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8月20日:地球生态超载日
文章来源:未知 文章作者:enread 发布时间:2013-08-25 06:14 字体: [ ] 
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8月20日,是今年的“地球生态超载日”,也就是说,我们已经用光了这一年地球能够提供给我们的各类自然资源,人类在余下几个月使用的资源都是在透支下一年的“生态预算”。提出这一概念的全球生态足迹网络表示,目前,人类需要1.5个地球提供的资源才能存活发展;而到本世纪中叶,大概要两个地球才能满足人类的资源需求。
 
humans have used up the natural resources the earth can provide for the year and are now in '1', campaigners have warned.
 
the world has reached 'earth overshoot day' today, august 20, the point in the year that humans have 2 supplies such land, trees and fish and 4(超过) the planet's annual capacity to absorb waste products including carbon dioxide.
 
for the rest of the year, the world is in 5 debt, with fish stocks and forests being 6, land degraded and carbon dioxide building up in the atmosphere, the global footprint network said.
 
earth overshoot day is calculated by comparing the demands made by humans on global resources - our 'ecological footprint' - with the planet's ability to 7 resources and absorb waste.
 
this year, in less than nine months we have used as much of nature as the earth can 8 in a year. earth overshoot day has fallen a couple of days earlier than it did last year.
 
the global footprint network said that in 1961, humanity only used around two-thirds of the available natural resources on earth, but by the 1970s increased carbon 9 and consumption began to 3 what the planet could provide.
 
humans now need the equivalent of 1.5 planets to sustain us, and by 10 century it will have risen to two planets, the campaigners said.
 
china has the biggest total ecological footprint, because of its large population, but other countries have much higher demands on resources per person. if everyone were to live like u.s. residents we would need four planets to supply demand, the report said.
 
four-fifths of the world's population live in countries that use more than their own natural systems can provide. in this country, we would need the equivalent of three and a half uks to sustain current consumption levels.
 
the world can no longer sustain the widening budget gap between what nature is able to provide and how much our 11, economies and lifestyles require, they said.
 
alessandro galli, global footprint network regional director, said: 'everyday life in many 12 countries is showing us what it means to live beyond financial limits.
 
'ecological and financial 14 are two sides of the same coin. over the long run, nations cannot deal with one 13 without addressing the other.'
 
andrew simms, climate 15 at global witness, who came up with the concept of earth overshoot day at uk think tank the new economics foundation, said: 'the government consistently tells us that we must 16 down and live within our financial means, but seems intent on pushing us to break our environmental budget.
 
'the maths is simple - the uk consumes and produces waste at a rate three and a half times greater than we can sustain, and today humanity has already exhausted what the planet's 17 can provide in a year.
 
'we're in the red and 18 with ecological 19, as the fracking debate shows. if it chose to, the government can always print more money, but it can't print more planet. ecological overshoot should lead the political agenda.'

 



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1 3m3z5t     
n.透支,透支额
参考例句:
  • her bank warned that unless she repaid the overdraft she could face legal action.银行警告她如果不偿还透支钱款,她将面临诉讼。
  • an overdraft results when a note discounted at a bank is not met when due.银行贴现的支票到期而未能支付就成为透支。
2 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • it was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
3 mj6xm     
v.超过,跑过
参考例句:
  • he can outstrip his friend both in sports and in studies.他能在体育和学习方面胜过他的朋友。
  • it is possible for us to outstrip the advanced countries in the world.我们能超过世界上先进的国家。
4 a0f484b2f20edcad2242f1d8b1f23c25     
v.做得比…更好,(在赛跑等中)超过( outstrip的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • that manufacturer outstripped all his competitors in sales last year. 那个制造商家去年的销售量超过了所有竞争对手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • the imagination of her mother and herself had outstripped the truth. 母亲和她自己的想象力远远超过了事实。 来自辞典例句
5 irrxx     
adj.生态的,生态学的
参考例句:
  • the region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
  • each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.
6 31d93165da679292f22e5e2e5aa49a03     
adj. 枯竭的, 废弃的 动词deplete的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • food supplies were severely depleted. 食物供应已严重不足。
  • both teams were severely depleted by injuries. 两个队都因队员受伤而实力大减。
7 kcayv     
vt.补充;(把…)装满;(再)填满
参考例句:
  • i always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。
  • we have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to replenish our reserves.我们不得不额外进口四百万吨小麦以补充我们的储备。
8 eu2xv     
vt.使恢复,使新生;vi.恢复,再生;adj.恢复的
参考例句:
  • their aim is to regenerate british industry.他们的目的是复兴英国的工业。
  • although it is not easy,you have the power to regenerate your life.尽管这不容易,但你有使生活重获新生的能力。
9 1a87f8769eb755734e056efecb5e2da9     
排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体)
参考例句:
  • most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
10 dotzsb     
adj.中央的,中间的
参考例句:
  • our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
  • he switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
11 ubbz5     
n.下部构造,下部组织,基础结构,基础设施
参考例句:
  • we should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • we should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设,发展各类群众文化。
12 ezuzt     
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
参考例句:
  • the houses are mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • gibraltar is the key to the mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
13 tmazu     
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
参考例句:
  • the directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • we have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
14 08e04c986818dbc337627eabec5b794e     
n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 );赤字;亏空;亏损
参考例句:
  • the ministry of finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句
15 auhzvs     
n.经济学家,经济专家,节俭的人
参考例句:
  • he cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
  • he's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家,自以为什么都懂。
16 zsrzg     
n.扣子,带扣;v.把...扣住,由于压力而弯曲
参考例句:
  • the two ends buckle at the back.带子两端在背后扣起来。
  • she found it hard to buckle down.她很难专心做一件事情。
17 94cb0e40a815bea1157ac8aab9a5380d     
n.生态系统( ecosystem的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • there are highly sensitive and delicately balanced ecosystems in the forest. 森林里有高度敏感、灵敏平衡的各种生态系统。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert. 马达加斯加生态系统类型多样,从雨林到半荒漠等不一而足。 来自辞典例句
18 ch4xh     
n.赌博;投机
参考例句:
  • they have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
  • the men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
19 fpoyj     
n.破产;无偿付能力
参考例句:
  • you will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产,就必须节省开支。
  • his firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
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