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2008年6月 一、 Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but- regardless of whether it is or isnt - we wont do much about it. 全球变暖或许是21世纪最大的环境危机，但无论是或不是，我们都不会对全球变暖做什么。 We will argue over it and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemn-sounding commitments to avoid it. 我们会不断地为此争吵，甚至可能以国家形式作出一些貌似严重的承诺，以避免全球变暖发生。 But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed. 但是这些承诺看上去越是戏剧化，越是有意义，就越不可能成为现实。A1 Gore calls global warming an inconvenient truth, as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution. 戈尔称全球变暖为“不可忽视的真相”，好像仅仅认识到其存在，我们就可以找到解决办法。 But the real truth is that we dont know enough to relieve global warming, and - without major technological breakthroughs - we cant do much about it. 但是真正的真相是，我们并不具备足够的知识来缓解全球变暖，如果没有重大的科技突破，我们根本无法做出什么成绩。From 2003 to 2050,the world s population is projevted to grow from 6.4 billon to 9.1 billion ,a 42% increase. 2003年到2050年，世界人口预计将从64亿增加到91亿，上升42%。 If energy use per person and technology remain te same,total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions(mainly,CO2)will be 42% higher in 2050. 如果人均能源消耗和技术水平维持现状，总能量消耗和温室气体排放（主要是二氧化碳）到2050年将会增加42%。 But thats too low,because societies that grow richer use more energy.We need econmic growth unless we condemn the worlds poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone elses living standards. 但是这还不算多，因为随着社会越来越富裕，能源的使用也会相应增加。我们需要经济增长，除非我们迫使穷人们处于现在的贫困状态，并且让其他人的生活水平停留在原地不动。With modest growth,energy use and greenhouse emissions more then double by 2050. 就算在增长较少的情况下，到2050年，能源的使用和温室气体的排放也将至少翻一倍。No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freeom (limits on electricity usage,driving and travel)that might cut back global warming. 没有政府会使用严格的限制经济增长和人身自由的措施（限制用电，驾驶和旅游），虽然这些可能有助于环节全球变暖。 Still,politicians want to show theyre doing somethingConsider the Kyoto Protoco(京都议定书).It alowed countries that joined to punish those that didnt.But it hasnt reduced CO2 em