世界節(jié)假日博覽 第106期:世界環(huán)境日

World Environment Day (WED) is a day we all need to put in our diaries. It happens on June 5 every year and should be one of the most important days of the holiday calendar. WED was created in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly. The environment wasn’t such a big issue back then. It is one of the hottest topics in the world today. WED helps raise worldwide awareness of the threats to our environment. Many environmental agencies organize events based on different themes each year. These events encourage both governments and local communities to work together. This ensures environmental problems are tackled from a grass roots level and at a presidential level.
世界環(huán)境日是值得銘記的節(jié)日。每年的6月5日為環(huán)境日，它是我們的重要節(jié)日之一。1972年，由聯(lián)合國(guó)大會(huì)發(fā)起。環(huán)境曾經(jīng)不是什么大問(wèn)題。如今，它卻成為了全球最熱門話題之一。通過(guò)慶祝環(huán)境日，提高民眾對(duì)環(huán)境威脅的認(rèn)識(shí)。每年，許多環(huán)境機(jī)構(gòu)會(huì)組織各種主題活動(dòng)。鼓勵(lì)政府和當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)同心協(xié)力。環(huán)境問(wèn)題需要得到基層和上層的共同解決。


Many people in rich countries are aware of today’s environmental issues. Even though many of the world’s citizens know the issues, too few people do enough to combat them. Perhaps the most serious issue is global warming. WED could be the day to start changing our lifestyle forever to reduce our carbon footprint. Most of us use far too much energy. With a little thought, we could all use less power and help the environment. WED also needs to make people in poorer countries aware of the dangers to the environment. The governments of new superpowers such as China and India need to reduce their energy consumption too. Hopefully, World Environment Day will become more celebrated every year.
許多發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家意識(shí)到了當(dāng)今的環(huán)境問(wèn)題。許多民眾甚至已意識(shí)到它的存在，但實(shí)際行動(dòng)的人寥寥無(wú)幾。最嚴(yán)重環(huán)境問(wèn)題要數(shù)全球變暖。通過(guò)世界環(huán)境日，徹底改變生活方式，減少碳足跡。多數(shù)人的能源消耗太大。減少能源消耗有助保護(hù)環(huán)境。貧困國(guó)家公民需要意識(shí)到環(huán)境危害。像中國(guó)，印度等新興大國(guó)需要減少能源排放。希望每年的環(huán)境日都能夠精彩紛呈。