TED演讲:石油真正的代价(7)

 And we're replacing that with the largest industrial project in the history of the world, 将它转变成史上最大的工业项目，

which is producing the most high-carbon greenhouse gas emitting oil in the world.  生产温室气体排放量最大的高碳油类。

And we're doing this on the second largest oil reserves on the planet. 这就是我们在世上第二大石油蕴藏地所做的事。

This is one of the reasons why Canada,  这就是为何加拿大，

originally a climate change hero-we were one of the first signatories of the Kyoto Accord.  它原本是环保英雄-我们是第一批签署京都议定书的国家之一。

Now we're the country that has full-time¹ lobbyists in the European Union and Washington, D.C. 现在我国派驻全职说客在欧盟及华盛顿特区。

threatening trade wars when these countries talk about wanting to bring in positive legislation to limit the import of high-carbon fuels, 以贸易战争为要挟，当这些国家希望立法限制高碳燃料进口，

of greenhouse gas emissions², anything like this,  讨论温室气体排放等相关议题时，

at international conferences,  在国际会议中，

whether they're in Copenhagen or Cancun,  无论在哥本哈根或坎昆，

international conferences on climate change,  在讨论气候变迁议题的国际会议中，

we're the country that gets the dinosaur³ award every single day as being the biggest obstacle to progress on this issue. 我们是荣获“化石奖”（颁给破坏国际气候变化谈判的国家）的国家成为谈判进展的最大阻碍。

Just 70 miles downstream is the world's largest freshwater delta,  河流下游70英哩处是世上最大的淡水三角洲，

the Peace-Athabasca Delta,  和平－阿萨帕斯卡尔三角洲，

the only one at the juncture⁴ of all four migratory⁵ flyways.  它是四条候鸟迁徙路线唯一交会点。

This is a globally significant wetland,  这是对全球来说具有重要意义的湿地，

perhaps the greatest on the planet.  或许是世上最大的湿地。

Incredible habitat for half the bird species you find in North America, migrating here. 它是北美半数迁往此处的鸟类物种栖息地。

And also the last refuge for the largest herd⁶ of wild bison,  也是世上最大野牛群最后的避难所，

and also, of course, critical habitat for another whole range of other species.  此外，当然也是许多其他物种的重要栖息地。

But it too is being threatened by the massive amount of water being drawn⁷ from the Athabasca,  但它也深受来自阿萨帕斯卡尔河的大量水流威胁，

which feeds these wetlands,  它灌溉这片湿地，

and also the incredible toxic⁸ burden of the largest toxic unlined impoundments on the planet,  同时带来大量毒性物质来自世上最大的露天毒性蓄水池，

which are leaching⁹ in to the food chain for all the species downstream.  进入下游所有物种的食品链中。

1 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

2 emissions   

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。

3 dinosaur   

n.恐龙

参考例句：

• Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击？
• He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。

4 juncture   

n.时刻，关键时刻，紧要关头

参考例句：

• The project is situated at the juncture of the new and old urban districts.该项目位于新老城区交界处。
• It is very difficult at this juncture to predict the company's future.此时很难预料公司的前景。

5 migratory   

n.候鸟，迁移

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• This does not negate the idea of migratory aptitude.这并没有否定迁移能力这一概念。

6 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

7 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

8 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

9 leaching   

n.滤取，滤去v.（将化学品、矿物质等）过滤( leach的现在分词 )；（液体）过滤，滤去

参考例句：

• The lack of humus and the excessive leaching make this soil almost useless for agricultural purpose. 缺少腐殖质和过度淋滤使这种土壤对农业几乎无用。 来自辞典例句
• The deep oxidation and groundwater leaching solubilizes much of the loosely bound uranium. 深部氧化和地下水淋蚀使大部分固定得比较松散的铀溶解。 来自辞典例句