種下2,000萬棵樹將會帶來這些真實影響：英語精讀講義

Trees,

樹木，

growers of fruits, spices, and nuts,

水果、香料和堅果的孕育者，

generators of shade,

陰涼的製造者，

home to birds, squirrels, koalas, 片語搭配

鳥類、松鼠和無尾熊的家園，

front-line soldiers in the fight against climate change, 慣用語

對抗氣候變遷的前線戰士，

you bet. 語氣意圖

絕對如此。

Today, we're doing something a little different

今天，我們要做點與平常不同的事，

and talking about teamtrees.org's mission of planting 20 million new trees by 2020,

來談談 teamtrees.org 在2020年前種植2000萬棵新樹的使命，

where every donation of $1 equals 1 tree.

在那裡，每捐贈1美元就等於種下1棵樹。

You might be asking yourself, 片語搭配

你可能會問自己，

"What would planting 20 million new trees do for the planet?"

「種2000萬棵新樹對地球有什麼好處？」

Let's take a look at just how huge an impact each donation on Team Trees will make. 片語搭配

讓我們來看看，在 Team Trees 上的每一筆捐款會產生多大的影響。

A wide variety of organisms from lichen to bees to possums call trees home. 片語搭配

從地衣到蜜蜂再到負鼠，各種各樣的生物都以樹木為家。

And just one single mature oak tree can be home to as many as 500 different species. 文法

單單是一棵成熟的橡樹，就能成為多達500個不同物種的家園。

The Earth is rapidly losing species.

地球正迅速喪失物種。

We're in the middle of a mass extinction, 片語搭配

我們正處於一場大規模滅絕之中，

and without trees for them to call home,

如果沒有樹木作為牠們的家，

many more animals will be at risk for extinction. 片語搭配

更多的動物將面臨滅絕的危險。

Many animals require trees as a place to live,

許多動物需要樹木作為居住地、

to feed, and to provide protection.

覓食地，並為牠們提供保護。

So, planting just one tree is like building a house,

所以，只種一棵樹就等於同時建了一座房子、

feeder, and nursery, all at once. 片語搭配

一個餵食器和一個托兒所。

Donating $20 to plant 20 trees is like building an entire animal city.

捐助20美元種20棵樹，就等於建了一座完整的動物城市。

Multiply that by a million,

把這個數字乘上一百萬，

and we're talking about a super metropolis of biodiverse animal life.

我們就相當於建起了一個生物多樣性的動物超級大都會。

Study after study shows that spending time in a grove of trees or forest can provide emotional rejuvenation. 表達脈絡

一項又一項的研究表明，在樹叢或森林中度過一段時間可以讓人在情感上恢復活力。

It can improve your mood,

它能改善你的情緒，

create a sense of peace while reducing stress, depression, and anger.

創造一種內心的寧靜，同時減輕壓力、憂鬱和憤怒。

The Japanese even have a word for this,

日本人甚至有一個專門的詞來形容它，

shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing. 文化背景

森林浴（shinrin-yoku）。

The effect of trees is not only emotional,

樹木的影響不僅在情感上，

but physical.

也在身體上。

Studies have shown that being among trees reduces blood pressure as well as lessens stress-related hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline.

研究表明，置身於樹木之中可以降低血壓，並減少與壓力相關的荷爾蒙，如皮質醇和腎上腺素。

So, basically, trees make you happy.

所以，基本上，樹木能讓你快樂。

Plenty of scientific research has shown that happier people commit less crimes, 文法

大量的科學研究表明，更快樂的人犯罪率更低，

especially violent ones.

特別是暴力犯罪。

We think a grove of even just a few trees would be pretty nice.

我們認為，即使只有幾棵樹的小樹叢也是非常好的。

20 million new trees would mean potentially thousands of new groves,

2000萬棵新樹可能意味著數千個新樹林，

which means millions of people able to take regular forest baths,

這意味著數以百萬計的人能夠定期進行森林浴，

increasing happiness and reducing crime.

從而增加幸福感並減少犯罪。

You'd be a regular crime fighter,

你會成為一名打擊犯罪的常客，

all thanks to the trees you helped plant. 片語搭配

這都要歸功於你幫助種下的樹木。

Trees reduce air temperature through blocking sunlight and creating shade.

樹木透過阻擋陽光和製造陰涼來降低氣溫。

Trees also help to cool by reflecting heat upwards from their leaves.

樹木還能透過樹葉將熱量向上反射來幫助降溫。

Further cooling occurs when moisture evaporates from the surface of the leaves,

當水分從樹葉表面蒸發時，會進一步降溫，

just like the way your body cools down by sweating.

