英语四级晨读100篇精华版008全球变暖(中英)

　　英语四级晨读100篇精华版008：Global Warming全球变暖

　　8.Global Warming全球变暖

　　Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but- regardless of whether it is or isnt - we wont do much about it. We will argue over it and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemn-sounding commitments to avoid it.

　　全球变暖或许是纠世纪最大的环境危机，但是不管是还是币是藏们对此都无能为力。我们为此而争论甚至以国家的名义进行庄严的承诺以逃避此问题。

　　But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed. A1 Gore calls global warming an inconvenient truth, as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution. But the real truth is that we dont know enough to relieve global warming, and - without major technological breakthroughs - we cant do much about it

　　这些承诺看起来越是激动^心、意义重大，它们被遵守豹可能性越小。戈尔把全球变暖称为不愿面对的事实，好像仅仅认识到全球变暖的事实就把我们指引到了解决问题的路上了。但事实是对于解决全球变暖的问题我们知之甚少没有科学技术的突破，我们就无能为力。

　　From 2003 to 2050,the world s population is projevted to grow from 6.4 billon to 9.1 billion ,a 42% increase.if energy use per person and technology remain te same,total energy use and greenhouse gas emissionswill be 42% higher in 2050.But thats too low,because societies that grow richer use more energy.We need econmic growth unless we condemn the worlds poor to their present Poverty and freeze everyone elses living standards.

　　据预测，垒球人口将从64亿增长到91亿，增长率为420A,。如果每个人朋肖耗的能量以及科学技术都保持目前的状况，那么到2050年的时候能量;肖耗总量和温室效应所产生的气体排放(主要是C02)将高于42%。但是这个比率还是太低，因为随着社会越来越富裕，能量消耗会更大。我们需要发展经济。除非我们迫使穷人们仍然处于贫困状态，并停留在现在的生活水准上。

　　With modest growth,energy use and greenhouse emissions more then double by 2050.No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freeom that might cut back global warming.Still,politicians want to show theyre doing somethingConsider the Kyoto Protoco.

　　伴随着适度的经济增长，到2050年时能量消耗和温室效应排放将增长一倍还多。没有哪个政府会采取严格措施控制经济增长和个人自由(限制电力使用、驾驶以及旅游)，虽然这些可能大大减弱全球变暖。但是政客们还是想显示他们正在做一些事情。想一下(京都议定书)吧。

　　It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didnt.But it hasnt reduced CO2 emissions,and many signatories didnt adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2012 targets.

　　此协定允许其成员国惩罚那些非成员国，但是它并没有减少C02的排放量(从1990年到现在增长大约250b)。许多签约国并没有采取严厉的政策实现他们既定的2008-2012的目标。

　　The practical codusion is that if global warming is a potential disaster,the only solution is new technology.Only an aggressive research and development program miaght find ways of breaking our dependence on fossil fuels or dealing with it. The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral proble when its teally an engineering one.The inconvenient truth is that if we dont solve the engineering problem, were helpless.

　　比较务实的结论就是，如果全球变暖是一个潜在灾难的话，那么唯一的解决办法就是新的科学技术。只有进行突破性的研发项目.才可能找到人类摆脱矿物燃料的办法或者解决这一问题的办法。关于全球变暖的争论已经成为一个道德问题，但它的的确确是技术问题。不愿承认的事实就是如果虢们解决不了这个技术问题我们就没有希望解决全球变暖的问题。

　　CET4四级词汇：

　　commitment 承诺，许诺，保证

　　emission 散发;发出(气体、光、热)

　　rigid 刚硬的;严格的

　　restriction 约束，限制

　　the Kyoto Proiocol 京都议定书

　　signatory 字人;签署方;签约国

　　CET4阅读单词短语考点：

　　But the more dramatic and meanindui these commitmcnts seem, the less likely they are to he observerl

　　这些承诺看起来越是激动人心、意义重大，它们被遵守的可能性越小。

　　血em啪them帆越越..

　　Themore you read,Ihemore youwdntto read.

　　你读的书越多，越想读的书更多。