树新蜜蜂用英语怎么说（地球日从身边小事做起）

Hello again, everybody

嗨，大家好，又见面了

Today I want to talk about a serious subject

但今天我想谈一个严肃的话题

Because today is the 50th anniversary

因为今天是地球日建立

Of the founding of Earth Day

我第五十个周年

Now Earth Day is a holiday that started in 1970

地球日是一个始于1970年的全球性的节日

And was created by a man called Gaylord Nelson

是一个叫盖洛德·尼尔森的人发起的

Who was a senator from the state of California

他是加利福尼亚州的参议员

Now Gaylord Nelson was always

盖洛德·尼尔森对保护环境

very adamant about protecting the environment

态度一直很坚决

And sustaining our natural resources

保护我们的自然资源

But, he became especially active with this

但是，他变得更加坚决

After a very massive oil spill

在1969年发生在加州圣巴巴拉海岸

Off the coast of Santa Barbara, California in 1969

一次大规模的石油泄漏事件之后

With the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970

在1970年4月22日的第一个地球日

Over 20 million people participated

超过2000万人参与

Nowadays, this holiday is celebrated

现在，这个节日是庆祝的

In over 190 countries worldwide

在全球190多个国家

Making it the largest secular holiday

使之成为最大的民间节日

So today I want to talk about some issues facing our planet

所以今天我想谈谈我们地球面临的一些问题

And our environment

以及我们的环境

And some things that we can do to help out

我们可以做的事情来缓解这些问题

One of the biggest problems facing our planet right now

我们星球目前面临的最大问题之一

Is climate change

气候变化

Which is being caused by the greenhouse effect

是温室效应造成的

Which is when too much carbon dioxide

就是太多的二氧化碳

is being trapped in the atmosphere

被困在大气中

This is causing all the heat that is coming from the sun

这导致了所有来自太阳的热量

To be trapped

被困住

It can't get back out into space

它回不去太空了

This is causing some very dangerous things

这导致了一些非常危险的事情

Like the melting of the polar ice caps

比如极地冰盖的融化

Which is causing sea levels to rise

导致海平面上升

Also, it is melting the permafrost in some regions

而且，它正在融化一些地区的永久冻土

Because they are showing record high temperatures

因为它们显示出

That have never been recorded at that level before

以前从未有过的高温记录

Another thing is that a lot of regions

另一件事是很多地区

Are starting to have droughts

开始干旱了

Where there's not enough rainfall

因为没有足够的水分

because there's not enough moisture

就没有足够的降雨量

This has led to some regions having very large wildfires

这导致一些地区发生了很大的野火

Like the one in Australia not too long ago

就像不久前在澳大利亚发生的大火

We also need to look at our oceans

我们还要看看我们的海洋

Which we are basically poisoning

基本上是中毒

With too much pollution

污染太严重

There's too much plastic waste being thrown into them

扔进去的塑料垃圾太多了

Too much garbage

垃圾太多

Too much unburnt fuel that's being leaked from ships

太多未燃烧的燃料从船上溢出到海里

Another issue is agricultural runoff

另一个问题是农业径流

When the chemicals that we use in farming

当我们在农业中使用的化学物质

Like pesticides or fertilizers

像杀虫剂或肥料

Leak into the ocean

流入海中

These pesticides or fertilizers

这些杀虫剂或肥料

Often contain a large amount of nitrogen or phosphorus

通常含有大量的氮或磷

Which is something that algae feed on

这是藻类的食物

But if there's too much of this

但如果有太多

Then it creates too much algae

然后它会产生太多的藻类

Now, this algae

现在，这个藻类

If it's not exposed to sunlight

如果它不暴露在阳光下

Then it will start to use oxygen

然后它将开始使用氧气

Which depletes it from the water

把氧气从水里耗尽

And then if there's not enough oxygen in the water

如果水里没有足够的氧气

This causes all the fish in the surrounding area

这会导致周围的鱼

To die

死掉了

This leads to the creation of something called "dead zones"

这就产生了所谓的“死区”

