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New jobs in the ‘green’ industry 加入 “綠色行業(yè)” 的英國年輕人

學(xué)習(xí)要點(diǎn)

有關(guān) “climate change（氣候變化）” 的詞匯

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Which industry is Bridie about to join?

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There are jobs that hardly existed a generation ago. Bridie is learning to maintain wind turbines, Paul makes heat pumps to replace gas boilers, and Beth is at work on a futuristic farm. All three are zero carbon – to help with climate change.

有些工作在上一代人中幾乎不存在。布萊蒂正在學(xué)習(xí)維護(hù)風(fēng)力渦輪發(fā)電機(jī)，保羅制造熱泵，以取代燃?xì)鉅t，貝絲則在未來感十足的農(nóng)場工作。三份工作都是零碳排放，以幫助應(yīng)對氣候變化。

Beth Campbell, Jones Food Company
I think for my generation it’s a huge deal. Like, it’s affecting us now. We’re starting to see the problems that the climate change is causing now – and with the ice caps melting and the world heating and all of these deadlines being set by the government… things have to happen now.

貝絲·坎貝爾       瓊斯食品公司
“我認(rèn)為對我這代人來說，這非常重要。因為氣候變化正影響著我們?，F(xiàn)在，我們開始看到了氣候變化造成的問題。隨著冰蓋融化、全球變暖，政府為應(yīng)對這些情況定下了最后期限，現(xiàn)在必須有所行動?！?

In the purple light of her vertical farm, Beth explains how the water’s recycled, the crops are sold locally, and the power is solar – from panels on the roof in this industrial estate in Scunthorpe [UK].

在垂直立體農(nóng)場的紫光燈下，貝絲解釋了水是如何被循環(huán)利用的，作物在本地銷售，電力來自太陽能，是從這個斯肯索普工業(yè)園屋頂上的太陽能電池板獲取的。

Beth Campbell, Jones Food Company
This is the future. If you can grow stuff that’s supposed to grow in Italy in here, in the UK – you can grow it anywhere in the world. You could grow it in the Middle East, in Africa – and then you cut out all the transportation. So, you’re saving money, time, resources – and carbon, I reckon – and carbon – a lot of carbon. You’re not flying basil all over the world.

貝絲·坎貝爾       瓊斯食品公司
“這就是未來。如果能在英國種植意大利的農(nóng)作物，那在世界上任何地方都可以種。你可以在中東、非洲種植，不需要任何運(yùn)輸。所以，省了金錢、時間、資源……” “還有碳排放?！?“沒錯，會大大減少碳排放，因為不用把羅勒之類的蔬菜空運(yùn)到世界各地了?！?

Paul McGoogan reckons he’s also in an industry of the future. The heat pumps being made here in Livingston release no carbon. And for him, a green career is safe.

保羅·麥古根認(rèn)為他也在未來的行業(yè)工作。這些在利文斯頓制造的熱泵不會釋放碳。對他來說，綠色職業(yè)有安全感。    

Paul McGoogan, Mitsibishi Electric
Me and my girlfriend, we’ve just bought a new home, and the next step for us is hopefully to start a family. So, knowing that we are doing our bit in this company to create a better, brighter future, a more sustainable future for my family and for generations to come – it’s a big deal to me.

保羅·麥古根       三菱電機(jī)
“我和女朋友剛買了新家，下一步我們希望能有孩子。所以，做這份工作是盡綿薄之力，給家人和后代創(chuàng)造一個更好、更光明、更可持續(xù)的未來，這對我來說很重要?！?

As an apprentice, Bridie is getting ready to join the offshore wind industry.

作為學(xué)徒，布萊蒂正準(zhǔn)備投身海上風(fēng)電行業(yè)。

From Grimsby, she’ll head out to the North Sea – to the giant turbines there –rather than to the fishing grounds that once made her hometown famous.

從格里姆斯比出發(fā)，她將前往北海，去巨大的風(fēng)力發(fā)電機(jī)那里工作，而不是曾使她家鄉(xiāng)出名的漁場。

Bridie Salmon, Orsted
It’s really nice to see that growing from fishing to engineering – and from, kind of, an old industry, to a renewable green one. I mean, the North Sea… I don’t think many people romanticise the North Sea, but on a quiet day when the Sun’s rising, I think one could certainly do that – so I can’t wait. It’ll be great.

布萊蒂·薩爾蒙       Orsted 公司
“很高興看到我的家鄉(xiāng)從漁業(yè)發(fā)展到工程學(xué)，從古老的行業(yè)過渡到可再生綠色行業(yè)。說起北?！矣X得沒有多少人把北海想象得很浪漫，但在寧靜的一天，日出時，肯定會令人覺得很浪漫。我迫不及待地想出發(fā)，一定會很棒的！”

So, there are new green opportunities – and they’re essential for the UK to go [net] zero carbon. And we’ll soon see if enough are being created to make that a reality.

新的綠色機(jī)遇是有的，這對英國實現(xiàn)凈零碳排放至關(guān)重要。我們很快就會看到是否有足夠的機(jī)會應(yīng)運(yùn)而生，使這個目標(biāo)成為現(xiàn)實。

詞匯

zero carbon 零碳排放

solar 太陽的

carbon 碳

sustainable 可持續(xù)的

renewable 可再生的

問題答案

Bridie is getting ready to join the offshore wind industry.