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不同于政治宣言：数据表明气候变化正在可视地进行，正如Vicki Arroyo 所言，现在就是为我们的家园和城市做好准备对应气候变化的时刻了，正是因为不断增加的洪暴几率，干旱无常。她所发表的激情洋溢的演讲同时阐述了全世界的大胆工程- - -当地应对气候变化的例子和当地所做到的前卫的思考。
adj. 有品德的，善良的，贞洁的
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- I'd like to share three sets of examples, starting with adapting to violent storms and floods.
- 我想分享三个例子，开始于适应猛烈的暴风雨和洪水。
- In New Orleans, the I-10 Twin Spans, with sections knocked out in Katrina,
- 在新奥尔南，1-10双拱桥因其中一个被击垮，
- have been rebuilt 21 feet higher to allow for greater storm surge.
- 已经重建高21码去适应更猛烈的浪潮。
- And these raised and energy-efficient homes
- 这些建得更高且高能效的房屋
- were developed by Brad Pitt and Make It Right for the hard-hit Ninth Ward.
- 是“布拉特皮特”和“使它变得更好”组织建立的，拥有九级防御功能
- The devastated church my mom attends has been not only rebuilt higher,
- 这个被摧毁了的教堂是我母亲过去常去的一个，不仅仅被建得更高了，
- it's poised to become the first Energy Star church in the country.
- 而且还被建成了这个国家的第一个一星能源教堂。
- They're selling electricity back to the grid
- 它们运输电源到输电网
- thanks to solar panels, reflective paint and more.
- 基于太阳能面板和反光漆油以及其余东西。
- Their March electricity bill was only 48 dollars.
- 他们三月份的电费仅仅是48美金。
- Now these are examples of New Orleans rebuilding in this way,
- 现在这些是新奥尔南重建过程中的案例
- but better if others act proactively with these changes in mind.
- 但是如果别人能够提前设想这些措施就更好了。
- For example, in Galveston, here's a resilient home that survived Hurricane Ike,
- 举个例子，在加尔维斯顿有一个弹性结构房从飓风中得以幸存
- when others on neighboring lots clearly did not.
- 当时它周围的建筑都被摧毁殆尽。
- And around the world, satellites and warning systems are saving lives in flood-prone areas such as Bangladesh.
- 与此同时在世界各地，卫星和报警系统正在像孟加拉国这样的低洼地区拯救生命
- But as important as technology and infrastructure are,
- 但是就像技术和基础设施一样重要
- perhaps the human element is even more critical.
- 人为因素可能更为重要。
- We need better planning and systems for evacuation.
- 我们需要更好的疏散计划和系统。
- We need to better understand how people make decisions in times of crisis, and why.
- 我们需要透彻地理解当人们面临危机时，要如何做决定，而且为什么。
- While it's true that many who died in Katrina did not have access to transportation,
- 虽然真相是很多凯瑟琳台风遇害者都未能使用交通工具
- others who did refused to leave as the storm approached,
- 而有机会使用交通工具的却在暴风雨来临时拒绝离开
- often because available transportation and shelters refused to allow them to take their pets.
- 这常常是因为可使用的交通工具和避难所，都不允许他们带上自己的宠物
- Imagine leaving behind your own pet in an evacuation or a rescue.
- 想象一下无法撤离和营救你自己的宠物。
- Fortunately in 2006, Congress passed the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act
- 但幸运的是在2006年，国会通过了宠物撤离及运输标准法案
- it spells "PETS" to change that.
- 添上了“宠物”，从而改变了之前的情形
- Second, preparing for heat and drought.
- 第二点，为和高温和干旱做好准备
- Farmers are facing challenges of drought from Asia to Africa, from Australia to Oklahoma,
- 农民们正面临着旱灾的挑战，从亚洲到非洲，从澳洲到俄克拉荷马州
- while heat waves linked with climate change
- 与此同时高温热浪和气候变化紧紧相连
- have killed tens of thousands of people in Western Europe in 2003, and again in Russia in 2010.
- 在2003年在西欧和2010年的俄罗斯，已经杀死了成千上万的人。
- In Ethiopia, 70 percent, that's 7-0 percent of the population, depends on rainfall for its livelihood.
- 在埃塞俄比亚百分之七十，是百分之七十的人口，依靠降雨来维持他们的生活。
- Oxfam and Swiss Re, together with Rockefeller Foundation,
- 牛津饥荒救济委员会和瑞士再保险公司与洛克菲勒基金会携手
- are helping farmers like this one build hillside terraces and find other ways to conserve water,
- 共同帮助农民们建造山坡梯田和找寻其余的方法保存用水
- but they're also providing for insurance when the droughts do come.
- 当旱灾来临的时候，他们也提供保险赔偿
- The stability this provides is giving the farmers the confidence to invest.
- 这让那些农民坚定了投资的信心。
- It's giving them access to affordable credit.
- 向他们提供可负担的贷款。
- It's allowing them to become more productive so that they can afford their own insurance over time, without assistance.
- 这使他们变得更加多产，随着时间的流逝，他们有能力自给自足，从而不需要救助。
- It's a virtuous cycle, and one that could be replicated throughout the developing world.
- 这是一个良性循环，而且是可以在发展中国家广泛使用的。
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| virtuous | ['və:rtʃuəs] | 联想记忆 | ||
| element | ['elimənt] | |||
| devastated | ['devəsteitid] | |||
| ward | [wɔ:d] | |||
| foundation | [faun'deiʃən] | 联想记忆 | ||
| insurance | [in'ʃuərəns] | 联想记忆 | ||
| violent | ['vaiələnt] | |||
| reflective | [ri'flektiv] | 联想记忆 | ||
| affordable | [ə'fɔ:dəbl] | 联想记忆 | ||
| stability | [stə'biliti] | 联想记忆 |
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