TIME閱讀解析 13- 全世界甫同意保護公海。但這僅是拯救我們海洋的開端
World Just Agreed to Protect the High Seas. But This Is Only the Beginning for Saving Our Oceans
全世界甫同意保護公海。但這僅是拯救我們海洋的開端
“The ship has reached the shore.” With these words on the evening of March 4, 2023 at the United Nations in New York, BBNJ president Rena Lee brought the decades-long negotiations of a U.N. High Seas Treaty to a successful conclusion. Hailing the historic moment, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was a victory for multilateralism and for global efforts to counter the destructive trends facing ocean health, now and for generations to come.
The agreement is expected to fill the gaps in governance of the high seas beyond the jurisdiction of national exclusive economic zones, with the high seas covering some 40% of the planet’s surface and around 64% of the ocean. Lack of adequate governance of the high seas has been a major element in the decline of the ocean’s health. Marine pollution has become rampant, fish-stocks are overfished by a factor of over a third, and marine biodiversity is diminishing at an alarming rate — all at a time when (thanks to our anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions) the seas are warming, acidifying, deoxygenating and rising.
BY JEFFREY KLUGER MARCH 13, 2023
單字
1. object (n.) 物體
For the purpose of practically recycling, items such as plastic objects should be put into this box.
為了要落實回收，諸如塑料製品等應放入此箱。
2. figure (n.) 數字
No one could report the final sales figures to the associate marketing manager on the spot.
現場沒有人可以向行銷副理報告最終的銷售數字。
3. curb (vt.) 控制
To improve your personal relationship, first and foremost you have to learn to curb your temper.
要改善你的人際關係，首先你得學會控制自己的脾氣。
片語
1. sound an alarm 引起警覺；敲響警鐘……
Experts sound the alarm when the low fertility rate shows no signs of ceasing anytime soon.
專家們警覺到低生育率短期內沒有終止的跡象。
2. a bit of + N 小塊的……
Mind your step! Small bits of plastic are all over the ground nearby.
留意腳步！附近的地上到處都是塑膠碎片。
3. call for + N 呼籲……
The general public call for the openness and transparency of the policy making process.
大眾呼籲政策制定過程公開透明。
句型
1. S + V.... Or S + V ... ……或者說……
Your answer is wrong. Or let’s put it this way: it’s wrong unless the figure you guessed is 100 trillion.
= Your answer is wrong, or let’s put it this way: it’s wrong unless the figure you guessed is 100 trillion.
2. Let’s put it this way. 我們這麼說吧
Let’s put it this way. The man is indeed wealthy, but he will absolutely not be a trustworthy husband.
3. S + V... unless S + V .... ……除非……
It’s wrong unless the figure you guessed is 100 trillion.
= It’s wrong if the figure you guessed is not 100 trillion.
*unless = if not
文法點
1. 關係代名詞省略成為分詞片語大集錦
That’s the jaw-dropping number which was cited by an international team of researchers who wrote an open letter in last week’s issue of Science, and the international team (of researchers) called for a global treaty ...
** That’s the jaw-dropping number cited1 by an international team of researchers writing2 an open letter in last week’s issue of Science, calling3 for a global treaty ...
1. cited
1. 省略關代“which”；
2. be動詞“was”改為“being”；
3. 省略“being”
2. writing
1. 省略關代“who”；
2. 動詞“wrote”主動，改為現在分詞“writing”
3. calling
1. 移除連接詞“and”；
2. 省略相同主詞“the international team (of researchers)”；
3. 動詞“called”主動，改為現在分詞“calling”
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1. object (n.) 物體
For the purpose of practically recycling, items such as plastic objects should be put into this box.
為了要落實回收，諸如塑料製品等應放入此箱。
2. figure (n.) 數字
No one could report the final sales figures to the associate marketing manager on the spot.
現場沒有人可以向行銷副理報告最終的銷售數字。
3. curb (vt.) 控制
To improve your personal relationship, first and foremost you have to learn to curb your temper.
要改善你的人際關係，首先你得學會控制自己的脾氣。
片語
1. sound an alarm 引起警覺；敲響警鐘……
Experts sound the alarm when the low fertility rate shows no signs of ceasing anytime soon.
專家們警覺到低生育率短期內沒有終止的跡象。
2. a bit of + N 小塊的……
Mind your step! Small bits of plastic are all over the ground nearby.
留意腳步！附近的地上到處都是塑膠碎片。
3. call for + N 呼籲……
The general public call for the openness and transparency of the policy making process.
大眾呼籲政策制定過程公開透明。
句型
1. S + V.... Or S + V ... ……或者說……
Your answer is wrong. Or let’s put it this way: it’s wrong unless the figure you guessed is 100 trillion.
= Your answer is wrong, or let’s put it this way: it’s wrong unless the figure you guessed is 100 trillion.
2. Let’s put it this way. 我們這麼說吧
Let’s put it this way. The man is indeed wealthy, but he will absolutely not be a trustworthy husband.
3. S + V... unless S + V .... ……除非……
It’s wrong unless the figure you guessed is 100 trillion.
= It’s wrong if the figure you guessed is not 100 trillion.
*unless = if not
文法點
1. 關係代名詞省略成為分詞片語大集錦
That’s the jaw-dropping number which was cited by an international team of researchers who wrote an open letter in last week’s issue of Science, and the international team (of researchers) called for a global treaty ...
** That’s the jaw-dropping number cited1 by an international team of researchers writing2 an open letter in last week’s issue of Science, calling3 for a global treaty ...
1. cited
1. 省略關代“which”；
2. be動詞“was”改為“being”；
3. 省略“being”
2. writing
1. 省略關代“who”；
2. 動詞“wrote”主動，改為現在分詞“writing”
3. calling
1. 移除連接詞“and”；
2. 省略相同主詞“the international team (of researchers)”；
3. 動詞“called”主動，改為現在分詞“calling”
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