protection.

保護。

Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action.

地球母親顯然在敦促人們採取行動。

Nature is suffering.

大自然在受苦。

Forest fires, heat records, and acid rain just to name a few.

森林大火、高溫記錄和酸雨只是其中的幾個例子。

There are several things that you can do to help restore our earth.

有幾件事你可以做，以幫助恢復我們的地球。

Here are some examples for you to think about.

這裡有一些例子供你思考。

Reduce the amount of meat that you eat.

減少你吃的肉的數量。

Cattle, sheep, and livestock have a huge carbon footprint.

牛、羊和牲畜有巨大的碳足跡。

What is a “Carbon footprint”?

什麼是 "碳足跡"？

The term carbon footprint is how much carbon goes into the air because of something done

碳足跡一詞是指由於所做的事情而進入空氣中的碳的數量。

by people … or that is not done by nature.

由人......或不由自然完成。

We can reduce methane emissions by eating more plant-based foods.

我們可以通過多吃植物性食物來減少甲烷排放。

What is a plant-based diet?

什麼是植物性飲食？

A plant-based diet includes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, seeds and nuts.

基於植物的飲食包括蔬菜、水果、全穀物、豆類、種子和堅果。

How will this help?

這將有什麼幫助？

Methane is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil.

甲烷是在煤炭、天然氣和石油的生產和運輸過程中排放出來的。

Methane emissions also result from livestock and other agricultural practices.

畜牧業和其他農業活動也會產生甲烷排放。

For example, every time a cow burps or passes gas, a little puff of methane wafts into the

例如，每當奶牛打嗝或排出氣體時，就會有一小股甲烷飄入。

atmosphere.

大氣。

Reducing the amount of meat, you eat will help decrease the amount of gas released into

減少吃肉的數量，將有助於減少釋放到空氣中的氣體數量。

the atmosphere.

大氣層。

Eating plant-based foods will help use global farmland more efficiently.

食用植物性食物將有助於更有效地利用全球農田。

Shop locally.

在當地購物。

Always try to buy food that is local and in season.

總是儘量購買當地和應季的食物。

On average, imported food travels 2500 km before it reaches your plate.

平均而言，進口食品在到達你的餐桌之前要經過2500公里的路程。

Avoid food with unnecessary and excessive packaging.

避免使用不必要的和過度包裝的食品。

Our landfills and oceans are becoming more and more clogged with plastic bags, food containers,

我們的垃圾填埋場和海洋正越來越多地被塑膠袋、食品容器堵塞。

disposable coffee cups and more.

一次性咖啡杯和更多。

It's clear that the convenience of food packaging is outweighed by the waste and pollution that

很明顯，食品包裝的便利性被浪費和汙染所抵銷。

the packaging leaves behind.

包裝留下的痕跡。

Consider whether or not the things that you are buying have an effect on deforestation

考慮你所購買的東西是否對砍伐森林有影響

and endangered species.

和瀕危物種。

Plogging.

普羅旺斯。

The word plogging is the activity of picking up litter while jogging.

plogging這個詞是指在慢跑時撿拾垃圾的活動。

The name comes from Sweden, but the act of combining sports with caring for your environment

這個名字來自瑞典，但將運動與愛護環境相結合的行為

is something we can do worldwide.

是我們可以在全世界範圍內做的事情。

Not only is it healthy for the environment, but it's healthy for you.

它不僅對環境健康，而且對你也是健康的。

Recycle.

回收。

To rinse, or not to rinse your recyclables.

漂洗，或不漂洗你的可回收物品。

That is the question.

這就是問題所在。

And if you do need to rinse, what about “sticky” stuff like salad dressing that clings to the

如果你確實需要衝洗，那麼像沙拉醬這樣的 "粘性 "東西該如何處理？

sides of the container?

容器的兩側？

A quick rinse is fine - You don't need to scrub those plastic and glass containers with

快速沖洗就可以了--你不需要對那些塑膠和玻璃容器進行擦洗。

soap and water to make them clean enough to eat off of.

肥皂和水使它們變得足夠乾淨，可以在上面吃飯。

But taking a moment to give them a rinse, will ensure that they end up getting processed.

但花點時間給它們沖洗一下，將確保它們最終得到處理。

Don't just throw them into the trash … Recycle.

不要只是把它們扔進垃圾桶......要回收。

Save water.

節約用水。

Shorter showers save water and the energy it takes to heat that water.

較短的淋浴時間可以節省水和加熱水所需的能源。

It may not seem like much if you cut down gradually, but by the end of the year, the

如果你逐漸減少，可能看起來不多，但到了年底，就會發現

total amount of energy and water saved is huge.

節省的能源和水的總量是巨大的。

Of course, everyone enjoys a long shower.

當然，每個人都喜歡洗個長澡。

But a minute a day will make a huge difference.

但每天一分鐘就會產生巨大的變化。

Take full advantage of daylight hours.

充分利用日照時間。

If you can, get up earlier and make good use of daylight hours.

如果可以的話，早點起床，好好利用白天的時間。

When you're in bed earlier, you'll need less lighting and overall you save on energy consumption.

當你提前上床時，你需要更少的照明，總體上你可以節省能源消耗。

Take a moment to think about what steps you can take to restore our earth.

花點時間想一想，你可以採取哪些措施來恢復我們的地球。

We are all in this together.

我們都在一起。

Let's each do our part.

讓我們各盡其責。