夏说英语新闻晨读(MP3+文本) 第564期:英国学生为环境罢课走出校园
日期:2019-03-08 07:54
(单词翻译:单击)
本期内容:
Students around the country walked out of schools to call on the government to declare a climate emergency and take active steps to tackle the problem. It began with 15-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg skipping class to sit outside government buildings in September, accusing her country of not following the Paris Climate Agreement. A Downing Street spokeswoman said that, while it was important for young people to engage with issues like climate change, the disruption to planned lesson time was damaging for pupils.
tackle: v. 处理
Swede: n. 瑞典人
Paris Climate Agreement: 巴黎气候协议
spokeswoman: n. 女发言人
engage with: 参与
disruption: n. 破坏,干扰
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