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外刊素材来源：《New Scientist（新科学家）（英国周刊）》
报刊原版标题：
Environment and Sustainable Technology
一、英文改编正文
Sustainable technology has become a vital driving force
to balance human industrial development
and the protection of natural ecological systems.
New types of clean power facilities can capture renewable energy
from sunlight, wind and geothermal resources
and transform such natural energy
into stable electric power for daily production and living.
Advanced waste recycling technologies
sort and decompose domestic and industrial rubbish
to recover usable raw materials
and greatly reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.
Environmental monitoring equipment combined with artificial intelligence (AI)
can track air quality, water conditions and soil changes
in remote regions in real time,
and send early warnings once ecological risks appear.
Sustainable building materials with low carbon emission features
are widely adopted in modern construction projects,
which can cut carbon footprints
during the whole service cycle of buildings.
Researchers keep optimizing the technical routes
of carbon capture and storage systems,
to absorb extra carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
and slow down the trend of global climate change.
Popularizing green technology among ordinary citizens
can encourage eco-friendly living choices
and build a long-term protective barrier
for the whole planet’s ecological environment.
二、完整译文
可持续科技已经成为一股至关重要的驱动力，
用来平衡人类工业发展
与自然生态系统保护之间的关系。
各类新型清洁能源设施能够捕获来自
太阳能、风能与地热资源当中的可再生能源，
并且将这类自然能源
转化为稳定电能，供给日常生产与生活使用。
先进废弃物回收技术
能够对生活垃圾与工业垃圾进行分类、降解，
从中回收可再利用原材料，
大幅减少送往垃圾填埋场的废弃物总量。
搭载人工智能(AI)的环境监测设备，
可以实时监测偏远地区的空气质量、水体状况以及土壤变化，
一旦出现生态风险，就会发出预警信号。
具备低碳排放特性的可持续建筑材料，
在现代工程项目当中得到广泛应用，
能够降低建筑全生命周期内
产生的碳足迹。
科研人员持续优化碳捕获与封存系统的技术路线，
用来吸收大气中过量的二氧化碳，
减缓全球气候变化的发展趋势。
向普通民众普及绿色科技，
能够引导大家选择环保生活方式，
为整个地球生态环境
构筑一道长久的保护屏障。
三、核心重点词汇短语
1. sustainable
/səˈsteɪnəbl/
可持续的
形容词(adj.)
2. ecological
/ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
生态的
形容词(adj.)
3. renewable
/rɪˈnjuːəbl/
可再生的
形容词(adj.)
4. geothermal
/ˌdʒiːəʊˈθɜːml/
地热的
形容词(adj.)
5. decompose
/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/
分解，降解
动词(v.)
6. landfill
/ˈlændfɪl/
垃圾填埋场
名词(n.)
7. capture
/ˈkæptʃə(r)/
捕获，收集
动词(v.)
8. dioxide
/daɪˈɒksaɪd/
二氧化物
名词(n.)
四、长难句分层拆解
原句1
Sustainable technology has become a vital driving force
to balance human industrial development
and the protection of natural ecological systems.
句子主干：
Technology has become a driving force to balance development and protection
分层修饰成分：
Sustainable
前置定语，修饰科技
vital
前置定语，修饰驱动力
human industrial
多层前置定语，修饰发展
natural ecological
多层前置定语，修饰生态系统
of natural ecological systems
后置介词定语，修饰保护对象
to balance human industrial development
and the protection of natural ecological systems
不定式作后置定语，解释驱动力的作用
原句2
New types of clean power facilities can capture renewable energy
from sunlight, wind and geothermal resources
and transform such natural energy
into stable electric power for daily production and living.
句子主干：
Facilities can capture energy
and transform energy into electric power
分层修饰成分：
New types of clean power
多层前置定语，修饰能源设施
renewable
前置定语，修饰能源
from sunlight, wind and geothermal resources
后置介词定语，交代能源来源
stable
前置定语，修饰电能
for daily production and living
后置介词定语，限定电能的使用场景
原句3
Environmental monitoring equipment combined with AI
can track air quality, water conditions and soil changes
in remote regions in real time,
and send early warnings once ecological risks appear.
句子主干：
Equipment can track quality, conditions and changes, and send warnings
分层修饰成分：
Environmental monitoring
多层前置定语，修饰监测设备
combined with artificial intelligence (AI)
后置定语，修饰设备，说明设备搭载技术
air, water and soil
多层前置定语，修饰各项监测指标
in remote regions
地点状语，限定监测区域
in real time
方式状语，描述监测模式
once ecological risks appear
条件状语从句，触发预警的条件
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