英語資源頻道為大家整理的china daily 雙語新聞：香港將花費13億美元改善空氣質(zhì)量，供大家學(xué)習(xí)參考:)
How much is a clean skyline worth to a city? On Wednesday, Hong Kong's chief executive did his best to put one figure on it: $1.3 billion.
對一座城市來說，碧藍(lán)如洗的天空價值幾何？周三，香港特首盡其所能給出的答案是：13億美元。
After years of complaints from residents, Hong Kong's Leung Chun-ying said the government is willing to spend in order to drive the city's aging fleet of diesel commercial vehicles off the street. Old trucks are responsible for the Asian financial hub's high levels of roadside pollution, which outstrip even lately smog-addled Beijing and most other major Chinese cities.
在香港市民抱怨多年后，梁振英(Leung Chun-ying)說，港府現(xiàn)在愿意斥資淘汰那些還在路上跑的老舊柴油商用車。香港這個亞洲金融中心的路邊空氣污染水平十分嚴(yán)重，甚至超過近來霧霾深鎖的北京和大多數(shù)其它中國內(nèi)地城市，而造成這一狀況的元兇正是老式卡車。
Yuling Jia of the Clean Air Network said her organization was 'quite happy and surprised' to hear the announcement, which Mr. Leung made during his first policy address Wednesday. Local chambers of commerce, including the American Chamber of Commerce and the British Chamber of Commerce, also praised the plans.
香港環(huán)保組織健康空氣行動(Clean Air Network)的賈玉玲（音）說，該組織聽到這個消息后十分開心和意外。梁振英是在周三發(fā)表首份施政報告時公布這一消息的。包括美國商會(American Chamber of Commerce)和英國商會(British Chamber of Commerce)在內(nèi)的駐香港商會也對這一環(huán)保計劃表示稱贊。
The $1.3 billion will encourage drivers to scrap old, heavily polluting vehicles through various financial incentives. As part of the effort, the government proposes offering a subsidy of 30% of the value of a new vehicle to heavily polluting vehicle owners. Unlike previous incentive schemes, which Mr. Leung characterized as having a 'lukewarm' response, his proposal will offer such payments not only to drivers who replace their old vehicles with new ones, but also to those who choose to scrap an old vehicle without replacing it.
這筆13億美元的資金將以各種經(jīng)濟(jì)激勵措施的方式，用于鼓勵車主淘汰老舊且污染嚴(yán)重的車輛。作為措施之一，若車主淘汰污染嚴(yán)重的車輛，香港政府將為其提供相當(dāng)于新車價格30%的補(bǔ)貼。梁振英說，與以前人們反應(yīng)“冷淡”的激勵措施不同，他的提議是，這種補(bǔ)貼不僅會提供給那些淘汰舊車、更換新車的車主，還會提供給那些淘汰舊車而不更換新車的車主。
Simon Ng of Civic Exchange, a local public policy think tank, praised Mr. Leung's policy address as 'nailing most of the key issues' on air quality, adding that the proposed 30% subsidy level was a significant jump from previous subsidies, which had been closer to 20%.
香港公共政策智庫思匯政策研究所(Civic Exchange)的Simon Ng贊揚(yáng)了梁振英的施政報告，說該報告涉及到了影響空氣質(zhì)量的大多數(shù)關(guān)鍵性問題，還說30%的補(bǔ)貼提議相比以前有大幅提高。以前的補(bǔ)貼水平接近20%。
Apart from the extra cash infusions, Mr. Leung's administration says it wants to stop renewing licenses for the dirtiest commercial vehicles by 2016, with the licenses for other heavy-polluting vehicles to be phased out by 2019. The chief executive also proposed slapping a 15-year service cap on any newly registered commercial vehicles.
除提供更多現(xiàn)金激勵措施外，梁振英政府說，希望到2016年停止為污染最嚴(yán)重的商用車輛續(xù)牌，其它污染較重的車輛將在2019年前分階段被停止續(xù)牌。此外梁振英還提議，對所有新登記的商用車設(shè)定15年的服役期。
While Beijing periodically takes dramatic steps to tamp pollution, including ordering government cars off the street and factories to shut down, Hong Kong has been considerably more reluctant to ruffle local feathers in its efforts to fight pollution. However, since his inauguration last July, Mr. Leung has stepped up government rhetoric on the issue, saying that he plans to adopt a 'polluters pay' principle in the city's attitude toward the environment. In addition to his latest round of announcements on commercial diesel vehicles, Mr. Leung said he plans to require ships berthing in Hong Kong's famed Victoria Harbor to burn cleaner fuel, as part of an effort to fight the marine pollution that has helped cloud the city's skies.
北京會不時采取強(qiáng)硬的污染治理措施（包括停駛政府車輛和關(guān)閉工廠等），而香港則一直很不情愿在治污方面影響民眾工作生活。不過自從梁振英去年7月就任香港特首以來，港府在這個問題上的語氣變得強(qiáng)硬。他說，港府對環(huán)保的態(tài)度是，計劃采取“污染者付費”原則。除公布了淘汰柴油商用車的最新消息外，梁振英還說，打算要求?？吭谙愀壑S多利亞港(Victoria Harbor)的船只使用更清潔的燃料，這也是治理海洋污染努力的一部分。海洋污染是影響香港空氣質(zhì)量的因素之一。
'With better environmental conservation,' Mr. Leung said, 'Hong Kong can be the loveliest city in the world.'
