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Forests give us shade, quiet and one of the harder challenges in the fight against climate ge. Even as we humans t on forests to soak up a good share of the carbon dioxide we produce, we are threatening their ability to do so. The climate ge we are hastening could one day leave us with forests that emit more carbon than they absorb.
森林为我们提供了阴凉和宁静，也给我们应对气候变化的战斗带来了一项更严峻的挑战。就在我们人类依靠森林来吸收自己产生的相当一部分二氧化碳时，我们却正在对它们吸收二氧化碳的能力产生威胁。因人类而不断加速的气候变化终有一天可能会使森林的碳排放量超过其吸收量。
Thankfully, there is a way out of this trap – but it involves striking a subtle bance. Helping forests flourish as valuable “carbon sinks” long into the future may require redug their capacity to absorb carbon now. California is leading the way, as it does on so many climate efforts, in figuring out the details.
值得庆幸的是，有一种方法可以摆脱这种困境——但这需要达到一种微妙的平衡。若要帮助森林作为宝贵的“碳汇”长久地持续繁荣生长下去，可能现在就需要降低它们的碳吸收能力。加利福尼亚州在明确细节问题方面做出了表率，正如它在诸多气候变化应对计划中所做的一样。
The state’s proposed Forest Carbon Pn aims to double efforts to thin out young trees and clear brush in parts of the forest. This temporarily lowers carbon-carrying capacity. But the remaining trees draw a greater share of the avaible moisture, so they grow and thrive, rest the forest’s capacity to pull carbon from the air. Healthy trees are also better able to fend off is. The ndscape is rendered less easily burnable. Even in the event of a fire, fewer trees are ed.
该州提出的森林碳计划旨在加倍努力以减少森林中一些区域幼树的数量并清理灌木丛。这会暂时降低森林的碳储存能力。但剩余的树木会吸收更多有效水分(土壤中能被植物生长发育所利用的水分)，从而生长繁茂，恢复森林从空气中吸收碳的能力。健康的树木还能更好地抵御虫害。林地的易燃性会降低。即使发生火灾，被烧毁的树木也更少。
The need for suning is increasingly urgent. Already, since 201ht and is have killed over 100 million trees in California, most of them in 2016 alone, and wildfires have burned hundreds of thousands of acres.
对这类计划的需求日益迫切。自2010年以来，干旱和虫害已经导致加利福尼亚州1亿多棵树木死亡，其中2016年一年内死亡的树木占据了大多数，并且森林大火已经烧毁了数十万英亩森林。
California pns to treat 35, 000 acres of forest a year by 2020, and 60,000 by 2030 – financed from the proceeds of the state’s emissio aus. That’s only a small share of the total acreage that could be, about half a million acres in all, so it will be vital to prioritize areas at greatest risk of fire ht.
加利福尼亚州计划到2020年，每年治理3.5万英亩森林；到2030年，每年治理6万英亩森林——所需资金来自该州拍卖(碳)排放许可证所获得的收益。那只是总计约50万英亩的可受益森林总面积的一小部分，因此优先治理最易发生火灾或旱灾的区域至关重要。
The strategy also aims to ehat carbon in woody material removed from the forests is locked away in the form of solid lumber or burned as biofuel in vehicles that would otherwise run on fossil fuels. New resear transportation biofuels is already under way.
该计划还旨在确保森林中被移除的树木内的碳以固体木材的形式被封存起来，或者用作生物燃料供那些原本靠化石燃料行驶的车辆使用。有关用于交通的生物燃料的新研究已在进行中。
State govers are well aced to managing forests, but traditionally they’ve focused on wildlife, watersheds and opportunities for recreation. Only retly have they e to see the vital part forests will have to py in st carbon. California’s pn, which is expected to be finalized by the governor year, should serve as a model.
各州政府对于森林管理已经驾轻就熟，但他们历来都把关注点放在野生动物、水域和重建森林的机会上。直到最近，他们才意识到森林在碳储存方面必将扮演的重要角色。加利福尼亚州的计划预计在明年由州长最终敲定，这一计划应成为一个典范。
26 By saying “one of the harder challenges,” the author implies that .
作者谈及“一项更严峻的挑战”，是在暗示__________。
A global climate ge may get out of trol
全球气候变化可能会失控
B people may misuand global warming
森林可能会成为一种潜在的威胁
C extreme weather ditions may arise
人们可能会误解全球变暖
D forests may bee a potential threat
极端天气状况可能会出现
27 To maintain forests as valuable “carbon sinks,” we may o .
为了保持森林作为宝贵的“碳汇”，我们可能需要_________。
A preserve the diversity of species in them
保护森林物种多样性
B accelerate the growth of young trees
降低它们目前的碳吸收能力
C strike a bance among different pnts
加快幼树的生长速度
D lower their present carbon-abs capacity
在不同植物间取得平衡
28 California’s Forest Carbon Pn endeavors to .
加利福尼亚州的森林碳计划致力于________。
A cultivate more drought-resistant trees
在森林大火后迅速恢复森林
B reduce the density of some of its forests
培育更多抗旱树木
d more effective ways to kill is
寻找更有效的杀虫方法
D restore its forests quickly after wildfires
降低该州一些森林的密度
29 What is essential to California’s pn acc traph 5?
根据第五段可知，加利福尼亚州计划的关键是什么？
A To hahe areas in serious danger first.
获得足够的财政支持
B To carry it out before the year of 2020.
在2028年之前实施该计划
C To perfect the emissio aus.
优先处理有严重危险的区域
D To obtain enough financial support.
完善（碳）排放许可证拍卖
30 The author’s attitude to California’s p be described as .
作者对于加利福尼亚州计划的态度被描述为_________最恰当。
A ambiguous 支持的
B tolerant 模棱两可的
C supportive 宽容的
D cautious 谨慎的
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英国作家吉米·哈利很容易被人低估。他的作品风格欢快且通俗易懂，让人觉得谁都可以模仿。我曾无数次听到有人说：“我也能写书，只是没时间而已。”说起来容易，但做起来难。与大众观点相反，用吉米·哈利的话说，他在“尝试写作游戏”的初期，觉得写作并非易事。显然，吉米·哈利天赋异禀，但他最终展现给世人的精湛作品都是多年苦练、修改和审阅的成果。像大多数作家一样，他这一路走来也曾饱尝沮丧和被拒的滋味，但这些更加坚定了他取得成功的决心。他一生中所有的成就都来之不易，在文学领域的成功也不例外。