The greening of planes, trains and automobiles
Movinggoods and people around the world is responsible for a large part of global CO₂ emissions .As the world races to decarbonize everything, it faces particular problems withtransportation — which accounts for about a quarter of our energy|relatedgreenhouse gas emissions. Here’s the breakdown of the emissions in 2018 fordifferent modes of transport.
这是2025年高考考试英语全国卷1(乙卷)阅读理解A的标题和第一段。请问这里的greening 是什么词性(名词还是动名词)?怎么样翻译?
这个 greening 是名词化的动名词,它的本义是“变绿”,可引申指“绿化”“绿色化”“环保化”“环保意识的增强”“增加环保意识的过程”“绿色转型”等。Charles A.Reich 于1970年曾写过一本书,叫The Greening of America,被翻译成中文是《绿化美国》。又如:
the greening ofour cities 大家城市的绿化
the greening oftransport policies 运输政策的环保化
网友的 The greening of planes, trains andautomobiles 可翻译成:
飞机、火车与汽车的环保化
飞机、火车与汽车的“绿色化”