Name: 聯合國警告：地球「已超越極限」！BBC 英語學習新聞 (Earth ‘pushed beyond its limit’ UN warns: BBC Learning English from the News)
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From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.

這是 BBC Learning English 的 Learning English from the News，一個關於 news headlines 的 podcast。

In this programme, planet Earth is being pushed beyond its limits.

在這個 programme 中，planet Earth 正在被推向極限。

In this podcast, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

在這個 podcast 中，我們會探討一個重大的新聞故事，以及 headlines 中的 vocabulary，幫助你理解它。

You can find all the vocabulary and the headlines from this episode, as well as a free worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

你可以在我們的 website，bbclearningenglish.com 上找到本集所有的 vocabulary 和 headlines，還有免費的講義。

那麼，我們來聽聽這個故事的更多內容吧。

2015 to 2025 were the hottest 11 years ever recorded, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.

根據 World Meteorological Organisation 的說法，2015 年到 2025 年是有紀錄以來最熱的 11 年。

However, the heat that we feel is actually only 1% of the increase of heat energy that has happened.

然而，我們感受到的熱，其實只是 heat energy 增加量的 1%。

91% of this heat energy is stored in the ocean, the impact of which is not fully understood.

91% 的 heat energy 儲存在 ocean 中，它的影響我們還沒有完全瞭解。

However, sea levels are at a record high, and sea ice is at its third lowest level ever.

不過，sea levels 創下新高，sea ice 也處於史上第三低的水準。

The level of greenhouse gases means that far more energy comes into the atmosphere from the Sun than can leave it.

greenhouse gases 的濃度意味著，從 Sun 進入 atmosphere 的 energy，遠比能離開的多。

我們的第一個 headline 就是關於這個的。

This headline is from RTE, an Irish news broadcaster.

這個 headline 來自 RTE，一位 Irish news broadcaster。

Earth's climate 顯示出 energy imbalance。

That headline again, from RTE, an Irish news broadcaster.

再聽一次這個 headline，來自 RTE，一位 Irish news broadcaster。

This headline is saying that the climate is showing that too much heat energy is trapped in the Earth's atmosphere.

這個 headline 在說，climate 顯示出有太多 heat energy 被困在 Earth's atmosphere 中。

Much more energy comes in from the Sun than is able to leave.

太陽進來的能量遠比能散發出去的要多。

We're going to learn the word imbalance, which is used to talk about this.

我們要來學一個單字 imbalance，它用來形容這個情況。

To make this word, we use the word balance with the prefix im at the front to make it the opposite.

要組成這個單字，我們用 balance，前面加上 im，變成它的反義。

The prefix im is often used in front of words that begin with M, P, or B, making words like immature or impossible.

im 這個字首常加在 M、P 或 B 開頭的單字前面，像是 immature 或 impossible。

An imbalance is a situation where two things are not equal to each other.

imbalance 指的是兩個事物不相等的情況。

Usually, these are things that we would want to be equal or that would normally be equal.

通常，這些是我們希望相等，或是本來就會相等的事物。

This story is about the imbalance of energy and how it's causing changes to the Earth's climate.

這則新聞是關於 energy imbalance，以及它如何造成 Earth's climate 的改變。

But there are many other contexts where we can use the word imbalance.

不過，我們還可以在很多其他情境下使用 imbalance 這個單字。

If there's an imbalance of power in a relationship, whether that's personal, political, or in business, then there can be problems.

如果一段關係中存在 power imbalance，無論是個人、政治或商業關係，都可能產生問題。

An example of this could be a trade imbalance where one country buys more than it sells to another country, making them economically weaker.

一個例子是 trade imbalance，也就是一個國家買的比賣給另一個國家的多，這會讓他們在經濟上比較弱勢。

We've had imbalance, where two things are not equal to each other.

我們遇過 imbalance，也就是兩件事物不相等。

For example, top universities are encouraging girls to study science to address the gender imbalance in the subject.

例如，頂尖大學鼓勵女生攻讀科學，來解決該學科的性別失衡問題。

This is Learning English from the News, from BBC Learning English.

這是 BBC Learning English 的 Learning English from the News。

We're talking about the World Meteorological Organisation's report saying that the world's climate is more out of balance than at any time in recorded history.

我們正在談論的是 World Meteorological Organisation 的一份報告，指出全球氣候處於有紀錄以來最失衡的狀態。

The report lists a number of ways that the climate is showing the impact of warming.

這份報告列出了氣候顯示暖化影響的多種方式。

This includes the energy imbalance that we've just mentioned.

其中包括我們剛才提到的 energy imbalance。

Also, current levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are the highest for two million years,

此外，大氣中目前的二氧化碳含量是兩百萬年來最高的，

and the amount of methane and nitrous oxide are at their highest levels for 800, 000 years.

而甲烷和氧化亞氮的含量則是八十萬年來最高的。

The amount of warming in the oceans is equivalent to 18 times the energy used by all humans in the world in a year.

