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Dan: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English.
丹:你好,歡迎來到6分鐘英語。
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I'm Dan and joining me today is Neil. Hey Neil.
我是丹,今天加入我的是尼爾。嘿,尼爾。
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Neil: Hello Dan. What's on the agenda today?
尼爾:你好,丹。今天的議程是什麼?
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Dan: Well, I'll give you a clue.
丹:好吧,我給你一個線索。
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It's something that makes the world go round,
這是讓世界運轉的東西。
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but it doesn't really exist.
但它並不真正存在。
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In fact, if we all stopped believing in it,
事實上,如果我們都不再相信它。
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it would have no use at all!
毫無用處
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What is it?
什麼事?
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Neil: I haven't got a clue!
尼爾:我沒有任何頭緒!
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Dan: Ok...how about this?
丹:好吧......這樣如何?
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Neil: Money!
錢!
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Dan: Yep! And not just any money,
丹:是的!而且不是普通的錢。
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we're talking about crypto-currency.
我們正在談論加密貨幣。
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Neil: Currency is the money that's being used
尼爾:貨幣是指被使用的錢。
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in a given country at a certain time.
在某一時期,在某一國家。
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But what about the crypto part?
但加密部分呢?
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Dan: Well, 'crypto' is a prefix meaning hidden or secret.
丹:嗯,"crypto "是一個前綴,意思是隱藏或祕密。
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It comes from the word cryptic,
它來自於 "隱 "字。
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which means mysterious or difficult to understand.
意思是神祕的或難以理解的。
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You may have heard about the most
你可能聽說過最
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popular crypto-currency at the moment,
目前流行的加密貨幣。
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the Bitcoin.
的比特幣。
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Neil: Well I've certainly heard the name,
尼爾:嗯,我當然聽說過這個名字。
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but I can't say I know what it is.
但我不能說我知道它是什麼。
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Dan: First our quiz question.
丹:首先是我們的問答題。
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When was the Bitcoin crypto-currency first created?
比特幣加密貨幣最早是什麼時候誕生的?
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Is it a) 2004
是a) 2004年
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b) 2009 or c) 2013
b) 2009年或c) 2013年
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Neil: Well, I think 2004 may have been a little early,
尼爾:嗯,我覺得2004年可能有點早。
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and I think 2013 could be a little late,
而我認為2013年可能會晚一點。
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so the smart money's on 2009.
所以聰明的錢在2009年。
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Dan: We'll see if you're right later on in the show.
丹:等會兒節目中我們就知道你說的對不對了。
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So…Bitcoin, what do you know about it?
那麼......比特幣,你對它瞭解多少?
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Neil: Well, I know it's a digital currency…
我知道這是一種數字貨幣...
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so presumably you can use it online to buy things?
所以大概可以用它在網上買東西?
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Dan: You are right on the money,
丹:你說的很對。
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which means correct,
這意味著正確。
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both times.
兩次。
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Bitcoin is just like any other currency
比特幣就像其他貨幣一樣
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except for two things.
除了兩件事。
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First, it's not printed by governments or banks,
首先,它不是政府或銀行印的。
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which means that it's not legal tender.
這意味著它不是法定貨幣。
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Neil: Legal tender means the official money that
尼爾:法定貨幣指的是官方的貨幣,即
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can be used within a country.
可以在一個國家內使用。
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So that means we can't use it to
所以,這意味著我們不能用它來。
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pay taxes or settle debts, right?
交稅或還債,對吧?
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Dan: Exactly.
丹:沒錯。
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Governments won't recognise it as an official currency,
各國政府不會承認它是一種官方貨幣。
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although it acts just like one.
雖然它的行為就像一個。
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You can use it to buy items
你可以用它來購買物品
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from anyone who will accept it,
從任何願意接受它的人。
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and its value fluctuates.
而其價值也會有所波動。
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Neil: Fluctuates means changes in level or amount.
尼爾:Fluctuates是指水準或數量的變化。
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And what's the second thing?
第二件事是什麼呢?
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Dan: The second thing is that bitcoin is a
丹:第二件事是,比特幣是一個。
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digital currency, meaning
數字貨幣
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that with the exception of a few tokens,
那除了一些代幣。
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it largely exists online only.
它基本上只存在於網上。
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You can't carry a load of bitcoins around in your pocket!
你不能把一大堆比特幣裝在口袋裡!
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Neil: Well, that makes a nice…
嗯,這是個不錯的...
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change!
變化
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Dan: Oh dear, Neil. Was that a money pun? Terrible!
哦,親愛的,尼爾。那是個雙關語嗎?太可怕了!
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Neil: So if it's a digital only currency,
尼爾:所以,如果是隻用數字貨幣。
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where do new ones come from?
新的從何而來?
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Can't I just say that I've got a million of them and
我就不能說我有一百萬個人,而且。
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make myself rich!?
讓自己發財!?
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Dan: Well, no. You see,
丹:嗯,沒有。你看。
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even though Bitcoin is not regulated by a bank
儘管比特幣不受銀行監管
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or government, it still has a process
或政府,它仍然有一個過程
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that stops people from cheating.
阻止人們作弊的。
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There are only two ways to get bitcoins.
獲取比特幣只有兩種方式。
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You either trade them from someone,
你要麼從別人那裡交易。
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or you go mining.
或者你去採礦。
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Neil: Oh wait, I've heard about this.
尼爾:哦,等等,我聽說過這件事。
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This is when you use your computer to run calculations
這時你可以用電腦進行計算。
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which verify other Bitcoin transactions.
其中驗證其他比特幣交易。
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You get rewarded for this 'work' by earning bitcoins.
你通過賺取比特幣來獲得這個 "工作 "的回報。
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Dan: Yep! It's money for old rope,
丹:是的!這是買舊繩子的錢。
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which means it's an easy way to earn money.
