島嶼生活：真的是天堂嗎？ - 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

出自 bbclearningenglish.com 的6分鐘英語。

Hello,

你好，

this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

這裡是 BBC 英語教學的6分鐘英語。

I'm Sam.

我是 Sam。

And I'm Rob.

我是 Rob。

What do Britain,

英國、

Greenland,

格陵蘭島、

Australia,

澳洲、

Hawaii, and Cuba all have in common, Rob? 片語搭配

夏威夷和古巴都有什麼共同點，Rob？

Hmm.

嗯。

Uh are you planning your summer holiday, Sam?

呃，你在計畫你的暑假嗎，Sam？

Or is it that they're all islands?

還是說它們都是島嶼？

That's right, Rob.

說得對，Rob。

They are all islands.

它們都是島嶼。

But that's about all they have in common. 語氣意圖

但這差不多是它們僅有的共同點。

There's as much variety in the world's islands as in the people who live there. 文法

世界上的島嶼和居住在那裡的人們一樣多種多樣。

In tourist holiday magazines,

在旅遊度假雜誌上，

Pacific islands like Fiji, Tonga, and Tahiti

像斐濟、東加和塔希提這樣的太平洋島嶼

look like paradise with tropical rainforests, 片語搭配

看起來就像擁有熱帶雨林的天堂，

white sandy beaches,

潔白的沙灘，

and turquoise blue sea.

還有綠松石般湛藍的海洋。

But in reality,

但實際上，

life is far from paradise for these island communities. 慣用語

對於這些島嶼社區來說，生活遠非天堂。

In 2022,

2022年，

the island of Tonga suffered a tsunami,

東加島遭遇了海嘯，

a huge wave caused by an earthquake 文法

這是由地震引起的巨浪，

that flowed inland,

湧向內陸，

killing people and causing large-scale damage. 片語搭配

造成人員傷亡和大規模破壞。

The destruction was terrible and added to the continuing crisis of rising sea levels threatening the island's survival. 講解

這種破壞極其可怕，並加劇了海平面上升威脅該島生存的持續危機。

In this program,

在本期節目中，

we'll be hearing some Pacific Islander voices, 文化背景

我們將聽到一些太平洋島民的聲音，

and as usual,

並且像往常一樣，

learning some new vocabulary, too.

也會學習一些新詞彙。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you, Rob.

我有一個問題要問你，Rob。

We already named some islands, large and small,

我們已經提到了一些大小不一的島嶼，

but how much of the world's population do you think lives on an island? 文法

但你認為世界上有多少人口居住在島嶼上？

Is it A, 11%,

是A，11%，

B, 15%,

B，15%，

or C, 20%?

還是C，20%？

Oh, that's a tricky question. 用詞

哦，這是個棘手的問題。

Uh it can't be that many,

呃，不可能會有那麼多，

so I'll guess A, 11%.

所以我猜是A，11%。

Okay, Rob.

好的，Rob。

I'll reveal the correct answer at the end of the program. 片語搭配

我會在節目最後揭曉正確答案。

The South Pacific is home to thousands of low-lying islands dotted across miles of Pacific Ocean. 講解

南太平洋散布著成千上萬個地勢低窪的島嶼，星羅棋布在綿延數英里的太平洋上。

With rising sea levels,

隨著海平面上升，

it's predicted that many of these islands will simply disappear in coming years. 文法

據預測，其中許多島嶼在未來幾年內將完全消失。

And if that wasn't bad enough, 表達脈絡

如果這還不夠糟糕的話，

the effects of climate change are making life difficult for these island communities right now.

氣候變化的影響現在正使這些島嶼社區的生活變得困難。

The tsunami that hit Tonga left the main island, Tonga Tarpu, 文法

襲擊東加的海嘯讓主島東加塔布島

in ruins.

變成了一片廢墟。

One of those leading the cleanup was Aofa Miasi Kasami, 片語搭配

領導清理工作的人之一是 Aofa Miasi Kasami，

manager of the Pacific Climate Change Centre.

太平洋氣候變化中心的經理。

She told BBC World Service program Business Daily

她在接受 BBC 國際頻道節目《商業日報》採訪時

the extent of the problem. 用詞

講述了問題的嚴重程度。

The projected impacts of climate change on agriculture and fisheries 用詞

氣候變化對農業和漁業的預計影響

will undermine food production systems in the Pacific. 用詞

將破壞太平洋地區的糧食生產系統。

Our Pacific people are also dependent on crops, livestock, agriculture, fisheries, handicrafts for food security and income. 講解

我們太平洋地區的人民也依賴農作物、牲畜、農業、漁業、手工藝品來保障糧食安全和收入。

And these sectors are also highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. 用詞

而這些部門也非常容易受到氣候變化的影響。

The economy of many islands like Tonga depends on tourism, farming, or fishing, 片語搭配

像東加這樣的許多島嶼的經濟依賴於旅遊業、農業或漁業，

and on handicrafts,

以及手工藝品，

skillfully making traditional objects like jewelry, textiles, or pottery by hand. 片語搭配

即巧妙地手工製作傳統物品，如珠寶、紡織品或陶器。

These are usually sold to tourists,

這些通常賣給遊客，

but when tsunamis keep the tourists away, 文法

但當海嘯把遊客擋在門外時，

local jobs become vulnerable, unprotected, and open to damage. 用詞

當地的工作機會就會變得脆弱、不受保護且容易受到損害。

This affects not only handicrafts, 文法

這不僅影響手工藝品，

but Tonga's ability to produce enough food to feed its population, 文化背景

還影響東加生產足夠食物來養活其人口的能力，

something known as food security.

