英语新闻听写 今年地球上的资源几乎已被消耗殆尽

Every year our amazing planet Earth is able to regenerate¹ a huge amount of environmental resources used up by humans, including water, soil, and clean air.

每年，我们伟大的地球都能重新生产出大量人类需要的环境资源，比如水、土壤和洁净的空气。

But in the past few decades, we've been using an increased amount of these resources, which is why environmental groups began calculating the day each year on which we go over our limit and essentially² begin living on credit. Since the calculations officially began in 1986, the milestone³ has been arriving earlier and earlier each year. This year we will have used up Earth's resources by August 2nd.

但是在过去的几十年中，我们消耗的资源越来越多，所以环保组织开始计算人类在每年的哪一天超过资源使用限度并开始欠债。这项统计自1986年开始，资源耗尽的这一天每年都在提前。今年我们将在8月2号用尽地球的资源。

1 regenerate   

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。

2 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

3 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。