I've taken the Sea Serpent for a trip around the island of Oahu.

Oahu is the most populated and the beaches are packed full of people.

瓦胡岛是人口最稠密和海滩是挤满了人.

Romantic couples should go to Oahu.

浪漫的情侣应当去一去瓦胡岛.

The ship was wrecked off the coast of Fukien.

该船在福建海岸“遇难”了.

There is a small island off the coast just there.

在离开海岸不远的地方有一座小岛.

After months of drilling, oil was found off the coast.

经数月钻探, 在沿海找到了石油.

Promising to cut carbon emissions may make us feel virtuous, but that is all it does.

承诺减少碳排放或许会使我们显得高尚, 但其意义不过如此.

More than a third of the executives said carbon reduction would enhance their image.

逾三分之一首席执行官表示,降低碳排放将提升其企业形象.

Even if carbon intensity improves, China's overall emissions could continue to rise indefinitely.

即使碳排放强度改善了, 中国的碳排放总量仍可能无限期上升.

A frequent worry about carbon taxes is that they will hurt business and the economy.

对碳排放征税人们常常担忧的是这将使商业和经济受到创伤.

There's also the possibility that Waxman-Markey's carbon cap may not be as tight as it appears.

同样还存在这样的可能性,即维克斯曼 - 马基法案所做的碳排放限额无法做到恰到好处.

This is why a carbon price, whether set through taxes or emissions permits , is needed.

这就是为什么设定碳排放代价 —— 无论是通过税收还是排放限制 —— 是必须的.

Will a stiff carbon tax be introduced?

是否会引入强制征收的碳排放税?

But so far forest carbon credits remain a small, voluntary market.

但是到目前为止,森林碳排放份额信贷仍属小规模自发性市场.

Some European carbon emissions are subject to a cap.

欧洲某些部门的碳排放都受到上限约束.

But not all recent alterations in the physical landscape reflect global warming.

但并不是所有的地表变化都会体现出全球变暖.

This article begins with a summary of the studies on global warming.

这篇文章的开头总结了对全球变暖的研究.

Global warming adds another layer of uncertainty and risk.

全球变暖又增加了一层不确定因素和风险.

So you're talking about something a lot bigger than global warming.

你是在谈论某些比全球变暖更大的事情吗.

Yes, but you know global warming may raise the temperature.

是的, 但全球变暖会使气温上升.

an ageing rock star

日益年迈的摇滚乐歌星