英语新闻听写 中国将成为减少温室气体排放的全球领导者

As President Donald Trump¹ rolls back protections for the environment, China could become the new leader in fighting against climate change.

随着唐纳德·特朗普总统重新运行环境保护，中国将成为应对气候变化的新领袖。

On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order that scraps² most of Barack Obama's work to reduce climate change.

周二，特朗普总统签署了一项行政命令，废除了贝拉克·奥巴马减少气候变化的大部分工作。

There has been concern that this action could encourage Beijing to also lessen³ its commitments to reducing greenhouse gases.

有人担心，这一行动可能会鼓励北京也减少其承诺减少温室气体。

Meanwhile, there are others speculating that China will step in as a leader in the global initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions⁴.

同时，也有人猜测中国将成为减少温室气体排放的全球领导者。

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 scraps   

油渣

参考例句：

• Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. 不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
• A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。

3 lessen   

vt.减少，减轻；缩小

参考例句：

• Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
• They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。

4 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。