Which can be naturally occurring

自然发生的

But in recent years, the numbers have spiked

但近年来，这一数字急剧上升

Because of actions of people

因为人们的行为

A deadline is just completely hypoxic

最终那里就会完全缺氧

Meaning that it is completely devoid of oxygen

意思是它完全没有氧气

So that nothing can actually survive there

所以没有什么能在那里生存

And, of course, one last problem affecting our oceans

当然，还有最后一个影响我们海洋的问题

Is overfishing

过度捕捞

We're starting to take way too many fish from the ocean

我们开始从海洋中捕到太多的鱼

Which is causing the complete collapse

导致一些生态系统

Of some ecosystems

完全破坏

Another thing

另一件事

Because of the actions of people

因为人们的行为

We've entered into a new period of mass extinction

我们进入了一个大灭绝的新时期

This is the sixth one in history

这是历史上第六次

With the last one being the death of the dinosaurs

最后一个是恐龙的死亡

With each passing year

年复一年

More and more species are facing extinction

越来越多的物种面临灭绝

So mass extinction is defined as

所以大灭绝的定义是

When over fifty percent of species go extinct within

地理上很短的时期

A geographically short time period

当超过百分之五十的物种灭绝时

So it's not one year

所以不是一年

It's not one month

不是一个月

It's not 10 years

不是10年

It could be 100 years

可能要100年

Or something like that

或者类似的东西

But, in the grand scheme of things

但是，总的来说

That is a very short amount of time

那是很短的时间

2 things that are contributing to this mass extinction

导致这次大灭绝的两件事

Are deforestation

砍伐森林

And desertification

沙漠化

With deforestation

就拿砍伐森林来说

We are cutting down trees at an alarming rate

我们正在以惊人的速度砍伐树木

A rate where the trees can not naturally replace their numbers

树木的生长不能达到被砍掉的数量增长的速度

Right now it's estimated that every year

现在拒估计每年

We cut down an area of trees the size of the UK

我们砍伐了一片英国大小的树木

These forest are being cut down

这些森林正在被砍伐

To make room for farmlands

为农田腾出空间

To produce paper products

生产纸制品

Or for urban development

或是为了城市发展

For the expanding of living space for humans

为了人类生存空间的拓展

This is causing a loss of habitat for animals

这导致了动物栖息地的丧失

And it's destroying plant species

它正在破坏植物物种

About eighty percent of land

而陆地上百分之八十的动植物物种

animals and plant species are found in the forests

在森林里发现的

With desertification

沙漠化

Particularly dry areas

特别是干旱地区

Are starting to become unusable

开始变得不可用了

They're starting to become completely devoid of water

它们开始完全缺水了

So they can't support life

所以它们无法维持生命

Both of these things are meaning less and less area

这两件事的意味着越来越少的地方

For animals to live in

供动物居住

One of the biggest threats right now

目前最大的威胁之一

Is that the bees are dying

是蜜蜂慢慢死去

Some of you might think

你们有些人可能会想

Bees are small

蜜蜂很小

They're insignificant

它们无关紧要

But, with bees

但是，通过蜜蜂

And their pollination

它们的授粉

They help to feed us

它们帮助我们养活我们

The bees pollinate the crops that we grow

蜜蜂为我们种植的庄稼授粉

The food that we eat

我们吃的食物

And if the bees disappear

如果蜜蜂消失了

Then humanity, as a whole, will have a very very serious problem

那么人类，作为一个整体，将会有一个非常严重的问题

Feeding ourselves

养活我们的东西

The fruits and vegetables that we eat

我们吃的水果和蔬菜

The flowers that we sniff while we're walking in the park

我们在公园里散步时闻到的花

The trees that we sit under

我们坐着乘凉的树

While we read our books

当我们看书的时候

All of these are pollinated by the bees

所有这些都是靠蜜蜂授粉的

The very air that we breathe

我们呼吸的空气

Is being produced by the plants

是由植物创造的

That is pollinated by these bees

是由这些蜜蜂授粉的

Showing how incredibly important they are

显示出它们是多么的重要

A lot of scientists are starting to believe

很多科学家开始相信

That we're approaching a point of no return

我们已经到了无法回头的地步

Which is a point that we won't be able to reverse the damage

这是我们无法挽回损失的地方

That we've done to this world

我们对这个世界所做的一切

But it's not completely hopeless yet

但还不是完全没有希望

There is still time

还有时间

So, some of the things that we can do to help

所以，我们可以做些什么来帮助

Number 1

第一件事

Use less plastic

少用塑料

Something as simple as buying a reusable water cup

买一个可重复使用的水杯

I mean, it's believed that every hour

我是说，据说每一个小时

About 25million plastic bottles

约2500万个塑料瓶

Are thrown into the trash

被扔进垃圾桶

That's every hour!

