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Repairing Earth once the Pandemic Is Over（5）
Marginalized groups also suffer disproportionately from environmental devastation—although they do the least harm to the planet. The world’s top 10 percent of income earners are responsible for up to 43 percent of the environmental impact of human society, whereas the world’s bottom 10 percent contribute no more than 5 percent. Across nations, inequality correlates with worse environmental indicators—probably because the marginalized often lack the clout to fend off polluting facilities, from which the wealthy are more likely to profit. In the U.S., regions with poor air quality, where Black people disproportionately reside, also appear to have worse outcomes from COVID-19.
尽管边缘化群体对地球的危害最小，受环境破坏影响较大。全球收入最高的10%人群对人类社会所受的环境影响负有43%的责任，而世界上收入最低的10%人群应承担的责任不超过5%。各个国家中，不平等意味着环境质量较差，这可能是因为边缘化群体通常缺乏避免污染设施的影响力，而富人更有可能从中获益。在美国，空气质量较差的地区黑人居民居多，似乎也因COVID-19进一步恶化。
The pandemic has not only aggravated these stark inequities and injustices, the mass unemployment it has generated has also given millions of Americans the motivation and opportunity to express their outrage. Their impassioned protests against systemic racism may be essential to moving the U.S. to a more equitable and sustainable future. Change is in the air. City dwellers are lending a hand to neighbors who, months earlier, were strangers. And local food movements are providing hope of reducing dependence on highly polluting and often exploitative global supply chains.
此次流行性疫情不仅加剧了这些严重的不平等和不公正现象，而且造成大规模，这也促使数百万美国人借机表达自身的愤怒情绪。他们对系统性种族主义的激情抗议可能对美国迈向更公平和可持续的未来至关重要。变化无处不在。城市居民正向几个月前还是陌生人的邻居伸出援手；地方食品运动也正在努力减少对高污染性和剥削型全球供应链的依赖。
【积累表达】
marginalize v.使处于社会边缘；使脱离社会发展进程；忽视，排斥
disproportionately ad.不成比例地
bottom a.底部的，最后的；尽头的
indicator n.指示信号；标志；迹象；指针；转向灯，方向灯
clout n.影响力，势力；猛击，重打
outcome n.结果
aggravate v.使恶化，加重；激怒，使恼火
stark a.（指区别）明显的，鲜明的；僵硬的；光秃秃的，荒凉的
outrage n.愤怒；暴行；骇人听闻的事
impassioned a.充满激情的，热烈的
exploitative a.剥削的，开发资源的
【重点词汇】
suffer from 遭受
do harm to 加害，损害
be responsible for 对……负责
correlate with 把……与……联系起来；（使）相同于，符合于
fend off 挡开，避开（问题或人）；抵挡（攻击）
in the air （想法、消息等）在流传中；（计划、问题等）悬而未决；在空中；即将发生（或到来）
lend a hand 帮助
Marginalized groups also suffer disproportionately from environmental devastation—although they do the least harm to the planet. The world’s top 10 percent of income earners are responsible for up to 43 percent of the environmental impact of human society, whereas the world’s bottom 10 percent contribute no more than 5 percent. Across nations, inequality correlates with worse environmental indicators—probably because the marginalized often lack the clout to fend off polluting facilities, from which the wealthy are more likely to profit. In the U.S., regions with poor air quality, where Black people disproportionately reside, also appear to have worse outcomes from COVID-19.
尽管边缘化群体对地球的危害最小，受环境破坏影响较大。全球收入最高的10%人群对人类社会所受的环境影响负有43%的责任，而世界上收入最低的10%人群应承担的责任不超过5%。各个国家中，不平等意味着环境质量较差，这可能是因为边缘化群体通常缺乏避免污染设施的影响力，而富人更有可能从中获益。在美国，空气质量较差的地区黑人居民居多，似乎也因COVID-19进一步恶化。
The pandemic has not only aggravated these stark inequities and injustices, the mass unemployment it has generated has also given millions of Americans the motivation and opportunity to express their outrage. Their impassioned protests against systemic racism may be essential to moving the U.S. to a more equitable and sustainable future. Change is in the air. City dwellers are lending a hand to neighbors who, months earlier, were strangers. And local food movements are providing hope of reducing dependence on highly polluting and often exploitative global supply chains.
此次流行性疫情不仅加剧了这些严重的不平等和不公正现象，而且造成大规模，这也促使数百万美国人借机表达自身的愤怒情绪。他们对系统性种族主义的激情抗议可能对美国迈向更公平和可持续的未来至关重要。变化无处不在。城市居民正向几个月前还是陌生人的邻居伸出援手；地方食品运动也正在努力减少对高污染性和剥削型全球供应链的依赖。
【积累表达】
marginalize v.使处于社会边缘；使脱离社会发展进程；忽视，排斥
disproportionately ad.不成比例地
bottom a.底部的，最后的；尽头的
indicator n.指示信号；标志；迹象；指针；转向灯，方向灯
clout n.影响力，势力；猛击，重打
outcome n.结果
aggravate v.使恶化，加重；激怒，使恼火
stark a.（指区别）明显的，鲜明的；僵硬的；光秃秃的，荒凉的
outrage n.愤怒；暴行；骇人听闻的事
impassioned a.充满激情的，热烈的
exploitative a.剥削的，开发资源的
【重点词汇】
suffer from 遭受
do harm to 加害，损害
be responsible for 对……负责
correlate with 把……与……联系起来；（使）相同于，符合于
fend off 挡开，避开（问题或人）；抵挡（攻击）
in the air （想法、消息等）在流传中；（计划、问题等）悬而未决；在空中；即将发生（或到来）
lend a hand 帮助
