你有气候焦虑吗？⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

6 Minute English from the BBC.

BBC《六分钟英语》。

Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这里是BBC英语教学的《六分钟英语》。

I'm Neil.

我是Neil。

And I'm Beth.

我是Beth。

Switch on the TV or read a newspaper 短語動詞

打开电视或读读报纸，

and it's full of bad news about the environment. 短語搭配

满眼都是关于环境的坏消息。

But climate change is damaging more than just the planet's health. 短語搭配

但是气候变化不仅破坏着地球的健康。

It's affecting human health too.

也在影响着人类的健康。

A growing number of people around the world 短語搭配

世界上越来越多的人

are experiencing something psychiatrists are calling eco-anxiety. 語法

正在经历精神科医生称之为“生态焦虑”（eco-anxiety）的症状。

Eco-anxiety involves feeling grief, guilt, fear, or hopelessness 講解

生态焦虑包括感到悲伤、内疚、恐惧或绝望，

about the future of the planet due to climate change. 短語搭配

这都是因气候变化而对地球的未来感到担忧。

Of course, direct victims of climate change suffer most.

当然，气候变化的直接受害者受苦最深。

Flood survivors experience depression and anxiety,

洪灾幸存者会经历抑郁和焦虑，

and people breathing polluted air are at a higher risk of dementia. 短語搭配

呼吸被污染空气的人患痴呆症的风险更高。

But according to the Institute of Psychiatrists, 短語搭配

但是根据精神病学研究所的说法，

just reading about the state of the planet in the news is causing stress and anxiety. 用詞

仅仅是在新闻中读到关于地球现状的报道，就会引发压力和焦虑。

In this program on eco-anxiety,

在这期关于生态焦虑的节目中，

we'll be learning some useful vocabulary related to this worrying topic,

我们将学习一些与这个令人担忧的话题相关的实用词汇，

and hopefully be hearing some happier environmental news as well.

希望也能听到一些更令人开心的环境新闻。

I hope so, Neil.

我希望如此，Neil。

With so much bad news,

坏消息这么多，

it's sometimes hard to feel optimistic about the future.

有时候很难对未来感到乐观。

Well, here's a question about some good climate news for a change. 習語

好吧，这里有一个关于好消息的问题，换换心情。

In Australia,

在澳大利亚，

an animal thought to be extinct 語法

一种曾被认为已经灭绝的动物

has been spotted for the first time in over 50 years. 用詞

50多年来首次被发现。

But what is the animal?

但是这是什么动物呢？

Is it A, a shark,

是A，鲨鱼，

B, a lizard,

B，蜥蜴，

or C, a parrot?

还是C，鹦鹉？

Mm, I'll guess it's a shark.

嗯，我猜是鲨鱼。

Okay, Beth.

好的，Beth。

I'll reveal the answer later.

我稍后会揭晓答案。

Unsurprisingly,

毫无意外，

many of those suffering from eco-anxiety are young people. 語法

许多患有生态焦虑的人都是年轻人。

When BBC Radio 4 program Woman's Hour

当BBC广播四台的节目《Woman's Hour》

spoke with veteran environmentalist Judy Ling Wong, 用詞

采访资深环保人士Judy Ling Wong时，

they asked her if she was worried for young people today.

他们问她是否为当今的年轻人感到担忧。

I have tremendous compassion for them 短語搭配

我对他们怀有极大的同情（compassion），

because what a mess we have left the world in, 語法

因为看看我们给这个世界留下了多么烂的摊子（what a mess），

our generation and the generation before.

我们这一代和上一代。

But of course, you know, the science is so advanced now.

但当然，你知道，现在的科学非常发达。

Very much in the past,

在过去很大程度上，

the science would say, yes, we think perhaps...

科学界会说，是的，我们认为或许……

we perhaps have this models...

我们或许有这些模型……

so now we have the exact science.

但现在我们拥有了精确的科学。

So it is an absolutely different ball game. 習語

所以这是一个完全不同的局面（different ball game）。

We actually know what to do now.

我们现在确实知道该怎么做了。

It is about getting on with it, 短語動詞

现在的关键是付诸行动，

and the young people are the furthest ahead in this. 用詞

而年轻人在这一点上走在最前列。

They can see the future as theirs 語法

他们把未来视为自己的，

and they're impassioned to do something about it. 用詞

并且他们充满热情（impassioned）去为此做些什么。

Judy feels compassion,

Judy感到“同情”（compassion），

a strong feeling of sympathy for young people

这是一种对年轻人的强烈同情心，

and the wish for them not to suffer.

以及希望他们不要受苦的愿望。

She blames older generations

她指责老一代人，

and uses the phrase what a mess

并用短语“真是个烂摊子”（what a mess）

to emphasise that the planet is in bad shape.

来强调地球状况很糟糕。

You can use the phrase what a something

你可以使用“what a something”这个短语

to intensify the thing you're talking about.

来强调你正在谈论的事物。

For example,

举个例子，

if someone gives you a birthday present,

如果有人给了你一份生日礼物，

you might say, what a nice surprise.

你可能会说，what a nice surprise（真是个大惊喜）。

But Judy is optimistic.

但是Judy是乐观的。

The science on climate change is much more accurate than it used to be.

