英语新闻听写 百万人可能死于污染和气候变化

According to Geek.com, A massive, 740-page report completed by the United Nations on the state of the environment states

Geek.com网站消息称，联合国一份关于环境的740页报告称

that the damage to the planet is so dire¹ that people's health will be increasingly threatened unless "urgent action" is taken.

对这个星球造成的伤害非常严重，因此，除非采取“紧急行动”否则人类健康将日益受威胁。

The UN's sixth Global Environment Outlook report highlights the actions needed in a global scale to reverse the situation.

联合国第六次全球环境展望报告强调全球应采取行动扭转形势。

These include reducing land degradation², limiting pollution, improving water management, and mitigating³ climate change.

这些行动包括减少土地退化、限制污染、改善水管理以及缓解气候变化。

Joyce Msuya, Acting⁴ Executive Director of UN Environment, said in a statement, "The science is clear.

联合国环境署代理执行主任乔伊斯·姆苏亚在声明中表示，“道理很清楚。

The health and prosperity of humanity is directly tied with the state of our environment."

人类的健康和繁荣和我们的环境状况有直接关联。”

1 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

2 degradation   

n.降级；低落；退化；陵削；降解；衰变

参考例句：

• There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
• Gambling is always coupled with degradation.赌博总是与堕落相联系。

3 mitigating   

v.减轻，缓和( mitigate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Are there any mitigating circumstances in this case ? 本案中是否有任何情况可以减轻被告的罪行？ 来自辞典例句
• A sentencing judge is required to consider any mitigating circumstances befor imposing the death penalty. 在处死刑之前，要求量刑法官必须考虑是否有任何减轻罪行之情节。 来自口语例句

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。