in nearly a thousand years. Seems like branching out really got them to the root of the problem. It's still MORNING EDITION.

早上好我是马丁内斯。一个世纪前，苏格兰出现了一个问题。经过几代人的砍伐，只有6%的高地被树木覆盖。因此，政府决定改弦更张，种植更多的本土植物，以更可持续的方式管理林地。到目前为止，它正在发挥作用。英国报纸《政治家》（The Statesman）表示，苏格兰18%的土地现在是林地，这是近千年来的最高水平。似乎分支机构真的让他们找到了问题的根源。它仍然是早上的版本。

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。