气候变化会影响我们的心理健康吗？⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

BBC Learning English 的六分钟英语。

I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

And I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

Today, we're going to talk about climate change 表達脈絡

今天，我们要谈论气候变化

and how it can affect people's mental health. 短語搭配

以及它如何影响人们的心理健康。

Natural disasters and the impacts of climate change can be stressful.

自然灾害和气候变化的影响可能会让人产生压力。

Isn't that right, Beth?

是不是这样，Beth？

Yeah, definitely.

是的，绝对是。

In today's episode,

在今天的节目中，

we're going to find out about how people can protect their mental health 講解

我们将了解人们如何保护自己的心理健康

from the impacts of climate change.

免受气候变化的影响。

We'll be hearing from a psychiatry expert

我们将听到一位精神病学专家

and a man who survived a wildfire

和一位在野火中幸存下来

and helped rebuild his town.

并帮助重建小镇的男士的分享。

But first, Beth, 表達脈絡

但首先，Beth，

I have a question for you.

我有一个问题要问你。

Scientists aren't always sure 語法

科学家并不总是确定

whether natural disasters like floods and wildfires

像洪水和野火这样的自然灾害

are as a result of human-caused climate change. 講解

是否是由人为的气候变化造成的。

But in January 2025,

但在 2025 年 1 月，

big wildfires affected big parts of Los Angeles

大规模野火影响了加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的

in California.

大部分地区。

But according to the research organization World Weather Attribution, 講解

但根据研究组织世界天气归因（World Weather Attribution）的数据，

human-caused climate change made the fires

人为造成的气候变化使得这些火灾的发生概率

A, 10% more likely, 語法

A，增加了 10%，

B, 35% more likely,

B，增加了 35%，

or C, 20% less likely?

还是 C，减少了 20%？

Um, I'm going to say

嗯，我要选

10% more likely.

增加了 10%。

Okay, well,

好的，那么，

we'll find out the answer at the end of the program.

我们将在节目最后揭晓答案。

Now, natural disasters like floods and wildfires

如今，像洪水和野火这样的自然灾害

can destroy homes and communities.

能够摧毁房屋和社区。

People who live in areas affected by natural disasters 語法

生活在受自然灾害影响地区的人们

can often experience climate trauma. 短語搭配

常常会经历气候创伤。

Trauma is what we call the very bad and long-lasting emotional effects 講解

我们把某个事件或经历

of an event or experience.

所带来的极其糟糕且持久的情感影响称为创伤。

Professor Jyoti Mishra is an expert in climate trauma

Jyoti Mishra 教授是加州大学

at the University of California.

研究气候创伤的专家。

She explained more about the condition to Graihagh Jackson,

她向 Graihagh Jackson 进一步解释了这种情况，

host of BBC World Service program

Graihagh Jackson 是 BBC World Service 节目

The Climate Question.

《气候问题》（The Climate Question）的主持人。

Climate trauma is not an individual 表達脈絡

气候创伤不是个人的

trauma. It's a community-wide trauma, 用詞

创伤。它是整个社区层面的创伤，

which really requires community-wide healing.

它切实需要整个社区层面的疗愈。

Yeah, I'm really struck by what you've said 習語

是的，我真的很受触动，你说

about the fact that it's whole communities that are affected, 語法

受影响的是整个社区，

not individuals.

而不是个人。

But also part of the solution is about the community 短語搭配

而且解决方案的一部分也在于社区

and how it rebuilds and reknits together. 習語

以及它如何重建和重新团结在一起。

Absolutely. Yes.

绝对的。是的。

So, we've found that individuals

所以，我们发现有些个人

who have a greater sense of positive support from their family 短語搭配

如果他们感到从家庭中获得了更多积极的支持，

and a greater sense of meaningful connection with their community,

并且对所在社区有更多有意义的联系感，

they are in general more resilient.

他们通常会更有复原力。

Jyoti's research on climate trauma

Jyoti 关于气候创伤的研究

has found that it affects communities

发现它影响的是社区，

rather than individuals. 表達脈絡

而不是个人。

Host of the program,

节目主持人

Graihagh Jackson, is struck by what Jyoti says.

Graihagh Jackson 对 Jyoti 的话印象深刻。

If you're struck by an idea,

如果你对某个想法感到“struck”（被打动），

you find it particularly interesting or impressive.

你会觉得它特别有趣或令人惊叹。

Graihagh says that part of the solution to climate trauma

Graihagh 说气候创伤的部分解决方案

could be in how the community reknits together.

可能在于社区如何“reknits together”（重新团结）。

This means how the social connections in a community

这意味着一个社区内的社会联系如何

are restored.

得以恢复。

We can often describe a community as close-knit, 短語搭配

我们常常可以将一个社区形容为“close-knit”（紧密相连的），

which means everyone helps and supports each other.

意思是大家都互相帮助和支持。

Jyoti explains that having a strong community

Jyoti 解释说，拥有一个强大的社区

also helps reduce or heal climate trauma. 短語搭配

也有助于减轻或疗愈气候创伤。

She says that research has found

她说研究已经发现

that people who have a strong community

拥有强大社区支持的人

are more resilient

会有更强的“resilient”（复原力），

when bad things like natural disasters happen.

