双语:潘基文2015年世界环境日致辞
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双语:潘基文2015年世界环境日致辞
Message on World Environment Day
世界环境日致辞
5 June 2015
2015年6月5日
The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care”.
今年世界环境日的主题是：“七十亿个梦想。一个地球。理性消费。”
Humanity continues to consume far more natural resources than the planet can sustainably provide. Many of the Earth’s ecosystems 1 are nearing critical tipping points. It is time for us to change.
人类消耗的自然资源远远超过地球可持续供给的能力，这种情况至今没有改变。地球的许多生态系统正在接近关键临界点。我们作出改变的时间已经到来。
The goal of sustainable development is to increase the quality of life for all people without increasing environmental degradation 2, and without compromising the resource needs of future generations. We can do this by shifting our consumption patterns towards goods that use less energy, water and other resources, and by wasting less food.
可持续发展是要提高各国人民的生活品质，但是我们不应加剧环境退化，影响人类后代对资源的需求。为此，我们要改变消费模式，更多地使用能源、水和其他资源消耗较低的物品，减少食品浪费。
In this year of transformation 3, when we hope to see great advances on sustainable development and climate change, let us celebrate World Environment Day by becoming more conscious of our ecological 4 impact. Let us think about the environmental consequences of the choices we make. Let us become better stewards 5 of our planet.
今年是实现转型的一年，我们希望在可持续发展和气候变化领域取得重大进展。我们纪念世界环境日，就是要提高我们对生态影响的认识。我们要思考我们作出的选择对环境的影响。我们应当更好地管理地球家园。
n.生态系统( ecosystem的名词复数 )
- There are highly sensitive and delicately balanced ecosystems in the forest. 森林里有高度敏感、灵敏平衡的各种生态系统。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert. 马达加斯加生态系统类型多样，从雨林到半荒漠等不一而足。 来自辞典例句
n.降级；低落；退化；陵削；降解；衰变
- There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
- Gambling is always coupled with degradation.赌博总是与堕落相联系。
n.变化；改造；转变
- Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
- He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。
adj.生态的，生态学的
- The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
- Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.
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