孩子与气候变化 ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

Six Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

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

大家好，这是来自 BBC 英语教学的六分钟英语。

I'm Neil.

我是尼尔（Neil）。

And I'm Beth.

我是贝丝（Beth）。

Many of those leading the fight against climate change 短語搭配

许多在对抗气候变化前线的人

are young people who feel betrayed by politicians and adults. 語氣意圖

是那些感到被政客和成年人背叛的年轻人。

In survey after survey, 表達脈絡

在一次又一次的调查中，

children report feeling that they have no future, 語法

孩子们报告说他们觉得自己没有未来，

that humanity is doomed,

人类注定要灭亡，

and that governments are failing to act.

而政府却未能采取行动。

This is causing many young people to feel worried

这导致许多年轻人感到担忧，

about the state of the planet.

为地球的现状感到不安。

There's even a name for it,

甚至还有一个专门的词来形容这种感觉，

climate anxiety. 用詞

气候焦虑（climate anxiety）。

And it's also creating conflict between adults and children 短語搭配

这也正在成年人和孩子之间制造冲突，

in families and schools.

无论是在家庭还是学校里。

What's certain is that a solution to the climate emergency 講解

可以确定的是，应对气候紧急情况的解决方案

needs the cooperation of everyone,

需要每个人的合作，

both old and young.

无论是老人还是年轻人。

So, can talking honestly about the climate

那么，坦诚地谈论气候问题

help mend the divisions between generations? 短語搭配

能帮助弥合代际之间的分歧吗？

That's what we'll be discussing in this program 表達脈絡

这就是我们在本期节目中要讨论的内容，

along with some useful new vocabulary.

同时也会学习一些有用的新词汇。

But first, I have a question for you, Neil.

但首先，我有一个问题要问你，尼尔。

Many young people's hopes and fears about climate change

许多年轻人对气候变化的希望和恐惧

are symbolized by the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. 文化背景

都由瑞典活动家格蕾塔·通贝里（Greta Thunberg）所象征。

These days, Greta travels the world

如今，格蕾塔周游世界，

speaking about the climate emergency,

发表演讲谈论气候紧急情况，

but her protests started much smaller 短語搭配

但她的抗议活动一开始规模要小得多，

in her hometown, Stockholm.

就在她的家乡斯德哥尔摩。

So, how did Greta Thunberg's climate activism begin?

那么，格蕾塔·通贝里的气候行动主义是如何开始的？

Did she,

她是，

A, plant trees in her school garden,

A，在学校花园里种树，

B, skip school on Fridays,

B，在星期五罢课，

or C, recycle her school's plastic waste?

还是 C，回收学校的塑料垃圾？

Hmm, I think Greta Thunberg went on strike 短語搭配

嗯，我认为格蕾塔·通贝里举行了罢工，

and skipped school on Fridays. 短語搭配

在星期五没去上学。

Okay, Neil.

好的，尼尔。

I will reveal the correct answer later in the program.

我将在节目稍后公布正确答案。

One recent survey showed that three quarters 用詞

最近的一项调查显示，四分之三

or more of young people in the UK

或更多的英国年轻人

feel the future is frightening.

认为未来是令人恐惧的。

Here, Immie, aged 14, and Milly, 11,

在这里，14 岁的伊米（Immie）和 11 岁的米莉（Milly）

share some of their fears with BBC Ideas.

与 BBC Ideas 分享了她们的一些担忧。

If climate change were like an animal or a plant, 語法

如果气候变化像一种动物或植物，

I think it'd be some sort of parasite 習語

我觉得它会是某种寄生虫（parasite），

because it's the only thing that's actually growing

因为它是唯一真正在生长的东西，

and getting bigger while everything else starts dying off. 短語動詞

而且在变大，而其他一切却开始走向死亡。

I think climate change is like really scary

我觉得气候变化真的像是一件很可怕的事，

and the fact that lots of people aren't doing much about it 語法

而许多人并没有对此采取什么行动的事实

just sort of freaks me out. 習語

让我感到很抓狂（freaks me out）。

The environment is definitely very special

环境绝对是非常特别的，

because if we get rid of it, 短語動詞

因为如果我们失去了它，

there's nowhere else we can go.

我们也没有其他地方可去了。

Like, it's a very one in a million sort of planet. 習語

就像，它是一个万中无一（one in a million）的星球。

Immie calls climate change a parasite.

伊米称气候变化为寄生虫。

In the natural world, a parasite is an animal or plant

在自然界中，寄生虫是一种动物或植物，

that lives on another living thing and feeds from it.

它们生活在另一种生物身上并以其为食。

If you describe a person as a parasite, 語法

如果你把一个人描述为寄生虫，

you mean they are lazy and live off other people 短語動詞

你的意思是他们很懒，靠别人养活，

supporting them or giving them money.

依靠别人的支持或给他们钱。

Likewise, Immie thinks climate change is sucking the goodness out of the planet, 習語

同样，伊米认为气候变化正在榨取地球的精华，

and she uses a slang idiom to describe her feelings.

她使用了一个俚语来描述她的感受。

It freaks me out.

它让我抓狂（It freaks me out）。

If something freaks you out,

如果某事让你抓狂（freaks you out），

it makes you become very emotional, upset, or confused.