当自然灾害等糟糕的事情发生时。

If you're resilient, 用詞

如果你有“resilient”（复原力），

you're able to get better more easily

你就能更容易地恢复过来

after something difficult or bad happens.

在发生了困难或糟糕的事情之后。

One person who had to be resilient

有一个不得不具备复原力的人

is Brad Sherwood.

是 Brad Sherwood。

He survived a wildfire in Northern California in 2017

他在 2017 年北加州一场

called the Tubbs Fire.

名为“塔布斯火灾”（Tubbs Fire）的野火中幸存了下来。

But when he returned home,

但是当他回到家时，

his neighborhood was destroyed.

他的街区已经被毁了。

Brad started to volunteer for a local support network 短語搭配

Brad 开始为一个名为

called After the Fire

“After the Fire”（火灾之后）的当地支持网络做志愿者，

to try to rebuild his community. 短語搭配

以试图重建他的社区。

As he explained to BBC World Service program

正如他向 BBC World Service 节目

The Climate Question.

《气候问题》解释的那样。

The silver lining in all this, 習語

这一切中的一线希望是，

I mean, if it wasn't for the Tubbs Fire, 語法

我的意思是，如果不是因为塔布斯火灾，

we wouldn't be working as a community right now 短語搭配

我们现在就不会作为一个社区共同努力

to build a new community plaza.

去建设一个新的社区广场。

We were a close community before the Tubbs,

在塔布斯火灾发生前，我们就是一个关系密切的社区，

but afterwards,

但在那之后，

we are so much stronger and resilient.

我们变得更加强大且具有复原力。

And I think our children are as well. 語法

而且我认为我们的孩子们也是如此。

They can jump over any hurdle. 習語

他们能跨越任何障碍。

Brad says that the work to rebuild and improve his community

Brad 说重建和改善他的社区的工作

is the silver lining to the fire.

是这场火灾的“silver lining”（一线希望）。

The expression silver lining

“silver lining”这个表达

means a positive thing that comes from a negative situation.

是指从负面情况中产生的积极事物。

Brad's community became more resilient after the fire,

Brad 的社区在火灾后变得更具复原力，

including the children.

孩子们也一样。

He says that they can jump over any hurdle.

他说他们能跨过任何“hurdle”（障碍）。

We can describe challenges or difficult things in life

我们可以将生活中的挑战或困难的事情描述

as hurdles.

为“hurdles”。

And it's quite inspiring,

这相当令人鼓舞，

I think,

我认为，

to hear how Brad has taken a bad situation 表達脈絡

听到 Brad 是如何在一个糟糕的局面中

and tried to stay resilient.

努力保持坚韧复原的。

Now, the organization that Brad volunteers for,

现在，Brad 做志愿者的那个组织

After the Fire,

“After the Fire”，

are helping those impacted by the fires in LA 語法

正在帮助受 1 月份洛杉矶野火影响的人们

in January.

在 1 月份。

Which reminds me, 表達脈絡

这提醒了我，

I asked you, Beth,

我曾问过你，Beth，

about the impacts of human-made climate change

关于人为引起的气候变化对

on the wildfires in LA in January.

1 月份洛杉矶野火的影响。

And I said 10% more likely.

我当时说是可能性增加了 10%。

Which was,

而那是，

I'm afraid, 語氣意圖

恐怕，

the wrong answer.

错误的答案。

It was actually 35%.

实际上是 35%。

Wow.

哇。

Okay, well,

好的，那么，

let's recap the vocabulary we've learned 表達脈絡

让我们来回顾一下今天学到的词汇，

starting with trauma,

从“trauma”（创伤）开始，

which is what we call the very bad and long-lasting emotional effects

它指的是某个事件或经历

of an event or experience.

带来的非常糟糕且持久的情感影响。

If you're struck by an idea

如果你对某个想法

or something someone has said,

或某人说的话感到“struck”（被打动），

you find it particularly interesting or impressive.

你会觉得它特别有趣或令人惊叹。

If a community reknits together,

如果一个社区“reknits together”（重新团结起来），

it becomes closer again.

它就会再次变得更加紧密。

And a close-knit community

而一个“close-knit”（紧密相连的）社区

is where everyone looks after each other. 短語動詞

是指大家互相照应的地方。

Resilient means able to get better more easily

“Resilient”的意思是能更容易地恢复

when bad things happen.

当糟糕的事情发生时。

A silver lining is a positive thing that comes from a negative situation.

“A silver lining”（一线希望）是从糟糕的状况中产生的好事。

And we can describe challenges or difficult things in life

我们可以将生活中的挑战或难事描述

as hurdles.

为“hurdles”（障碍）。

Once again,

再一次，

our six minutes are up.

我们的六分钟时间到了。

But why not try the interactive quiz on our website 語氣意圖

不过，为什么不在我们的网站上试试互动测验

to test what you've learnt.

来测试一下你学到了什么呢。

And we have a free worksheet as well.

我们还有一份免费的工作表。

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只需访问 bbclearningenglish.com。

Thanks for listening and goodbye.

感谢收听，再见。

Bye.

再见。

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