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森林鎖碳與復林:locking away

開場先說森林是地球恢復的根本一環,緊接著 locking away(封存起來)把樹說成鎖碳的技術,再一句 halt deforestation(立即停止毀林)要求到處剎住砍伐。想談環保、寫倡議,或者聽懂紀錄片裡的硬話,這兩句都直接能用。

發生了什麼

話從森林是地球恢復的根本一環講起:樹木把碳 locking away(封存起來),森林越有野性、越多樣,吸碳越有效。接著一句 halt deforestation(立即停止毀林)把要求說死,再以哥斯大黎加復林為例,把可能性抬到 on a global scale(放到全世界的尺度)。想談環保、看懂紀錄片裡的主張,或在討論裡把話說得具體,這三句在演講、寫作和日常表達裡都能直接用。

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這場戲看什麼

  • 比較句前半是野和多樣,後半是吸碳
  • 哥斯大黎加從四分之三掉到四分之一
  • 收束句主語對調,人照顧自然才被照顧

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本章短語

locking away

封存起來,不讓外洩store something so it cannot leak out

有人剛說森林是地球恢復的基本部分,下一句就用 locking away 把吸碳說成往庫裡鎖。語氣是下判斷,不是商量。

The clinic keeps locking away leftover vaccines until the next drive.診所把剩餘疫苗封存起來,等到下一輪再用。

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  • halt deforestation

    立即停止毀林

  • offering grants

    出錢讓人把事做成

  • on a global scale

    放到全世界的尺度

  • pumped into

    被大量灌進某處

  • overriding principle

    壓過其餘的總原則

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短語 · B2a fundamental component of something

缺了就不成立的那一塊

Forests are a fundamental component of our planet's recovery.
短語 · B2lock away something

封存起來,不讓外洩

有人剛說森林是地球恢復的基本部分,下一句就用 locking away 把吸碳說成往庫裡鎖。語氣是下判斷,不是商量。

They are the best technology nature has for locking away carbon.
短語 · B2centers of something

許多物種聚在這裡

And they are centers of biodiversity.
發音And they are

And 很輕,直接滑向 they

And they are centers of biodiversity.
語法 · C1The wilder and more diverse forests are, the more effective they are

相關比較:前半越野生越多樣,後半就越能吸碳,兩邊一起升降。

The wilder and more diverse forests are, the more effective they are at absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.
短語 · B2halt something

立即停止毀林

各地還在砍的時候,有人用 halt deforestation 下了死命令,後半才限制油棕和大豆該種在哪。語氣不容商量。

We must immediately halt deforestation everywhere...
發音must immediately

must 尾音 t 輕輕帶過即可

We must immediately halt deforestation everywhere...
短語 · B1after all

說到底,你別忽略這點 不是時間上的在一切之後

After all, there's plenty of it.
短語 · A2more than three quarters of something

超過四分之三那麼多

A century ago, more than three quarters of Costa Rica was covered with forest.
短語 · B1reduce something to

把原有的量削到只剩

By the 1980s, uncontrolled logging had reduced this to just one quarter.
短語 · B2uncontrolled logging

沒人約束的伐木 logging 在這裡是伐木,不是系統日誌

By the 1980s, uncontrolled logging had reduced this to just one quarter.
短語 · B2offer grants to someone

出錢讓人把事做成

講到哥斯大黎加終於動手,有人用 offering grants 交代辦法:錢給地主,去補種當地的樹。像在舉一個做成了的例子。

The government decided to act, offering grants to land owners to replant native trees.
語法 · B2offering grants to land owners

分詞短語:offering 短語貼在決定後面,說明行動就是發補助。

The government decided to act, offering grants to land owners to replant native trees.
短語 · B2on a global scale

放到全世界的尺度

一國林地回到一半之後,有人用 on a global scale 把聽眾拉到全世界。語氣是請你先設想,數字還在後面。

Just imagine if we achieve this on a global scale.
短語 · B1as much as

數量可以達到這麼多

The return of the trees would absorb as much as two thirds of the carbon emissions that have been pumped into the atmosphere by our activities to date.
短語 · B2pump something into something

