空中英語教室 2021 SEPTEMBER. Lesson 13: ENVIRONMENT： 解決問題 公民意識
WATER CRISIS! 水危機!
Clean water and basic sanitation can save millions 乾淨用水及基礎衛生設施才是解決危機之道
關鍵詞hygiene衛生, gender性別, advocate倡導者, urgency迫切性, eradicate根除, disproportionately不成比例地
加強實用句型 What kinds of things do we take for granted? 我們認為哪些事情是理所當然的？
加強實用句型 Handwashing and toilets are crucial to preventing the spread of disease. 洗手和廁所對於預防疾病的傳播至關重要
The lack of adequate access to clean water perpetuates poverty and preventable illness for millions of families around the world.
But there's good news: This problem is solvable!
缺乏足夠乾淨用水,導致世界各地數百萬家庭長期陷入貧困以及可預防的疾病:
不過,還是有好消息:這個問題是可以解決的!
| Water Crisis! Clean water and basic sanitation can save millions |
水危機! 乾淨用水及基礎衛生設施才是解決危機之道 |
| Around 800 million people lack even basic access to safe water. Two billion people lack access to a toilet. Handwashing and toilets are crucial to preventing the spread of disease, and water is necessary for both. Water.org states that nearly 1 million people die each year from diseases related to water, sanitation or hygiene. Those deaths could easily be reduced with access to safe water or sanitation. World Vision, the world's largest non-governmental provider of clean water in the developing world, reports that dirty water kills more than 800 children under five every day. |
約莫八億人口甚至無法獲得基本安全用水;二十億人口沒有廁所可用。洗手和廁所對於預防疾病的傳播至關重要,而這二者都需要水。 |
| Cultural factors complicate this problem. Organizations such as Water.org and the World Bank all emphasize that girls' education is key to eradicating poverty. But the water crisis disproportionately affects females because, more often than not, traditional gender roles place the work of fetching water on them. | 文化因素使得這個問題更趨複雜。諸如「資源基金會」和「世界銀行」等組織都強調.女孩的教育是根除窮的關鍵。然而水危機對於女性的影響卻更為巨大,因為傳統性別角色往往會將取水的工作加諸在女性身上。 |
| The good news, says actor and water advocate Matt Damon, is that "the water crisis is tragic and totally unnecessary because it's solvable if done right and with urgency." That's why celebrities like Damon, U2's Bono and others choose to champion this particular issue. | 麥特.戴蒙身兼演員暨水資源倡導者便捎來好消息,他表示:水危機是件悲修的事,而且根本沒有理由發生,因為只要正確且迫切處理就可以獲得解決。這就是戴蒙、U2波諾以及其他名人都選擇為這個議題奮鬥的原因。 |
| It is not until we educate ourselves, raise awareness and support worthy water development efforts that we can solve the water crisis problem. |
直到我們成功教育自己、提高相關意識,並且支持有價值的水源開發嘗試之後,才能解決水危機的問題。 |
● adequate (a.形容詞) 足够的
· We had adequate food for a week's journey. 我们有足够的食物可以做一星期的旅行。
● perpetuate （v）持續；使某事繼續 to cause something to continue; make something continue indefinitely
· Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and anarchy. 增加武器供應只會使暴力和混亂持續下去。
● anarchy (n)混亂無政府狀態，
>> What kinds of things do we take for granted? 我們認為哪些事情是理所當然的？
>> Well, speaking of water and what our lesson is about, I think just having running water at home is something that I take for granted. 嗯，說到水和我們課程的內容，我認為家裡有自來水是我認為理所當然的事情。
>> And what a blessing it is that we just turn on the tap and water comes out readily available for whatever we need to do in our homes.多麼幸運啊，我們只要打開水龍頭，水就會源源不斷地供應給我們在家中需要做的任何事情。
>> Yeah, I agree, you know, or water-related things like plumbing, like even having a toilet or a couple of bathrooms in your house with a toilet and a shower and things like that, um, or utilities like electricity and having access to gas.是的，我同意，你知道的，或者與水有關的東西，比如管道，甚至在你家裡有一個廁所或幾間浴室，有廁所和淋浴等等，嗯，或者公用事業，比如電和獲得天然氣。
● staggering numbers 驚人的數字
>> So a number is staggering, it really just makes you think: Wow! 所以一個數字是驚人的，它真的只是讓你想：哇！
>>That is kind of crazy. Our article continues with: Handwashing and toilets are crucial to preventing the spread of disease, and water is necessary for both. 這有點瘋狂。 我們的文章繼續：洗手和廁所對於預防疾病傳播至關重要，而水對兩者都是必要的。
● crucial (a)重要的關鍵的
◎ Around 800 million people lack even basic access to safe water.
