Upper-Intermediate - Reducing Carbon Emissions(D2914)
Upper-Intermediate - Reducing Carbon Emissions(D2914) A:
早啊，又来锻炼啊。 zǎo ā， yòu lái duànliàn ā。 Good morning, you've come to train again.
B:
是啊，每天早上出来运动一下，锻炼锻炼身体。 shì a， měitiān zǎoshang chūlái yùndòng yīxià， duànliàn duànliàn shēntǐ。 Yeah, I come every morning to do some exercise, to train up my body.
A:
时间过得真快，转眼秋天就要过去了，冬天又要来了。气温越来越低， 出来锻炼可要多穿点衣服了。 shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài， zhuǎn yǎn qiūtiān jiùyào guòqù le， dōngtiān yòu yào lái le。 qìwēn yuèláiyuè dī， chūlái duànliàn kě yào duō chuān diǎnr yīfu le。 Time really flies, autumn will be over in the blink of an eye, and winter will be here again. The temperature will get lower and lower, so you'll have to wear more clothes when you come out to train.
B:
天气冷倒不担心，就怕一入冬，讨厌的雾霾天气又要来了。 tiānqì lěng dào bù dānxīn， jiù pà yī rù dōng， tǎoyàn de wùmái tiānqì yòu yào lái le。 I am not that worried about cold weather, I'm just afraid that as soon as winter comes, the horrible smog will come again.
A:
别担心了，我刚看了气象台的报告，说今年的雾霾天气预计比往年要少 很多，市政府为了改善人居环境，在环境保护上还是做了不少工作的。 bié dānxīn le， wǒ gāng kàn le qìxiàngtái de bàogào， shuō jīnnián de wùmái tiānqì yùjì bǐ wǎngnián yào shǎo hěn duō， shìzhèngfǔ wèile gǎishàn rénjūhuánjìng， zài huánjìng bǎohù shàng háishì zuò le bùshǎo gōngzuò de。 Don't worry, I just saw a report on the weather channel which said that there will be a
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lot less smoggy weather this year. To improve quality of life, the city government has done quite a lot of environmental protection work.
B:
是吗？你倒是说说看都做了哪些工作啊？ ma？ nǐ dàoshì shuō shuo kàn dōu zuò le nǎxiē gōngzuò ā？ Really? Then tell me what exactly they've done?
A:
首先是节能减排，大力发展低碳经济。 shǒuxiān shì jiénéng jiǎnpái， dàlì fāzhǎn dītàn jīngjì。 First of all they cut down on energy use, reduced emissions and made a big effort to develop a low-carbon economy.
B:
你指的是淘汰那些占用资源多、经济效益差、环境污染严重的企业。 nǐ zhǐ de shì táotài nàxiē zhànyòng zīyuán duō、 jīngjì xiàoyì chà、 huánjìng wūrǎn yánzhòng de qǐyè。 Are you talking about getting rid of the heavy-polluting industries which use a lot of resources and aren't very economically effective?
A:
没错，这些企业不但生产方式落后，投入产出比例失衡，而且是以破坏 生态环境为代价来换取经济效益。 méicuò， zhèxiē qǐyè bùdàn shēngchǎn fāngshì luòhòu， tóurù chǎnchū bǐlì shīhéng， érqiě shì yǐ pòhuài shēngtàihuánjìng wèi dàijià lái huànqǔ jīngjì xiàoyì。 That's right, these firms not only have backward production methods, an imbalance between input and output, they also pursue financial efficiency at the price of destroying the environment.
B:
说的是啊，那些重污染的企业，每天排放那么多污水、废气，把原本的 蓝天绿水污染得这么严重，早就该整治了。 shuōdeshì ā， nàxiē zhòng wūrǎn de qǐyè， měitiān páifàng nàme duō wūshuǐ、 fèiqì， bǎ yuánběn de lántiān lǜshuǐ wūrǎn de zhème yánzhòng， zǎo jiù gāi zhěngzhì le。 That's right, those heavy-polluting firms release so much polluted water and waste gas every day, seriously polluting what was once the blue sky and crystal-clear water, should have been dealt with long ago.