這被稱為糧食安全。

As the effects of climate change hit the local economy, 文法

隨著氣候變化的影響衝擊當地經濟，

young people are leaving Tonga to find work elsewhere. 文法

年輕人正離開東加去別處尋找工作。

Tonga Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship

「東加青年就業和創業」

is a project working with local organizations 文法

是一個與當地組織合作的項目，

to help young people start businesses and find jobs. 片語搭配

旨在幫助年輕人創業和找工作。

Here's project director Lusia Latu-Jones

以下是項目主管 Lusia Latu-Jones

speaking with BBC World Service's Business Daily.

在接受 BBC 國際頻道的《商業日報》採訪時的講話。

So, you know, it um it can be emotional, 語氣意圖

所以，你知道，這……這可能會讓人情緒激動，

very emotional and heartbreaking to see um what's what's happening in our island. 用詞

看到我們島上發生的事情，非常令人激動且心碎。

But um it's even harder when you see young people 表達脈絡

但是，當看到年輕人

are coming through just looking looking for a chance 片語搭配

一路走來只是為了尋找、尋找一個機會，

to looking for a chance to um to help their families,

為了尋找一個機會去……去幫助他們的家人，這就更讓人難受了，

you know, for them to get on their their feet again. 慣用語

你知道，為了讓他們重新振作起來。

So,

所以，

the question we ask ourselves as an organization 表達脈絡

作為一個組織，我們問自己的問題是

is how can we address these uh challenges 用詞

我們如何應對這些挑戰，

to better support our people

更好地支持我們的人民，

so that they can get back on their feet, 講解

以便他們能夠重新站起來，

you know, feed their families.

你知道，養活他們的家人。

We can hear the emotion in Lusia’s voice when she describes the situation facing young Tongans 文法

當 Lusia 描述東加年輕人所面臨的處境時，我們能聽出她聲音裡的情緒，

as heartbreaking,

她說這令人心碎，

causing strong feelings of sadness.

引起了強烈的悲傷情緒。

She says her role is to help people get back on their feet,

她說她的角色是幫助人們重新站起來（get back on their feet），

an idiom which means be able to function again 表達脈絡

這是一個習語，意思是在經歷了生活中的困難後

after having difficulties in life.

能夠再次正常運轉。

The many problems Tongans face are made worse by perhaps the biggest problem of all, 講解

東加人面臨的許多問題可能被一個最大的問題弄得更糟，

the fact that poverty, hunger, and the loss of their traditional culture

那就是他們的貧困、飢餓以及傳統文化的流失，

is being caused by the carbon emissions of larger countries halfway around the world. 講解

是由地球另一端較大國家的碳排放造成的。

If we all learned to adapt our lifestyle, 文法

如果我們都學會調整我們的生活方式，

just as Pacific Islanders have done, 文法

就像太平洋島民所做的那樣，

it may not yet be too late to change the fate of their island paradise. 講解

改變他們海島天堂的命運也許還不算太晚。

And the fate of the millions living on other islands, too,

還有生活在其他島嶼上的數百萬人的命運，

which reminds me of my question, 表達脈絡

這讓我想起了我的問題，

Rob.

Rob。

11% of us are islanders,

我們中有11%的人是島民，

which works out as over 730 million people. 片語動詞

計算下來超過7.3億人。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary from this program, 片語搭配

好的，讓我們回顧一下本節目的詞彙，

starting with tsunami,

從 tsunami（海嘯）開始，

a very large wave that flows inland

一種湧向內陸的巨大海浪，

causing death and destruction.

造成死亡和破壞。

Many islanders produce handicrafts,

許多島民製作 handicrafts（手工藝品），

handmade traditional objects like jewelry, textiles, and pottery.

手工製作的傳統物品，如珠寶、紡織品和陶器。

Someone who is vulnerable is weak or unprotected.

vulnerable（脆弱的）人是指虛弱或不受保護的。

The phrase food security refers to a country's ability to produce enough food 片語搭配

food security（糧食安全）一詞是指一個國家生產足夠食物的能力，

to feed its population.

以養活其人口。

When something is heartbreaking,

當某事是 heartbreaking（令人心碎的）時，

it makes you feel very sad.

它會讓你感到非常悲傷。

And finally,

最後，

to get back on your feet means to be okay again

to get back on your feet（重新站起來）意味著在經歷了生活中的困難後

after having difficulties in life.

再次好起來。

Once again,

又一次，

our 6 minutes are up.

我們的6分鐘時間到了。

Goodbye for now.

暫且說再見。

Bye.

再見。

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