New Website for Climate Information
氣候資訊新網站
Introduction
Former US government workers started a new website called Climate.us. It keeps scientific information about the earth.
前美國政府雇員建立了一個名為 Climate.us 的新網站，用以保存關於地球的科學資訊。
Main Body
The government closed the old website, Climate.gov. The government also fired many scientists. About 118,000 people lost their jobs. This included many experts with high degrees.
政府關閉了舊的網站 Climate.gov，同時解僱了許多科學家。約有 11 萬 8 千人失業，其中包括許多擁有高學位的專家。
The new government wants to help oil and gas companies. They gave less money to science agencies. Many scientists are sad. Some scientists want to move to other countries to work.
新政府希望幫助石油和天然氣公司，因此減少了對科學機構的資金支持。許多科學家感到很悲傷，部分科學家甚至想移居其他國家工作。
Former workers and volunteers saved the old data. They made Climate.us. People from all over the world give small amounts of money to pay for the site. It has 15 years of climate facts.
前雇員與志工保存了舊有的數據，並建立了 Climate.us。世界各地的人們捐贈小額資金來支付網站費用。該網站擁有 15 年的氣候事實紀錄。
Conclusion
Climate.us is now a private site. It helps people find science facts because the government stopped providing them.
Climate.us 現在是一個私人網站。由於政府停止提供科學資訊，該網站能幫助人們找到相關事實。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'People' Pattern
Look at how the story talks about different groups of people. This is a great way to learn how to describe who is doing what.
1. Specific Groups
- Former workers People who used to work there.
- Volunteers People who work for free.
- Experts People who know a lot about a subject.
2. Simple Action-Pairs Notice how the text connects the person to a feeling or action:
- Scientists are sad.
- Government closed the site.
- People give money.
3. Word Tip: 'Former' When you see Former, think 'Past'.
- Former worker = He worked there before, but not now.