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A:
其次就是大力发展公共交通，减少私家车的碳排量，倡导低碳生活。 qícì jiùshì dàlì fāzhǎn gōnggòng jiāotōng， jiǎnshǎo sījiāchē de tànpáiliàng， chàngdǎo dītàn shēnghuó。 Next is to actively develop public transport, to reduce the carbon emissions from private cars and promote low-carbon lives.
B:
这个我有体会，现在城市的公交车遍布各个角落，班次也排得满满的， 到哪都能公交出行，还有几条地铁线也开通了，生活确实方便了很多。 zhè ge wǒ yǒu tǐhuì， xiànzài chéngshì de gōngjiāochē biànbù gègè jiǎoluò， bāncì yě pái de mǎnmǎn de， dào nǎ dōu néng gōngjiāo chūxíng， háiyǒu jǐ tiáo dìtiěxiàn yě kāitong le， shēnghuó quèshí fāngbiàn le hěn duō。 I've had experience of that, now the city has public transport spread through every corner, and the schedules are really packed, you can go anywhere by public transport, and even some subway lines have now opened, so life is a lot more convenient.
Key Vocabulary 锻炼
duànliàn
physical training
转眼
zhuǎn yǎn
in the blink of an eye
入冬
dōng
to go into winter
雾霾
wùmái
smog
预计
yùjì
to forecast
往年
wǎngnián
in previous years
节能
jiénéng
fuel-efficient
减排
jiǎnpái
to reduce emissions
大力
dàlì
to make a big effort
低碳经济
dītàng jīngjì
low-carbon economy
淘汰
táotài
to eliminate
失衡
shīhéng
to lose equilibrium
整治
zhěngzhì
to fix
碳排量
tànpáiliàng
carbon emissions
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倡导
chàngdǎo
to propose
遍布
biànbù
to permeate
开通
kāitong
to open (of a transport method)
Supplementary Vocabulary 入秋
rùqiū
to enter spring
开春
kāichūn
beginning of spring
水草
shuǐcǎo
water plants
青山绿水
qīngshānlǜshuǐ
green hills and clear water; pleasant country scene (idiom)
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早啊，又来锻炼啊。 zǎo ā， yòu lái duànliàn ā。 Good morning, you've come to train again.
B:
是啊，每天早上出来运动一下，锻炼锻炼身体。 shì a， měitiān zǎoshang chūlái yùndòng yīxià， duànliàn duànliàn shēntǐ。 Yeah, I come every morning to do some exercise, to train up my body.
A:
时间过得真快，转眼秋天就要过去了，冬天又要来了。气温越来越低， 出来锻炼可要多穿点衣服了。 shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài， zhuǎn yǎn qiūtiān jiùyào guòqù le， dōngtiān yòu yào lái le。 qìwēn yuèláiyuè dī， chūlái duànliàn kě yào duō chuān diǎnr yīfu le。 Time really flies, autumn will be over in the blink of an eye, and winter will be here again. The temperature will get lower and lower, so you'll have to wear more clothes when you come out to train.
B:
天气冷倒不担心，就怕一入冬，讨厌的雾霾天气又要来了。 tiānqì lěng dào bù dānxīn， jiù pà yī rù dōng， tǎoyàn de wùmái tiānqì yòu yào lái le。 I am not that worried about cold weather, I'm just afraid that as soon as winter comes, the horrible smog will come again.
A:
别担心了，我刚看了气象台的报告，说今年的雾霾天气预计比往年要少 很多，市政府为了改善人居环境，在环境保护上还是做了不少工作的。 bié dānxīn le， wǒ gāng kàn le qìxiàngtái de bàogào， shuō jīnnián de wùmái tiānqì yùjì bǐ wǎngnián yào shǎo hěn duō， shìzhèngfǔ wèile gǎishàn rénjūhuánjìng， zài huánjìng bǎohù shàng háishì zuò le bùshǎo gōngzuò de。 Don't worry, I just saw a report on the weather channel which said that there will be a
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lot less smoggy weather this year. To improve quality of life, the city government has done quite a lot of environmental protection work.
