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奈及利亞空汙

跟PM2.5一樣恐怖的PM10，發生在非洲的奈及利亞，愛護地球真的很重要，我們來看相關文章吧。

必考單字

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• evoke [ɪˋvok] (v.) 喚起(記憶)、引起
• smog [smɑg] (n.) 煙霧
• factor [ˋfæktɚ] (n.) 因素、要素
• noxious [ˋnɑkʃəs] (adj.) 有害的、有毒的
• overtake [ovɚˋtek] (v.) 追上、趕上、超過

(n.) 名詞 (v.) 動詞 (adj.) 形容詞 (adv.) 副詞

文章賞析

• (CNN)The word "Africa" often evokes romantic images of elephants crossing the Kalahari, thundering water at Victoria Falls, or panoramic views from Table Mountain.
  「非洲」這個字，通常喚起的印象是大象橫跨喀拉哈里沙漠、維多利亞大瀑布雷鳴般的流水、或是桌山的全景等這些浪漫景致。
• But an increasingly common sight for Africans -- especially those in Nigeria -- is that of smog, rubbish and polluted water, according to a new report.
  根據新的報導，對非洲來說，特別是在奈及利亞，一項漸增的常見景象卻是黑煙、垃圾及汙水。
• Four of the worst cities in the world for air pollution are in Nigeria, according to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
  根據世界衛生組織所釋出的數據來看，全世界四大空汙最惡劣的城市都在奈及利亞。
• The cause of Nigeria's pollution problem is a complex story.
  導致奈及利亞汙染問題的原因是個複雜的故事。
• "The contributing factors to pollution are a reliance on using solid fuels for cooking, burning waste and traffic pollution from very old cars," Dr Maria Neira, WHO Director, Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, tells CNN.
  WHO領袖Neira博士表示「這些造成汙染的原因包含仰賴固體燃料於煮飯、燃燒廢棄物，以及很舊的老車所製造的交通汙染等」
• At home, due to unreliable electricity supplies, many Nigerians rely on generators, which spew out noxious fumes often in unventilated areas.
  在家裡，由於不可靠的電力供給，許多奈及利亞人倚賴發電機，而這在不通風的地方也會噴出有毒的煙。
• On the street, car emissions go unregulated.
  在街上，也沒有管制汽車的排放。
• Neira adds: "In Africa, unfortunately, the levels of pollution are increasing because of rapid economic development and industry without the right technology."
  Neira博士還說「在非洲，很不幸地，由於快速的經濟成長以及沒有正確技術下發展的工業，汙染的程度不斷地增加。」
• Indeed, Nigeria's economy has raced forward in the past decade, overtaking South Africa as the continent's largest economy in 2014, following a recalculation of its GDP.
  的確，奈及利亞的經濟在過去十年飛也似地前進，急起直追整個南非，成為非洲大陸2014年經濟發展之冠，隨之還重新計算了非洲的國內生產毛額。
• Agriculture, telecoms and oil are all driving this growth -- at a certain environmental cost.
  農業、電信以及石油都促使了這些發展，而這也付出了相當的環境代價。
• 文章節錄自：http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/31/africa/nigeria-cities-pollution/index.html