這意味著這是一種輕鬆的賺錢方式。
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Neil: Wow! I'm going to start mining immediately!
哇哦!我馬上要開始挖礦了!
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Dan: Well, you wouldn't be the only one!
丹:嗯,你不會是唯一的一個!
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Bitcoin's value has recently gone up quite a lot
比特幣的價值最近上漲了不少
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and this has caused a lot of interest.
而這也引起了很多人的興趣。
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In fact, one stock exchange in Chicago
事實上,芝加哥的一個證券交易所
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has begun trading in Bitcoin futures contracts.
已經開始交易比特幣期貨合約。
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Neil: A futures contract? What's that?
尼爾:期貨合約?那是什麼?
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Dan: I'll let BBC correspondent
丹:我會讓BBC記者
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Rory Cellan-Jones explain that.
Rory Cellan-Jones解釋道。
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The futures contract,
期貨合約。
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a bet on where the currency will be a month from now,
押注一個月後貨幣的走勢。
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soared above 18,000 dollars.
飆升至18000美元以上。
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That means investors believe Bitcoin,
這意味著投資者相信比特幣。
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which started the year worth under 1000 dollars
價值不到1000美元的年終獎
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will continue to rise in value, albeit at a slower rate.
將繼續升值,儘管速度較慢。
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But at the big banks there's still plenty of scepticism
但在大銀行,還是有很多懷疑的聲音的
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about the currency.
關於貨幣。
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Neil: Soared in this context means
尼爾:在這裡,飆升的意思是
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increased very quickly.
增加得非常快。
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So, now big investors are betting on the value of Bitcoin
所以,現在大的投資者都在押注比特幣的價值。
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in the future.
在未來。
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Dan: Yes. But he also mentioned that the banks
丹:是的。但他也提到,銀行
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have a lot of scepticism.
有很多的懷疑。
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That's a doubt that something is real or true.
這是對某件事情是真實存在的懷疑。
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In this case, whether Bitcoin is reliable or not.
在這種情況下,比特幣是否可靠。
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Neil: Maybe it's best I don't get involved then.
尼爾:也許我最好不要參與,那麼。
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After all, a fool and his money are soon parted.
畢竟,傻子和他的錢很快就會分開。
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Dan: Well, you don't have to be sceptical about
丹:好吧,你不必對這個問題持懷疑態度。
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the answer to our quiz.
我們測驗的答案。
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We know that for a fact.
我們知道這是一個事實。
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I asked you when the Bitcoin crypto-currency
我問你,比特幣加密貨幣什麼時候?
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was first created.
創立之初。
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a) 2004
a) 2004
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b) 2009 or c) 2013
b) 2009年或c) 2013年
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Neil: And I said 2009.
尼爾:而且我說的是2009年。
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Dan: And you were right! Well done.
丹:而且你是對的!幹得好。
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Shall we go over the vocabulary again?
我們再來複習一下詞彙吧?
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Neil: First we had currency.
尼爾:首先我們有貨幣。
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That's the money being used
這就是錢的用途
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in a given country at a certain time.
在某一時期,在某一國家。
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Name three currencies and their countries, Dan.
說出三種貨幣及其國家,丹。
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Dan: OK.
然後:好的。
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Baht for Thailand. Rupee for India
泰銖代表泰國。盧比代表印度
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and my favourite,
還有我最喜歡的。
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Metical for Mozambique.
為莫三鼻克提供服務。
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Next we had cryptic.
接下來我們有了隱祕的。
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Something which is cryptic is mysterious
隱祕的東西就是神祕的
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or difficult to understand.
或難以理解。
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For example, what do rich people need,
比如說,有錢人需要什麼。
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poor people have and if you eat it, you die?
窮人有,吃了就會死?
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Neil: A cryptic riddle indeed! I'll have to think about that.
尼爾:確實是一個神祕的謎語!我得好好想想。
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Then we had legal tender,
然後我們有了法定貨幣。
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that's the official money
官錢
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that can be used within a country.
可以在一個國家內使用的。
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The Euro is legal tender within Spain,
歐元在西班牙是法定貨幣。
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but what was the legal tender before that?
但在此之前的法定貨幣是什麼?
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Dan: Wasn't it the Peseta?
丹:是不是佩塞塔?
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Then we had fluctuates.
然後我們有波動。
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If something fluctuates, it changes in amount or level.
如果某件事情發生波動,它的數量或水準就會發生變化。
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The stock market fluctuates.
股市的波動。
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Neil: But my love for my family never does.
尼爾:但我對家人的愛永遠不會變。
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Then we had soared,
然後,我們已經飛了起來。
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which means increased very quickly.
這意味著增加得非常快。
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It's used with this meaning in the context of money,
用在錢的上下文中就是這個意思。
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prices and statistics.
價格和統計數據。
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Dan: Finally, we had scepticism.
丹:最後,我們有了懷疑論。
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Scepticism is doubt that something is real or true.
懷疑主義是對某件事情的真實性或真實性的懷疑。
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What sort of things are people sceptical about, Neil?
人們對什麼樣的事情持懷疑態度,尼爾?
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Neil: Some people think that human activity
尼爾:有些人認為,人類活動
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hasn't caused climate change.
沒有造成氣候變化。
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They are sceptical.
他們是持懷疑態度的。
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Dan: And that brings us to the end of today's
丹:今天的節目到此結束。
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6 Minute English.
六分鐘的英語。
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Don't forget to check out our Youtube,
不要忘記查看我們的Youtube。
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Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages,
Facebook、Twitter和Instagram頁面。
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and we'll see you next time. Goodbye.
我們下次再見再見。
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Neil: Goodbye
再見了