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When Countries Compete, Earth Wins Big

Sports are usually the way that countries compete with one another. However, there is another way countries around the world are competing for the top spot: planting the most trees.

很多国家通常会以体育的方式来彼此竞争。不过,世界上的一些国家也有另外一种竞争第一的方式——看谁种树最多。

The latest winner of that contest is Ethiopia.

最近一次比赛中的获胜者是埃塞俄比亚。 

On July 29 the Associated Press reported that Ethiopians planted more than 200 million trees.

6月29日,美联社报道称,埃塞俄比亚人种了2亿多棵树。 

The country is currently1 in the middle of a massive2 tree-planting campaign. It aims to plant 4 billion trees between May and October of this year.

埃塞俄比亚正在举行一场大型植树活动。目标是在今年5月-10月之间种植40亿棵树。 

That is very good news for our planet3.

这对地球来说是个很好的消息。 

Planting more trees may be a way to reduce the effects of global warming. Scientists from Switzerland recently said that if the world plants 1 trillion trees, carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions4 could drop by 25 percent.

种更多的树可能是一种减少全球变暖影响的方法。来自瑞士的一些科学家表示,如果全世界种植1万亿棵树,那么二氧化碳(CO2)的排放量就会下降25%。

Officials in Ethiopia say the country has so far planted more than 2.6 billion trees.

埃塞俄比亚的一些工作人员表示,埃塞俄比亚目前种植了26亿多棵树。 

The goal of Ethiopia is to restore5 its land.

埃塞俄比亚的目标是退耕还林。 

Its other goal is, perhaps, to beat India’s tree-planting world record.

或许,埃塞俄比亚还有一个目标——打破印度之前创下的植树纪录。 

On July 1, 2016, 800,000 volunteers in India’s Uttar Pradesh state planted nearly 50 million trees. Smithsonian Magazine and other organizations reported that that effort was one for the record books!

2016年7月1日,80万名印度北方邦的志愿者种了近5000万棵树。《史密森尼杂志》等机构报道称,印度的这一努力打破了历史纪录。

The following year, another state in India broke Uttar Pradesh’s record. The Digital Journal6 reported that year that 1.5 million volunteers in Madhya Pradesh planted nearly 66 million trees in 12 hours.

次年,印度的另一个邦打破了北方邦的纪录。那一年,《数字期刊》报道称,150万名中央邦的志愿者历时12小时种了近6600万棵树。

Many countries are doing their part to make the Earth greener. Pakistan, Indonesia, Ecuador and the Philippines have all competed in tree planting contests. Pakistan and Indonesia even hold Guinness World Records.

很多国家都在尽自己所能让地球变得更绿。巴基斯坦、印尼、厄瓜多尔、菲律宾都竞相开展了种树比赛。巴基斯坦和印尼甚至还创下过吉尼斯世界纪录。

China is doing its part, too. It may not be a current world record holder7, but its efforts can be seen from space.

中国也在尽自己的一份力。虽然中国目前还没有创下过世界纪录,但中国的努力是在太空中看得见的。

In February 2019, the American space agency8 NASA published a statement saying India and China are leading the way in making our planet greener. In large part because of India’s and China’s efforts, the worldwide "green leaf area" has increased by 5 percent since the early 2000s.

2019年2月,美国宇航局(NASA)发布了一份声明写道,印度和中国牵头让地球变得更绿了。世界范围内的“绿叶面积”自21世纪初期以来增加了5%,这在很大程度上都是印度和中国的功劳。

Even if your country does not have any special day or events for tree planting, you can always go it alone!

即便你所在的国家没有为种树设置特别的日子或者活动,你依然可以一直以自己的方式来尽一份力。


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1 currently SvMzI2     
adv.通常地,普遍地,当前
参考例句:
  • Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
  • Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。
2 massive QBRx2     
adj.巨大的,大规模的,大量的,大范围的
参考例句:
  • A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
  • He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。
3 planet A26z1     
n.行星
参考例句:
  • Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
  • Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。
4 emissions 1a87f8769eb755734e056efecb5e2da9     
排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体)
参考例句:
  • Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
5 restore OWKx2     
vt.把…恢复原状;归还,交还
参考例句:
  • A good rest will restore you to health.好好休息一下可使你恢复健康。
  • His recent success has helped to restore his faith in his own ability.他最近取得的成功使他恢复了对自己能力的信任。
6 journal g3Ex2     
n.日志,日记;议事录;日记帐;杂志,定期刊物
参考例句:
  • He kept a journal during his visit to Japan.他在访问日本期间坚持记日记。
  • He got a job as editor of a trade journal.他找到了一份当商业杂志编辑的工作。
7 holder wc4xq     
n.持有者,占有者;(台,架等)支持物
参考例句:
  • The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
  • That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
8 agency iKcy0     
n.经办;代理;代理处
参考例句:
  • This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
  • He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

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