海洋吸收的暖化能量相當於全球人類一年總能量使用的十八倍。

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said every climate indicator is flashing red.

UN 祕書長 Antonio Guterres 表示，所有氣候指標都亮起了紅燈。

And this is what our next headline is about.

這就是我們下一個 headline 的內容。

This headline is from US News, a news organisation from the United States.

這個 headline 來自美國新聞，一家美國的新聞機構。

World Meteorological Day sees key climate indicators flashing red.

世界氣象日，關鍵氣候指標亮起紅燈。

That headline again from US News, a news source from the United States.

再看一次這個 headline，來自美國新聞，一家美國的新聞來源。

We're looking at the phrase flashing red.

我們來看「亮起紅燈」這個說法。

Think about a set of instruments, something like a car dashboard.

想像一下儀錶板，有點像汽車的儀錶板。

There are lots of different indicators giving you different information: your speed, how much petrol you've got, etc.

上面有很多不同的訓示燈，告訴你不同的資訊：你的速度、油量等等。

When they start flashing red, it means you've got a problem.

當它們開始亮起紅燈時，就代表你有問題了。

In this story, flashing red refers to the climate data we've just mentioned.

在這個故事裡，「亮起紅燈」指的是我們剛才提到的氣候數據。

Guterres's statement is saying that these indicators are showing problems.

Guterres 的聲明是在說，這些指標顯示出問題了。

You might hear flashing red in any news story where statistics are important.

在任何重視統計數據的新聞報導中，你都可能會聽到「亮起紅燈」這個說法。

If the economic indicators in a country are all flashing red, there are a lot of problems.

如果一個國家的經濟指標都在「亮起紅燈」，那就代表有很多問題。

Stop signs and traffic lights are red, and warning lights showing a problem are usually red.

停止標誌和紅綠燈是紅色的，而顯示問題的警示燈通常也是紅色的。

We've had flashing red warning about a negative situation.

我們已經對一個負面情況發出了「亮起紅燈」的警告。

For example, I've just seen a breakdown of our accounts.

舉例來說，我剛才看到一份我們的帳戶明細。

這是 BBC Learning English 的「從新聞學英文」。

We're talking about the World Meteorological Organisation describing the effect of an energy imbalance on the climate.

我們正在討論世界氣象組織描述能量失衡對氣候的影響。

The report from the World Meteorological Organisation highlights that these changes have been largest in the last few decades.

世界氣象組織的報告強調，這些變化在過去幾十年來最大。

The rate of ocean warming in the 20 years between 2005 and 2025 is twice that of the previous 45 years.

2005 年到 2025 年這 20 年間，海洋暖化的速度是過去 45 年的兩倍。

And this is from a press release from the World Meteorological Organisation.

這來自世界氣象組織的一份新聞稿。

Earth's climate swings increasingly out of balance.

And that again from the World Meteorological Organisation.

Now, the word we're focusing on here is swing.

接下來，我們要聚焦的單字是 swing。

So swing literally means move from one side to another.

所以 swing 字面上的意思就是從一邊移到另一邊。

Imagine putting something heavy on a piece of rope and moving it from side to side.

想像一下，把一個重物掛在一條繩子上，然後讓它左右擺動。

Children might play on a thing called a swing.

小朋友可能會玩一個叫做 swing 的東西。

And the swing swings forwards and backwards.

但在這裡，它不是字面上的意思。

We're using the word to talk about numbers.

And when we talk about numbers, swing means move dramatically and rapidly.

而當我們談論數字時，swing 的意思就是大幅且快速地變動。

Here, we're talking about climate data and how it has dramatically got worse over recent decades.

在這裡，我們在談論氣候數據，以及在過去幾十年裡，這些數據是如何急劇惡化的。

A swing, that's the noun, is also used to talk about a sudden change from one direction to the other.

swing 這個名詞，也用來指從一個方向突然轉向另一個方向的改變。

So in politics, a swing is when support moves from one party to the other.

所以在政治上，swing 指的是支持度從一個政黨轉移到另一個政黨。

One set of numbers goes down while the other goes up.

一組數字下降，而另一組數字上升。

Note that the verb swing is an irregular verb.

請注意，動詞 swing 是一個不規則動詞。

The past simple and past participle are swung.

它的過去式和過去分詞都是 swung。

For example, the opinion polls have swung away from the president.

例如，民意調查已經明顯不利於總統。

There's no way she can win the next election.

And that's it for this episode of Learning English from the News.

這就是我們這集的 Learning English from the News。

We'll be back next week with another news story.

我們下週會再帶來一個新聞故事。

Try the free worksheet on our website to test what you've learnt at bbclearningenglish.com.

歡迎到我們的 website 下載免費講義，測驗你的學習成果，網址是 bbclearningenglish.com。

And you can also follow us on social media.

你也可以在社群媒體上追蹤我們。

Just search for us at BBC Learning English.

只要搜尋 BBC Learning English 就可以了。