被大量灌進某處

想像樹木在全球長回來時,有人用 pumped into 形容碳怎樣進了大氣。不是冷靜地說排出,像被不停打進去。

The return of the trees would absorb as much as two thirds of the carbon emissions that have been pumped into the atmosphere by our activities to date.
短語 · B2to date

從以前一直算到現在 不是去約會,也不是某一個截止日期

The return of the trees would absorb as much as two thirds of the carbon emissions that have been pumped into the atmosphere by our activities to date.
語法 · C1that have been pumped into the atmosphere

被動定語從句:that 後是完成被動,修飾排放,指碳早已被灌進大氣。

The return of the trees would absorb as much as two thirds of the carbon emissions that have been pumped into the atmosphere by our activities to date.
短語 · C1overriding principle

壓過其餘的總原則

具體辦法講完,有人用 overriding principle 收成一條總規矩,前面的措施都得讓路。語氣放慢,像要揭牌。

With all these things, there is one overriding principle.
短語 · B2someone's biggest ally

最能站在你這邊的力量 盟友不是某個人,而是自然

Nature is our biggest ally and our greatest inspiration.
發音is our biggest

is 的尾音滑進 our,中間別斷開

Nature is our biggest ally and our greatest inspiration.
短語 · B2work out something

把不知道的答案想通

上一句要人照自然的做法做,這一句用 worked out 把生命秘訣說成早已解開的題。語氣是佩服,不是講義。

It worked out the secret of life long ago.
短語 · C1embrace something

把這個事實接住並照著做 不是用手臂擁抱,是採納這個現實

We can solve the problems we now face by embracing this reality.
短語 · A2take care of someone

照看好,不讓它變糟

If we take care of nature,
短語 · B2stop simply doing something

別再只做增長這一件事 simply 是僅僅,不是簡單地長大

It's now time for our species to stop simply growing.
發音stop simply growing

重音放在 simply,growing 別搶光。

It's now time for our species to stop simply growing.

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發音重點

  • And they are — And 很輕,直接滑向 they
  • must immediately — must 尾音 t 輕輕帶過即可
  • is our biggest — is 的尾音滑進 our,中間別斷開
  • stop simply growing — 重音放在 simply,growing 別搶光。
They are the best technology nature has for locking away carbon.

它們是大自然用來鎖住碳的最好技術。 把森林比作技術,儲碳從口號變成可以比較的辦法。

The wilder and more diverse forests are, the more effective they are at absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.

森林越野生、越多樣,從大氣中吸碳就越有效。 兩個越把野生和吸碳綁成正比,結論聽得像判斷。

Nature is our biggest ally and our greatest inspiration.

自然是我們最大的盟友,也是我們最大的靈感。 盟友和靈感並列,一句裡同時給了立場和方向。

It worked out the secret of life long ago.

它很早以前就把生命的秘訣想通了。 worked out 像解完一道題,演化變成早已算完的答案。

nature will take care of us.

自然會照顧我們。 主語從人換成自然,短承諾因此有了分量。

It's now time for our species to stop simply growing.

現在是我們這個物種停止一味增長的時候了。 simply 不是簡單地,而是僅僅在變大,責備藏在副詞裡。

關於這一章的問題

on a global scale 是什麼意思?

意思是「放到全世界的尺度」,不是單指規模大。臺詞先講哥斯大黎加復林,再讓人想像全世界都做到。

「一味地只顧著變大」英語怎麼說?

說 simply growing(一味地只顧著變大)。臺詞裡整個人類被點名,要停的正是這種只顧增長。

halt deforestation(立即停止毀林)為什麼像命令?

因為句子裡有「必須立刻」和「到處」兩層限定;halt 本身也像踩剎車,表示立即停止毀林,不是溫和建議。

offering grants(出錢讓人把事做成)裡的 grants 是口頭答應嗎?

不是。grant 指撥出去的一筆補助;臺詞說給擁有土地的人發錢,讓他們補種原生樹木。

pumped into(被大量灌進某處)和 released(放出去)有什麼不同?

released 只是放出去;pumped into 像用泵往裡灌,強調人類活動把大量碳持續送進大氣,分量更重。

locking away(封存起來)怎麼用在日常裡?

它表示把東西收好封存,不讓外洩;臺詞用它說森林鎖住碳,日常也能說把藥品或重要檔案鎖起來收好。

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