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Climate change and a low-carbon life
氣候變化與低碳生活
There is no doubt that the world climate has been changing in recent years.
毫無疑問，近年來世界氣候一直都在變化著。
Many people blame this change on gases such as carbon dioxide.
很多人把這種變化歸咎于諸如二氧化碳的氣體。
Animals and humans produce carbon dioxide when they breathe.
動物和人類在呼吸時會釋放二氧化碳。
However, many other human activities also let off carbon gases.
然而，很多其他的人類活動也會釋放出碳氣體。
Anytime something is burnt, carbon is put into the atmosphere.
無論什么時候何時燃燒物品，碳都會被釋放到大氣層。
Cars and other vehicles burn petrol in their engines, and electrical power plants most often burns fuels such as coal and oil in order to produce electricity.
汽車和其他交通工具的發動機燃燒汽油，電力型的工廠經常燃燒煤和油等燃料來發電。
Therefore, the more petrol and electricity we consume, the more carbon we are letting off.
因此，我們消耗越多的汽油和電，釋放的碳也就越多。
One thing we can all do to help solve this problem is to walk or use a bicycle when possible.
想要解決這個問題，我們都可以做到的一件事就是盡可能的步行或騎自行車。
Although we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we produce is much less than that produced by a car.
盡管我們呼吸時釋放碳，但我們釋放的碳量遠不及一輛汽車所產生的含量。
Of course, there are times when we need to travel long distances.
當然，有時候我們需要走很長的距離。
In this case, public transport such as buses and the underground are always much better choices than a private car or a taxi.
遇到這樣的情況，可以選擇公共交通，比如公共汽車和地鐵，這比選擇私家車或打車好得多。
If you must drive a car, it is never good to travel alone--you should try to find other people to travel with you.
如果必須要開車的話，最好還是不要獨自旅行—你應該找其他人一起旅游。
