People use this word for huge, planned jobs that try to cool the planet on purpose, because the Earth is getting too warm. There are two main kinds, and they do not feel the same.

People use this word for huge, planned jobs大家用這個字來說那種龐大、有計畫的工程 that try to cool the planet on purpose目的是刻意讓地球降溫 because the Earth is getting too warm因為地球正在變得太熱 There are two main kinds主要有兩種 and they do not feel the same而且感覺完全不一樣

One kind tries to pull carbon dioxide out of the air — the gas from cars, factories, and burning coal that traps heat. You might picture machines that suck the gas in, new forests planted just for this, or crushed rock spread on fields so rain can lock the gas into stone.

One kind tries to pull carbon dioxide out of the air第一種是想辦法把二氧化碳從空氣中抽出來 the gas from cars, factories, and burning coal that traps heat就是汽車、工廠和燒煤產生、會鎖住熱量的那種氣體 You might picture machines that suck the gas in你可以想像會吸入這種氣體的機器 new forests planted just for this專門為此種下的新森林 or crushed rock spread on fields so rain can lock the gas into stone或是灑在田裡的碎石，讓雨水把這種氣體鎖進石頭裡

The other kind does not take the gas away at all. It tries to send a little of the sun's light back into space, so less heat lands on us: tiny bright dust high in the sky, or clouds over the sea made a bit brighter.

The other kind does not take the gas away at all另一種完全不是要把氣體移除 It tries to send a little of the sun's light back into space它想辦法把一點陽光反射回太空 so less heat lands on us讓落到我們身上的熱量變少 tiny bright dust high in the sky像是灑在高空中的微小亮塵 or clouds over the sea made a bit brighter或是把海上的雲弄得亮一點

Though actually, not all of this looks like “building a structure.” Some plans are more like spraying or planting at a giant scale.

Though actually, not all of this looks like building a structure不過其實這些做法不是每個都像在「蓋一個結構」 Some plans are more like spraying or planting at a giant scale有些計畫比較像是大規模的噴灑或種植

The word is fairly new and a bit slippery. Older talk sometimes used it for any huge earth-moving — dams, canals — but in climate talk now it almost always means these planet-scale cooling plans. It is a serious, formal word from news and science, not from the dinner table.

The word is fairly new and a bit slippery這個字算是相當新，而且意思有點滑動 Older talk sometimes used it for any huge earth-moving, dams, canals以前的說法有時候拿它來講任何大規模的土木工程，像是水壩、運河 but in climate talk now it almost always means these planet-scale cooling plans但現在講到氣候議題時，幾乎都是指這種地球規模的降溫計畫 It is a serious, formal word from news and science這是一個嚴肅、正式的詞，來自新聞和科學 not from the dinner table不是飯桌上會聊的字

Some people hate it because it sounds as if we can keep burning fuel and then “fix” the sky later. Others say we may need it if cutting fuel is too slow. You will hear both.

Some people hate it有些人很討厭這個字 because it sounds as if we can keep burning fuel and then fix the sky later因為聽起來好像我們可以繼續燒燃料，之後再來「修復」天空 Others say we may need it也有人說我們可能會需要它 if cutting fuel is too slow如果減少燃料的速度太慢的話 You will hear both這兩種說法你都會聽到