B:
是吗？你倒是说说看都做了哪些工作啊？ ma？ nǐ dàoshì shuō shuo kàn dōu zuò le nǎxiē gōngzuò ā？ Really? Then tell me what exactly they've done?
A:
首先是节能减排，大力发展低碳经济。 shǒuxiān shì jiénéng jiǎnpái， dàlì fāzhǎn dītàn jīngjì。 First of all they cut down on energy use, reduced emissions and made a big effort to develop a low-carbon economy.
B:
你指的是淘汰那些占用资源多、经济效益差、环境污染严重的企业。 nǐ zhǐ de shì táotài nàxiē zhànyòng zīyuán duō、 jīngjì xiàoyì chà、 huánjìng wūrǎn yánzhòng de qǐyè。 Are you talking about getting rid of the heavy-polluting industries which use a lot of resources and aren't very economically effective?
A:
没错，这些企业不但生产方式落后，投入产出比例失衡，而且是以破坏 生态环境为代价来换取经济效益。 méicuò， zhèxiē qǐyè bùdàn shēngchǎn fāngshì luòhòu， tóurù chǎnchū bǐlì shīhéng， érqiě shì yǐ pòhuài shēngtàihuánjìng wèi dàijià lái huànqǔ jīngjì xiàoyì。 That's right, these firms not only have backward production methods, an imbalance between input and output, they also pursue financial efficiency at the price of destroying the environment.
B:
说的是啊，那些重污染的企业，每天排放那么多污水、废气，把原本的 蓝天绿水污染得这么严重，早就该整治了。 shuōdeshì ā， nàxiē zhòng wūrǎn de qǐyè， měitiān páifàng nàme duō wūshuǐ、 fèiqì， bǎ yuánběn de lántiān lǜshuǐ wūrǎn de zhème yánzhòng， zǎo jiù gāi zhěngzhì le。 That's right, those heavy-polluting firms release so much polluted water and waste gas every day, seriously polluting what was once the blue sky and crystal-clear water, should have been dealt with long ago.
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A:
其次就是大力发展公共交通，减少私家车的碳排量，倡导低碳生活。 qícì jiùshì dàlì fāzhǎn gōnggòng jiāotōng， jiǎnshǎo sījiāchē de tànpáiliàng， chàngdǎo dītàn shēnghuó。 Next is to actively develop public transport, to reduce the carbon emissions from private cars and promote low-carbon lives.
B:
这个我有体会，现在城市的公交车遍布各个角落，班次也排得满满的， 到哪都能公交出行，还有几条地铁线也开通了，生活确实方便了很多。 zhè ge wǒ yǒu tǐhuì， xiànzài chéngshì de gōngjiāochē biànbù gègè jiǎoluò， bāncì yě pái de mǎnmǎn de， dào nǎ dōu néng gōngjiāo chūxíng， háiyǒu jǐ tiáo dìtiěxiàn yě kāitong le， shēnghuó quèshí fāngbiàn le hěn duō。 I've had experience of that, now the city has public transport spread through every corner, and the schedules are really packed, you can go anywhere by public transport, and even some subway lines have now opened, so life is a lot more convenient.
Key Vocabulary 锻炼
duànliàn
physical training
转眼
zhuǎn yǎn
in the blink of an eye
入冬
dōng
to go into winter
雾霾
wùmái
smog
预计
yùjì
to forecast
往年
wǎngnián
in previous years
节能
jiénéng
fuel-efficient
减排
jiǎnpái
to reduce emissions
大力
dàlì
to make a big effort
低碳经济
dītàng jīngjì
low-carbon economy
淘汰
táotài
to eliminate
失衡
shīhéng
to lose equilibrium
整治
zhěngzhì
to fix
碳排量
tànpáiliàng
carbon emissions
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2016 ChinesePod Ltd.
倡导
chàngdǎo
to propose
遍布
biànbù
to permeate
开通
kāitong
to open (of a transport method)
Supplementary Vocabulary 入秋
rùqiū
to enter spring
开春
kāichūn
beginning of spring
水草
shuǐcǎo
water plants
青山绿水
qīngshānlǜshuǐ
green hills and clear water; pleasant country scene (idiom)
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