◎ 約莫八億人口甚至無法獲得基本安全用水;
◎ Two billion people lack access to a toilet.
◎ 二十億人口沒有廁所可用。
● lack access to 缺乏獲得
● access 獲得取得
◎ Handwashing and toilets are crucial to preventing the spread of disease, and water is necessary for both.
◎ 洗手和廁所對於預防疾病的傳播至關重要,而這二者都需要水。
● crucial (a)重要的關鍵的 (形容詞)
1. crucial的意思是「決定性的,關鍵性的,至關重要的」,多用於指那些令人恐懼或擔憂的危機局勢,暗示決定性或終結性的後果會隨之而來。
2. crucial的表示「決定性的」，常是在兩個決定或假想中最終決定為關鍵的。
3. crucial to 後面接名詞或者名詞性成分。
◎ Water.org states that nearly 1 million people die each year from diseases related to water, sanitation or hygiene.
◎ 「水資源基金會」表示.每年有將近一百萬人因為水、衛生設施或衛生相關的疾病而死亡。
● related to (a)與～有關 (形容詞)
● relate (v)涉及
◎ Those deaths could easily be reduced with access to safe water or sanitation.
◎ 這些死亡數可以輕易透過安全用水或衛生設施而(被)減少。
◎ World Vision, the world's largest non-governmental provider of clean water in the developing world, reports that dirty water kills more than 800 children under five every day.
◎ 根據發展中國家最大的非政府淨水提供機構「世界展望會」報導,每天就有八百多名五歲以下的孩童因為用水而死亡。
● the developing world 發展中國家
● under five 五歲以下
◎ Cultural factors complicate this problem.
◎ 文化因素使得這個問題更趨複雜。
● complicate (v)使複雜化;使更難懂;使更麻煩
◎ Organizations such as Water.org and the World Bank all emphasize that girls' education is key to eradicating poverty.
◎ 諸如「資源基金會」和「世界銀行」等組織都強調.女孩的教育是根除窮的關鍵。
● eradicate (v) 根除
· They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他們已經在奮力根除瘧疾、破傷風等疾病。
◎ But the water crisis disproportionately affects females because, more often than nott, traditional gender roles place the work of fetching water on them.
◎ 然而水危機對於女性的影響卻更為巨大,因為傳統性別角色往往會將取水的工作加諸在女性身上。
● more often than not (phr) 往往
● disproportionately (ad)不相稱地；不均衡地
· Cartoon characters often have disproportionately big eyes. 卡通人物常常有不成比例的大眼睛。
● gender (n) 性別
· We're waiting until the baby is born to find out the gender - we like surprises!
◎ The good news, says actor and water advocate Matt Damon, is that "the water crisis is tragic and totally unnecessary because it's solvable if done right and with urgency."
◎ 麥特.戴蒙身兼演員暨水資源倡導者便捎來好消息,他表示:水危機是件悲修的事,而且根本沒有理由發生,因為只要正確且迫切處理就可以獲得解決。
● advocate (n) 提倡者:支持者
· He's a strong advocate of women's equality at home, at church and in the workplace.
● urgency (n) 迫切,緊急
· The urgency in his voice made me think there was an emergency.
◎ That's why celebrities like Damon, U2's Bono and others choose to champion this particular issue.
◎ 這就是戴蒙、U2波諾以及其他名人都選擇為這個議題奮鬥的原因。
◎ It is not until we educate ourselves, raise awareness and support worthy water development efforts that we can solve the water crisis problem.
◎ 直到我們成功教育自己、提高相關意識,並且支持有價值的水源開發嘗試之後,才能解決水危機的問題。
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