关于气候变化的科学比以前准确得多。

For example,

例如，

we know that moving away from fossil fuels would be a big help. 短語動詞

我们知道摆脱化石燃料会有很大帮助。

Science has changed the ball game,

科学已经改变了“局面”（ball game），

the set of circumstances that controls how a situation occurs.

即控制某种情况发生的环境因素。

Knowing exactly how to stop climate change has impassioned young people. 語法

确切了解如何阻止气候变化“激发了”（impassioned）年轻人。

They feel strongly motivated to take action,

他们感到有强烈的动力去采取行动，

and as it turns out, 表達脈絡

事实证明，

taking action may be one of the most powerful antidotes to eco-anxiety. 習語

采取行动可能是缓解生态焦虑最有效的解药之一。

Actually doing something to combat climate change reduces feelings of helplessness. 用詞

真正做些对抗气候变化的事情可以减少无助感。

Here's Judy Ling Wong again speaking with BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

再来听听Judy Ling Wong在BBC广播四台《Woman's Hour》中的讲话。

You know,

你知道，

when the Institute of Psychiatry published its special issue on climate anxiety, 用詞

当精神病学研究所发表关于气候焦虑的特刊时，

one of the papers pointed out is that if you can do something about it, 短語動詞

其中一篇论文指出，如果你能为此做点什么，

if you feel part of the movement to change things or to stabilise things, 短語搭配

如果你觉得自己是改变或稳定事物的运动的一部分，

you feel much better.

你会感觉好很多。

And also,

并且，

you know, at the moment the government is trying to reach net zero by 2050 文化背景

你知道，目前政府正在努力在2050年实现净零排放

and all that and they committed to creating 2 million new green jobs. 講解

等等，他们承诺创造200万个新的绿色工作岗位。

Now,

那么，

if young people and activists think about this,

如果年轻人和活动人士考虑到这一点，

if you have a green job,

如果你有一份绿色工作，

you're actually dedicating your entire working life to building a green sustainable future. 講解

你实际上就是把你的整个“工作生涯”（working life）献给了建设一个绿色的可持续未来。

And that has a huge effect on your psychology. 短語搭配

这对你的心理有着巨大的影响。

Judy urges young people to join a movement,

Judy敦促年轻人加入一项“运动”（movement），

a group of people who share the same beliefs and ideas.

即一群拥有共同信仰和理念的人。

Being part of the solution, 習語

成为解决方案的一部分，

not the problem,

而不是问题的一部分，

helps reduce anxiety.

有助于减轻焦虑。

And with new green jobs,

随着新的绿色工作岗位的出现，

young people can protect the environment their entire working life,

年轻人可以在他们的整个“工作生涯”（working life）中保护环境，

the period of life spent in employment between leaving school and retirement.

也就是指离开学校到退休之间的就业时期。

And Judy's hopefulness is shared.

并且Judy的乐观态度引起了共鸣。

Recent polls showed that the majority of people are worried about climate change

最近的民意调查显示，大多数人都在担心气候变化，

and are prepared to make changes. 短語搭配

并且准备做出改变。

Finally, some good news.

终于有一些好消息了。

And speaking of good news, 表達脈絡

说到好消息，

what was the answer to your question, Neil?

你的问题答案是什么，Neil？

I asked which extinct animal has recently been spotted in Australia.

我问最近在澳大利亚发现了哪种灭绝动物。

You guessed it was a shark,

你猜是一条鲨鱼，

which was the wrong answer.

这是错误的答案。

Actually,

实际上，

it was a lizard,

它是一只蜥蜴，

the earless grassland dragon,

无耳草原龙，

a native to East Australia that was last seen in the wild in 1969. 講解

一种原产于澳大利亚东部的动物，最后一次在野外被看到是在1969年。

Okay,

好的，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this program on eco-anxiety, 表達脈絡

让我们回顾一下在这个关于生态焦虑的节目中学到的词汇，

starting with compassion,

首先是“compassion”（同情心），

a strong feeling of sympathy and the wish for people not to suffer.

指强烈的同情心以及希望人们不要受苦的愿望。

The phrase what a something is used to intensify the thing you're talking about.

短语“what a something”（真是个……）用于强调你正在谈论的事物。

For example,

举个例子，

what a mess,

“what a mess”（真是个烂摊子），

or what a nice surprise.

或者是“what a nice surprise”（真是个大惊喜）。

The ball game refers to the set of circumstances that controls how a situation happens.

“The ball game”（局面）指的是控制情况发生的环境因素。

If you're impassioned,

如果你是“impassioned”（充满热情的），

you're emotionally motivated to do something.

说明你在情感上有动力去做某事。

A movement is a group of people with the same beliefs,

一项“movement”（运动）是一群有着共同信仰、

ideas, and aims.

理念和目标的人。

And finally,

最后，

your working life is the period of life spent in employment

你的“working life”（工作生涯）是指从离开学校到退休之间的

between leaving school and retirement.

就业时期。

Once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up. 習語

我们的6分钟时间到了。

Join us again next time here on 6 Minute English.

下次请继续收听我们的《六分钟英语》。

Goodbye for now.

暂时再见。

Bye.

拜拜。

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