2022年11月12日 VOA慢速英語：孟加拉國在紅樹林附近開設(shè)燃煤電廠

 

Bangladesh will soon begin burning coal at a large power station near the world's largest mangrove forest. The country often experiences power failures and blackouts. The government expects the new power factory to increase electric power dependability.
孟加拉國將很快開始在世界上最大的紅樹林附近的大型發(fā)電站燃燒煤炭。該國經(jīng)常遇到停電和停電。政府希望新電廠能夠提高電力可靠性。
 
But, environmentalists say there are cleaner sources of energy the country should use instead of burning coal.
但是，環(huán)保人士表示，該國應(yīng)該使用更清潔的能源，而不是燃燒煤炭。
 
The station will produce about 1,300 megawatts of power, as much as Bangladesh's largest coal power plant produces.
該電站將產(chǎn)生約 1,300 兆瓦的電力，相當于孟加拉國最大的燃煤電廠的發(fā)電量。
 
The new power station will burn about 4.7 million tons of coal. It will release close to 15 million tons of carbon dioxide waste gas each year. Carbon dioxide emissions cause the planet to warm.
新電站將燃燒約 470 萬噸煤。每年將排放近1500萬噸二氧化碳廢氣。二氧化碳排放導(dǎo)致地球變暖。
About 12,000 tons of coal will be shipped by boat through the mangrove forest, called the Sundarbans, each day.
每天約有 12,000 噸煤炭通過紅樹林（稱為孫德爾本斯）運送。
 
Sundarbans means "beautiful forest" in Bengali. The coastal area of trees developed over thousands of years. The Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers flow through the area, rich with sediment that helps the forest grow.
孫德爾本斯的意思是“美麗的森林”在孟加拉語中。沿海地區(qū)的樹木發(fā)展了數(shù)千年。恒河、布拉馬普特拉河和梅克納河流經(jīng)該地區(qū)，富含沉積物，有助于森林生長。
 
Some environmentalists, scientists and people who live in the area worry that pollution from the new factory will damage the Sundarbans ecosystem.
一些環(huán)保主義者、科學(xué)家和居住在該地區(qū)的人們擔心，新工廠的污染會破壞孫德爾本斯的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)。
 
Bangladesh is home to 168 million people and is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Because the land is low and flat, it is easily damaged by storms and sea level rise. Last month, a major storm killed 24 people and left 10,000 people homeless.
孟加拉國擁有 1.68 億人口，是世界上人口最稠密的國家之一世界。由于地勢低平，容易受到風暴和海平面上升的破壞。上個月，一場大風暴造成 24 人死亡，10,000 人無家可歸。
 
Bangladesh is one of the lowest-emitting nations in the world. Its government says it plans to reduce its total emissions 22 percent by 2030.
孟加拉國是世界上排放量最低的國家之一。其政府表示，它計劃到 2030 年將其總排放量減少 22%。
 
In October, around 80 percent of the country experienced an 8-hour-long blackout when the electric power grid collapsed. Such failures, sometimes for as long as 10 hours a day, are especially damaging to industry in the country.
10 月，當電網(wǎng)崩潰時，該國大約 80% 的地區(qū)經(jīng)歷了長達 8 小時的停電。此類故障有時一天長達 10 小時，對該國的工業(yè)尤其具有破壞性。
 
Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, an energy advisor to the Bangladesh Prime Minister, said the new power plant will help the country deal with its energy problems.
孟加拉國總理的能源顧問 Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury 表示，新發(fā)電廠將幫助該國解決能源問題。
 
Bangladesh wants poor nations to receive money to help adapt to the damaging effects of a warmer world. A World Bank report estimated that Bangladesh could suffer $570 million in damage each year from climate change-related extreme weather events.
孟加拉國希望貧窮國家獲得資金以幫助適應(yīng)全球變暖的破壞性影響。世界銀行的一份報告估計，孟加拉國每年可能因氣候變化相關(guān)的極端天氣事件而遭受 5.7 億美元的損失。
 
Other sources of power
其他能源
 
Bangladesh has two active coal-fueled powered plants. Some experts say the country does not need a third. They argue that cleaner power sources are available.
孟加拉國有兩個活躍的煤炭-燃料發(fā)電廠。一些專家說，該國不需要第三個。他們認為可以使用更清潔的能源。
 
Renewable energy already powers millions of Bangladeshi homes.
可再生能源已經(jīng)為數(shù)百萬孟加拉國家庭供電。
 
Saleemul Huq is director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, a research organization in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital.
Saleemul Huq 是位于孟加拉國首都達卡的研究機構(gòu)國際氣候變化與發(fā)展中心的主任。
 
"Bangladesh has actually got one of the fastest growing solar home systems," he said. Wind power, he added, is another technology Bangladesh could use.
“實際上，孟加拉國擁有發(fā)展最快的家用太陽能系統(tǒng)之一，”他說。他補充說，風力發(fā)電是孟加拉國可以使用的另一項技術(shù)。
 
Anu Mohammad is an economist and environmental activist based in Dhaka. He suggested natural gas exploration and production as a less pollutive, better choice than coal.
Anu Mohammad 是居住在達卡的經(jīng)濟學(xué)家和環(huán)保活動家。他建議天然氣勘探和生產(chǎn)是比煤炭污染更小、更好的選擇。
 
"The mangrove forests are a natural barrier to the ill effects of climate change," he said, adding: "There are many alternatives to power generation. But there is no alternative to the Sundarbans."
“紅樹林是抵御氣候變化不良影響的天然屏障，”他說，并補充說：“有許多替代發(fā)電的方法。但除了孫德爾本斯，別無選擇。”