雅思口语课程-第八课:如何讨论气候变化？
Key terminology 关键术语 术语搭配：常常一起出现且具有强烈关联或自然配对的词语组合，例如”strong coffee”（浓咖啡）或”fast car”（快速汽车）。
Advanced Collocations 高级搭配
Useful Verbs 有用的动词
Nice Phrasal Verbs 常用的短语动词
5 idiomatic Expressions 习语表达
Key terminology 关键术语
Climate Change
Long-term change to the weather and temperature of the planet
CO2
Carbon Dioxide (a greenhouse gas温室气体)
Carbon Emissions碳排放
How much carbon we put in the atmosphere
Fossil Fuels化石燃料
Carbon Footprint碳足迹
How much CO2 you put into the atmosphere
Carbon Neutral碳中和
CO2 we put into the environment = CO2 we take out
Net Zero Emissions净零排放
Renewable Energy可再生能源
Energy from the sun = Solar Energy
Energy from water = Hydroelectric energy
Energy from the wind = Wind energy
Advanced Collocations 高级搭配
Climate change is an unsurmountable challenge.气候变化是一个难以克服的挑战。
Deforestation has a serious impact.森林砍伐对环境有严重影响。
There is no straightforward solution.没有直接的解决办法。
Useful Verbs 有用的动词
To reach a target
To hit a target
To attain a target
To achive a target
To implement solutions实施解决方案
put into place solutions
To become sustainable实现可持续发展
To reduce emissions
To lower emissions
To cut back on emissions
To offset emissions
To cut down on coal = to reduce
To cut back on coal = to reduce
To phase out our use of carbon逐步淘汰我们对碳的使用 = to reduce slowly
To give up our way of life = to stop doing / having it
We need to give up our excessive use of coal, water and fossil fuels.
我们需要放弃对煤炭、水资源和化石燃料的过度使用。
5 idiomatic Expressions 习语表达
To do your bit = to make a contribution
You can do your bit by eating less meat.
You can play your part by turning off the lights when you leave a room.
To kick the can down the road = to delay making a difficult decision
将问题拖延下去 = 推迟做出困难的决定
To grapple with an issue/problem/difficulty = to try hard to solve it
To face a problem head on = to deal with a problem directly
To put our head in the sand = ignore
To make a dent in a problem = to make a small impact
在解决问题上有所作为 = 对问题产生一定的影响
We can’t even make a dent in this problem.
“dent”的原义是指在物体表面产生的凹痕或压痕。在引申义中，它可以表示对某物或某人产生了一定的影响或损害，通常是指产生了可见的或显著的变化。例如，”make a dent”意味着对某事或某人造成一定的影响或取得一些成果。