就像你的身體透過出汗降溫一樣。

Trees can cool down an area by a lot, 片語動詞

樹木可以讓一個地區的溫度大幅降低，

and we're not talking just a couple of degrees. 表達脈絡

而且我們說的可不止幾度而已。

Urban neighborhoods with mature trees can be up to 11 degrees cooler in summer heat than neighborhoods without trees.

在炎熱的夏天，有成熟樹木的城市街區可以比沒有樹木的街區低11度左右。

Just think about the difference between a miserably hot 90-degree day and a warm comfortable 79 degrees. 文法

試想一下，痛苦炎熱的90度和溫暖舒適的79度之間的區別。

Trees can also cool down buildings,

樹木也可以冷卻建築物，

limiting the need for air conditioning, 片語搭配

減少對冷氣的需求，

which has the added benefit of helping to conserve energy. 片語搭配

這還有助於節約能源的額外好處。

Studies have shown that shade from strategically planted trees can reduce the air conditioning costs of buildings by 20% to 30%.

研究表明，戰略性種植樹木產生的陰涼可以降低建築冷氣成本達20%到30%。

Just think,

試想一下，

if an average home has a cooling power bill of around $100 per month in the summer, 文法

如果一個普通家庭在夏季每月的降溫電費約為100美元，

and if 10 trees were planted around that same house,

而如果在同一個房子周圍種了10棵樹，

then 30% could be saved.

就能節省30%的費用。

And that means 20 million trees planted around homes could save $60 million in energy costs.

這意味著在房屋周圍種植2000萬棵樹可以節省6000萬美元的能源成本。

So,

所以，

if you can't donate to this particular cause,

如果你不能向這個特定的活動捐款，

please consider planting a few trees around your house.

請考慮在你的房子周圍種幾棵樹。

Not only will they be a beautiful addition, 文法

它們不僅是一道美麗的風景，

but they might even save your future self some money on your power bill.

甚至可能為你將來省下一些電費。

Trees are ideal for use as sound barriers because they reduce sound in two ways. 片語搭配

樹木是理想的隔音屏障，因為它們透過兩種方式降低噪音。

First,

首先，

they absorb the sound since thick branches and leaves are great at absorbing high-frequency noise.

它們吸收聲音，因為粗壯的枝葉能很好地吸收高頻噪音。

Secondly,

其次，

trees deflect sound.

樹木能偏轉聲音。

When a sound hits a rigid material,

當聲音擊中堅硬的材質時，

it bounces back. 片語動詞

它會反彈回來。

When a sound hits flexible material such as branches,

當聲音擊中彈性材質（如樹枝）時，

the material vibrates and the sound is transformed into other forms of energy. 文法

材質會振動，聲音被轉化為其他形式的能量。

A thick row of trees can block as much as 15 decibels of sound.

一排茂密的樹木可以阻擋多達15分貝的聲音。

That's almost like wearing a pair of earplugs,

這幾乎就像戴了一副耳塞，

but you have something beautiful to look at instead of uncomfortable foam in your ears.

但你有美麗的東西可以看，而不是耳朵裡塞著不舒服的海綿。

The root system of trees holds soil in place during heavy rainstorms, 片語搭配

樹木的根系在暴雨期間能夠固定土壤，

preventing erosion, flooding, and mudslides,

防止水土流失、洪水和土石流，

keeping people and buildings safe.

保障人員和建築的安全。

Trees improve water quality, too,

樹木還能改善水質，

as their root systems help to filter impurities and retain water within the soil.

因為它們的根系有助於過濾雜質並保持土壤中的水分。

This allows for water tables to be recharged with less water ultimately ending up in sewers 片語動詞

這使地下水位得到補給，最終流入下水道的水量更少，

and diminishing the amount of storm water carrying pollutants to the ocean.

並減少攜帶污染物進入海洋的雨水逕流量。

A single 100-foot tall tree can take as much as 11,000 gallons of water out of the soil during its growing season,

一棵100英尺高的樹在生長季節能從土壤中吸收多達1.1萬加侖的水，

releasing the water as healthy oxygen and clean water vapor.

並將其以健康的氧氣和清潔的水氣形式釋放出來。

That means 20 million trees could filter a staggering 220 billion gallons. 用詞

這意味著2000萬棵樹可以過濾驚人的2200億加侖水。

That's enough to fill more than 300,000 Olympic swimming pools.

這足以填滿超過30萬個奧運標準游泳池。

Humans inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.