梁振英說，當(dāng)環(huán)境保護(hù)更上一層樓后，香港可成為世界上最美好的城市。
How much is a clean skyline worth to a city? On Wednesday, Hong Kong's chief executive did his best to put one figure on it: $1.3 billion.
對一座城市來說，碧藍(lán)如洗的天空價值幾何？周三，香港特首盡其所能給出的答案是：13億美元。
After years of complaints from residents, Hong Kong's Leung Chun-ying said the government is willing to spend in order to drive the city's aging fleet of diesel commercial vehicles off the street. Old trucks are responsible for the Asian financial hub's high levels of roadside pollution, which outstrip even lately smog-addled Beijing and most other major Chinese cities.
在香港市民抱怨多年后，梁振英(Leung Chun-ying)說，港府現(xiàn)在愿意斥資淘汰那些還在路上跑的老舊柴油商用車。香港這個亞洲金融中心的路邊空氣污染水平十分嚴(yán)重，甚至超過近來霧霾深鎖的北京和大多數(shù)其它中國內(nèi)地城市，而造成這一狀況的元兇正是老式卡車。
Yuling Jia of the Clean Air Network said her organization was 'quite happy and surprised' to hear the announcement, which Mr. Leung made during his first policy address Wednesday. Local chambers of commerce, including the American Chamber of Commerce and the British Chamber of Commerce, also praised the plans.
香港環(huán)保組織健康空氣行動(Clean Air Network)的賈玉玲（音）說，該組織聽到這個消息后十分開心和意外。梁振英是在周三發(fā)表首份施政報告時公布這一消息的。包括美國商會(American Chamber of Commerce)和英國商會(British Chamber of Commerce)在內(nèi)的駐香港商會也對這一環(huán)保計劃表示稱贊。
The $1.3 billion will encourage drivers to scrap old, heavily polluting vehicles through various financial incentives. As part of the effort, the government proposes offering a subsidy of 30% of the value of a new vehicle to heavily polluting vehicle owners. Unlike previous incentive schemes, which Mr. Leung characterized as having a 'lukewarm' response, his proposal will offer such payments not only to drivers who replace their old vehicles with new ones, but also to those who choose to scrap an old vehicle without replacing it.
這筆13億美元的資金將以各種經(jīng)濟(jì)激勵措施的方式，用于鼓勵車主淘汰老舊且污染嚴(yán)重的車輛。作為措施之一，若車主淘汰污染嚴(yán)重的車輛，香港政府將為其提供相當(dāng)于新車價格30%的補(bǔ)貼。梁振英說，與以前人們反應(yīng)“冷淡”的激勵措施不同，他的提議是，這種補(bǔ)貼不僅會提供給那些淘汰舊車、更換新車的車主，還會提供給那些淘汰舊車而不更換新車的車主。
Simon Ng of Civic Exchange, a local public policy think tank, praised Mr. Leung's policy address as 'nailing most of the key issues' on air quality, adding that the proposed 30% subsidy level was a significant jump from previous subsidies, which had been closer to 20%.
香港公共政策智庫思匯政策研究所(Civic Exchange)的Simon Ng贊揚(yáng)了梁振英的施政報告，說該報告涉及到了影響空氣質(zhì)量的大多數(shù)關(guān)鍵性問題，還說30%的補(bǔ)貼提議相比以前有大幅提高。以前的補(bǔ)貼水平接近20%。
Apart from the extra cash infusions, Mr. Leung's administration says it wants to stop renewing licenses for the dirtiest commercial vehicles by 2016, with the licenses for other heavy-polluting vehicles to be phased out by 2019. The chief executive also proposed slapping a 15-year service cap on any newly registered commercial vehicles.
除提供更多現(xiàn)金激勵措施外，梁振英政府說，希望到2016年停止為污染最嚴(yán)重的商用車輛續(xù)牌，其它污染較重的車輛將在2019年前分階段被停止續(xù)牌。此外梁振英還提議，對所有新登記的商用車設(shè)定15年的服役期。
While Beijing periodically takes dramatic steps to tamp pollution, including ordering government cars off the street and factories to shut down, Hong Kong has been considerably more reluctant to ruffle local feathers in its efforts to fight pollution. However, since his inauguration last July, Mr. Leung has stepped up government rhetoric on the issue, saying that he plans to adopt a 'polluters pay' principle in the city's attitude toward the environment. In addition to his latest round of announcements on commercial diesel vehicles, Mr. Leung said he plans to require ships berthing in Hong Kong's famed Victoria Harbor to burn cleaner fuel, as part of an effort to fight the marine pollution that has helped cloud the city's skies.
北京會不時采取強(qiáng)硬的污染治理措施（包括停駛政府車輛和關(guān)閉工廠等），而香港則一直很不情愿在治污方面影響民眾工作生活。不過自從梁振英去年7月就任香港特首以來，港府在這個問題上的語氣變得強(qiáng)硬。他說，港府對環(huán)保的態(tài)度是，計劃采取“污染者付費”原則。除公布了淘汰柴油商用車的最新消息外，梁振英還說，打算要求?？吭谙愀壑S多利亞港(Victoria Harbor)的船只使用更清潔的燃料，這也是治理海洋污染努力的一部分。海洋污染是影響香港空氣質(zhì)量的因素之一。
'With better environmental conservation,' Mr. Leung said, 'Hong Kong can be the loveliest city in the world.'
梁振英說，當(dāng)環(huán)境保護(hù)更上一層樓后，香港可成為世界上最美好的城市。