每小时！

So, seriously, just get a reusable cup

所以，说真的，只要一个可重复使用的杯子

It's easy

很容易

Also, don't use plastic bags

另外，不要用塑料袋

If you got to the store

如果你去商店

Take your own reusable bag

带上你自己的可重复使用的包

I know in my home state of New York

我知道在我的家乡纽约

They've recently banned all plastic bags

他们最近禁止用所有的塑料袋

I know they did that in Thailand, too

我知道泰国也这么做了

I'm not sure about other places

我不确定其它的地方

But that's something that I support

但这是我支持的

Number 2

第二件事

Recycle, or reuse, as much as you can

尽可能多地回收或再利用

That's very important

那很重要

I know that I always take stuff out of the trash

我知道我总是把垃圾拿出来可回收的东西

That my wife accidentally throws away

我老婆不小心扔掉了

Because I know it's something that can be recycled

因为我知道它是可以回收的

Number 3

第三件事

Conserve water and electricity

节约用水和用电

Can't stress that enough

这个不用强调太多，大家都知道

Number 4

第四件事

Try growing your own fruits or vegetables

试着自己种水果或蔬菜

Try starting your own garden at home

试着在家里开始做自己的花园

I know that when the weather gets warmer

我知道当天气变暖时

I'm going to start my own garden

我要开始自己的花园

I actually bought some supplies for it today

我今天买了一些东西

Also, don't use chemical pesticides

另外，不要使用化学杀虫剂

Or anything like that

或者类似的东西

Chemical fertilizers

化肥

Try to be as natural as you can

尽量保持自然

If you don't feel like growing your own food

如果你不想自己种食物

Then try to at least buy locally

那就试着至少在本地购买

You have to realize just how much energy is wasted

你必须意识到在运输的过程中

Just transporting food

有多少能量被浪费掉了

Number 5

第五件事

If you're able to

如果你能

Try to plant a tree on this Earth Day

在这个地球日试着种一棵树

One tree, in one year,

一棵树，在一年内，

Can absorb 21 kilograms of carbon dioxide in the air

能吸收空气中21公斤的二氧化碳

To put that into perspective

正确来说

One gallon of gas used in a car

汽车使用的一加仑汽油

Or about 4.7 liters

或约4.7升

Produces about 9 kilograms of carbon dioxide

会产生约9公斤二氧化碳

That is released into the atmosphere

释放到大气中

Number six

第六件事

Walk, or ride a bike, if you can

如果可以的话，走路或骑自行车

And if it's a bit longer distance

如果距离有点远

Try to use public transportation

尽量使用公共交通工具

Especially if it's electric transportation

尤其是如果是电力交通工具

I know the city that I live in in china right now

我知道我现在住在中国的城市

They're starting to switch the buses

他们开始换公交

To electric buses

到电动公交

And they've just finished the tram line that I live next to

他们刚刚完成了我旁边的轻轨电车路线

That's also running off of electricity

那个也用电

Number seven

第七件事

Don't be lazy

别要太懒惰

Go out and buy things yourself

自己出去买东西

Don't depend on delivery

不依赖送货

Don't depend on wai mai

不要依赖外卖

Yeah, it's a great thing

是啊，这是件好事

But a lot of energy is used

但是大量的能量被消耗

To get you your McDonalds at two o'clock in the morning

早上两点给你买麦当劳

The two largest producers of CO2 emissions in the world

世界上最大的两个二氧化碳排放国

Are my home country of America

我的祖国是美国

And my second home country of China

我的第二家中国

In America, most of it comes from personal use

在美国，大部分是来自个人用品

So our per capita output is much higher

所以我们的人均产出排量要高得多

And, in China, most of it comes from industrial output

而且，在中国，大部分来自工业产出

So, it's up to these two great nations

所以，这取决于这两个大国

To set an example for the rest of the world

为世界树立榜样

On maintaining our emissions

关于维护好我们的排放量

Maintaining pollution

维护污染

And being at the forefront of change

站在变革的前沿

For the future of our world, we must work together

为了我们世界的未来， 我们一起加油吧