人類吸入氧氣，呼出二氧化碳。

Trees do exactly the opposite by absorbing and storing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, 片語搭配

樹木則恰恰相反，它們在光合作用中吸收和儲存二氧化碳，

which produces and releases oxygen as a byproduct. 用詞

並產生和釋放氧氣作為副產品。

Excess carbon dioxide is building up in our atmosphere,

過量的二氧化碳正在我們的大氣中積聚，

strengthening the greenhouse effect and contributing to global warming.

加劇溫室效應，並導致全球暖化。

The more trees the Earth has, 文法

地球上的樹木越多，

the more carbon dioxide is absorbed and mitigated.

吸收和減緩的二氧化碳就越多。

The amount of oxygen produced by a tree depends on several factors, 表達脈絡

一棵樹產生的氧氣量取決於幾個因素，

including the species of tree,

包括樹的種類、

its health, and the ambient temperature.

它的健康狀況和環境溫度。

However,

不過，

some typical calculations are that a single mature tree can absorb carbon dioxide at a rate of 48 pounds per year 片語搭配

一些典型的計算表明，一棵成熟的樹每年能以48磅的速度吸收二氧化碳，

and release enough oxygen back into the atmosphere to support two humans.

並向大氣中釋放足夠的氧氣來維持兩個人類的呼吸。

1 acre of trees annually consumes the same amount of carbon dioxide equivalent to driving an average car for 26,000 miles.

1英畝的樹木每年消耗的二氧化碳量，相當於一輛普通汽車行駛2.6萬英里排放的量。

If we assume that an acre has roughly 300 trees,

如果我們假設一英畝大約有300棵樹，

then 20 million new trees could consume the carbon dioxide equivalent of a new car driving over 1.7 billion miles annually.

那麼2000萬棵新樹每年消耗的二氧化碳量，相當於一輛新車行駛超過17億英里。

Last but not least, 表達脈絡

最後但同樣重要的是，

in addition to carbon dioxide, 片語搭配

除了二氧化碳，

trees absorb other potentially harmful pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide.

樹木還吸收其他潛在的有害污染物，如二氧化硫和一氧化碳。

The canopies of trees act as a physical filter, 片語搭配

樹木的樹冠充當了物理過濾器，

trapping particulates of dust, pollen, smoke, and smog.

攔截灰塵、花粉、煙霧和霧霾的微粒。

A single mature tree removes up to 2.2 pounds every year,

一棵成熟的樹木每年能清除多達2.2磅的微粒，

which means 20 million could remove up to 44 million pounds.

這意味著2000萬棵樹可以清除多達4400萬磅。

And that's not all. 表達脈絡

這還不是全部。

Studies have also shown that the dust level in the air can be as much as 75% lower on the sheltered side of a tree as compared to the windward side. 講解

研究還表明，樹木背風面的空氣含塵量可以比迎風面低多達75%。

No one,

沒有人，

and we mean no one, 表達脈絡

我們是說真的沒有人，

likes dust in the air.

喜歡空氣中的灰塵。

So,

所以，

do yourself and your neighbors a favor and plant some trees or donate a few dollars to teamtrees.org 片語搭配

幫你自己和鄰居一個忙，種幾棵樹或捐幾美元給 teamtrees.org，

and clean the air for yourself and generations to come. 片語搭配

為你自己和子孫後代淨化空氣。

In July of 2019,

在2019年7月，

a Swiss study stated that if we plant enough trees,

一項瑞士的研究指出，如果我們種植足夠多的樹木，

we can stop or at least put a serious dent in climate change, 慣用語

我們就能阻止或者至少大幅削弱氣候變遷的影響，

which is why we're committed to helping teamtrees.org's mission to plant 20 million new trees by 2020.

這就是為什麼我們致力於幫助 teamtrees.org 實現在2020年前種植2000萬棵新樹的使命。

The Infographics Show is getting involved, 片語搭配

The Infographics Show 已經參與其中，

and you should too.

你也應該參與。

Every donation of $1 equals a new tree planted.

每捐獻1美元就等於種下一棵新樹。

So,

所以，

become part of something huge with real benefits

加入這個帶來實際利益的偉大事業吧，

and show the world that the YouTube community can come together and do something incredible. 片語動詞

向世界展示 YouTube 社群可以團結起來，做一些不可思議的事情。

So, what are you waiting for? 語氣意圖

所以，你還在等什麼？

Get out there and be part of the movement to plant 20 million new trees by going to teamtrees.org. 講解

行動起來，造訪 teamtrees.org，成為種植2000萬棵新樹運動的一部分。

And if you can't donate yourself,

如果你無法親自捐款，

share this and other videos,

那就分享這個影片和其他影片，

and let's get your mom, dad, aunt, best friend, and everyone else involved. 文法

讓你的媽媽、爸爸、阿姨、最好的朋友和其他所有人都參與進來吧。