它会让你变得非常情绪化、不安或困惑。

Millie agrees.

米莉对此表示赞同。

What freaks her out 語法

让她感到抓狂的是，

is that governments don't seem to be doing much about the problem.

政府似乎没有在这个问题上采取什么行动。

It's not as if we can escape anywhere. 語法

我们又不能逃到任何地方。

Humankind only has one home, planet Earth. 表達脈絡

人类只有一个家园，就是地球。

Millie calls Earth one in a million,

米莉称地球为万中无一（one in a million），

meaning very special or rare.

意思是它非常特别或罕见。

So, what can be done? 表達脈絡

那么，能做些什么呢？

Psychotherapist Caroline Hickman has visited 10 countries around the world,

心理治疗师卡罗琳·希克曼（Caroline Hickman）走访了全球 10 个国家，

talking to over a 100,000 teenagers about their climate fears.

与 10 万多名青少年讨论了他们对气候的恐惧。

They told her about parents ignoring them

他们告诉她，当他们想讨论自己的感受时，

when they wanted to discuss their feelings 短語搭配

父母忽视了他们，

and adults telling them, "Fixing the planet is your job now." 語氣意圖

而成年人则告诉他们，"拯救地球现在是你们的工作。"

Here, she gives BBC Ideas

在这里，她向 BBC Ideas

some advice on discussing climate change with children.

提供了一些关于与孩子讨论气候变化的建议。

My advice to adults, parents, teachers is,

我对成年人、父母、老师的建议是，

do not put it off, 短語動詞

不要推迟（do not put it off），

don't push it away, 短語動詞

不要回避（don't push it away），

don't save it up, 短語動詞

不要把话憋在心里，

and just have that big conversation. 短語搭配

直接开启那场重要的对话吧。

Talk about it regularly.

经常谈论它。

That's crucial.

这很关键。

And it's okay for you to say to your children, 語氣意圖

你也可以告诉你的孩子，

"I don't have all the answers. 短語搭配

"我没有所有的答案。

We're not sure exactly how to deal with all of this, 短語動詞

我们并不完全确定如何处理这一切，

but let's find out together." 語氣意圖

但让我们一起寻找答案吧。"

Caroline's top tip is to discuss the climate crisis regularly, 用詞

卡罗琳最重要的建议是定期讨论气候危机，

to talk with children about their climate fears,

与孩子们谈论他们对气候的担忧，

and not put it off,

不要推迟（not put it off），

not delay talking about it until later.

不要拖延到以后再谈论它。

Caroline also advises parents not to push it away,

卡罗琳还建议父母不要回避（not to push it away），

to choose to forget about or ignore the subject.

不要选择忘记或忽视这个话题。

A better response is to tell kids honestly,

更好的回应是诚实地告诉孩子们，

"We don't have all the answers,

"我们没有所有的答案，

but by sharing ideas, 語法

但通过分享想法，

we can work things out together." 短語動詞

我们可以一起解决问题。"

A more hopeful message,

这是一个更有希望的信息，

and one that's shared by climate champion Greta Thunberg.

也是气候先锋格蕾塔·通贝里所认同的。

Yes, and it's time to reveal the answer to my question.

是的，现在是时候揭晓我问题的答案了。

How did Greta Thunberg's climate activism begin, Neil?

格蕾塔·通贝里的气候行动主义是如何开始的，尼尔？

I said it was by skipping school on Fridays. 語法

我说是因为在星期五没去上学。

Which was the correct answer.

这是正确答案。

Greta started her school strike for climate in August 2018, 文化背景

格蕾塔在 2018 年 8 月开始为了气候而罢课，

before it was taken up by over 1.6 million schoolchildren 短語動詞

随后全球 125 个国家的

from 125 countries around the world.

超过 160 万名学生也参与了进来。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this program,

好的，让我们回顾一下在这个节目中学到的词汇，

starting with climate anxiety,

首先是气候焦虑（climate anxiety），

feeling worried, afraid, or depressed because of climate change.

因为气候变化而感到担忧、害怕或沮丧。

A parasite is an animal or plant

寄生虫（parasite）是一种动物或植物，

that feeds off another living thing. 短語動詞

以其他生物为食。

If something makes you feel very emotional or upset,

如果某事让你感到非常情绪化或不安，

you might say, "It freaks me out."

你可能会说，"它让我抓狂（It freaks me out）。"

The idiom one in a million

习语 one in a million（万中无一）

describes something which is extremely special, rare, or unlikely.

描述极其特别、罕见或不太可能的事物。

And finally, two phrasal verbs to finish with.

最后，以两个短语动词作为结束。

To put something off,

推迟某事（put something off），

which means to delay doing it till later,

意思是延迟做这件事直到以后，

and to push something away,

以及回避某事（push something away），

which means to decide to forget about or ignore it.

意思是决定忘记或忽视它。

Once again, our Six Minutes are up. 用詞

我们的六分钟时间又到了。

But remember to join us again soon

但请记得稍后再次加入我们，

for more trending topics and useful vocabulary

了解更多热门话题和有用词汇，

here at Six Minute English.

就在六分钟英语。

Goodbye for now.

暂时再见。

Goodbye.

再见。

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