TED演讲:小国家的大想法--摒弃化石燃料(9)

 So what comes next? The people. 那么接下来呢？我们的百姓。

How do we get people to own this? 我们如何才能让人们去接受这个想法？

How do we get people to believe that it's possible to build a society without fossil¹ fuels? 我们如何才能让人们相信，建造一个没有石油的社会是有可能的？

A lot of work from the ground up is needed. 从最基本的工作开始是必经过程。

That is why, in 2014, we created Costa Rica Limpia. 这就是为什么在2014年的时候，我们创建了Costa Rica Limpia (“纯净哥斯达黎加”)。

"Limpia" means "clean," "Limpia" (西班牙语）的意思是“干净”，

because we want to empower and we want to inspire citizens. 因为我们想启发、鼓励我们的公民。

If citizens don't get engaged, clean transportation decisions will be bogged² down by endless, 如果公民们不参与开发无污染的交通系统的决定

and I mean endless, technical discussions, and by avalanches³ of lobbying⁴ by various established interests. 将会被无限的技术研讨会所淹没，和代表不同利益的组织所游说阻挠。

Wanting to be a green country powered by renewables is already part of our story. 成为一个全由可再生资源供电的绿色国家的这个想法，早已是我们国家故事中的一个篇章。

We should not let anybody take that away from us. 我们不能让任何人夺走属于我们的故事。

Last year, we brought people from our seven provinces to talk about climate change in terms that matter to them, 去年，我们聚集了从7个省来的群众讨论了气候变化对于他们的影响。

and we also brought this year another group of Costa Ricans to talk about renewable energy. 而今年我们又聚集了另一群哥斯达黎加人讨论了可再生资源。

And you know what? These people disagree on almost everything 你们猜怎么着？这些群众平常几乎是没有众口一致过的，

except on renewable energy and clean transportation and clean air. It brings people together. 但他们在关于可再生资源，无污染交通系统和干净空气的问题上达成了一致。这也让哥斯达黎加人团结了。

And the key to real participation⁵ is to help people not to feel small. 真正能引导群众积极参与的关键，是去让人们意识到自己的一举一动不再渺小。

1 fossil   

n.化石，食古不化的人，老顽固

参考例句：

• At this distance of time it is difficult to date the fossil.时间隔得这么久了，很难确定这化石的年代。
• The man is a fossil.那人是个老顽固。

2 bogged   

adj.陷于泥沼的v.（使）陷入泥沼， （使）陷入困境( bog的过去式和过去分词 )；妨碍，阻碍

参考例句：

• The professor bogged down in the middle of his speech. 教授的演讲只说了一半便讲不下去了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The tractor is bogged down in the mud. 拖拉机陷入了泥沼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 avalanches   

n.雪崩( avalanche的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest dangers of pyroclastic avalanches are probably heat and suffocation. 火成碎屑崩落的最大危害可能是炽热和窒息作用。 来自辞典例句
• Avalanches poured down on the tracks and rails were spread. 雪崩压满了轨道，铁轨被弄得四分五裂。 来自辞典例句

4 lobbying   

vi.为了支持或抵制某项特定目标游说（lobby的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• These businessmen have been lobbying a bill through the Senate. 这些商人一直在游说议员通过该项议案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They are lobbying for a reduction in defence spending. 他们正在为减少国防开支而游说议员。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。