Life on the Ocean with Oceanix 入住 Oceanix 在海洋上生活 A new kind of city could forever change how—and where—humans live. 一種新型城市可以永遠改變人類居住的方式和地點。
Lack of housing▼ and climate change are both global problems with local impacts. Cities worldwide are running out of space for the people who live in them. As sea levels rise due to climate change, the problem is only going to get worse. However, Oceanix has proposed an unusual solution: living on top of the ocean itself. The Oceanix city is a unique design that uses floating platforms as new “land.” Each platform is large enough to house a small neighborhood of around 300 people. Six neighborhoods can be connected to become a village where 1,650 people can live. And then six villages can be linked together to form a city of 10,000 people. Each neighborhood would include everything that the community needs, including eco-friendly farming, waste management, renewable▼ energy, and water processing▼. Working together as a village or city gives everyone the means to have even more resources. What’s more, Oceanix’s floating cities would be able to survive rough seas and even storms. The platforms would be attached to the sea floor, but otherwise they would not affect ocean life. The idea is even being reviewed by the UN-HABITAT▼ program to help solve the serious lack of housing.
1. global a. 全球的，世界的 The global economy is starting to improve. 全球經濟正要開始復甦。 2. propose + N/V-ing 提議（做）…… propose vt. 提議，建議 Peter proposed having a family reunion. 彼得提議來辦一場家庭聚會。 * reunion n. 聚會；重聚 3. floating a. 漂浮的；飄浮的 float vi. 漂浮；飄浮 Tony and his sisters went to the lake and saw a floating leaf on the water. 東尼和姊姊們去了湖邊並看到一片樹葉漂浮在水面上。 Richard was excited to learn how to float in the water in his swimming class. 理查很興奮可以在他的游泳課中學到如何在水中漂浮。 4. house vt. 安置；存放，收藏 That museum houses a variety of ancient and modern artwork. 那間博物館收藏許多各式各樣古代和當代的藝術品。 5. connect vt. & vi. 連接，接通 Cooper connected the blue wire to the red one, and the phone finally worked again. 庫柏將藍色的電線接上紅色的，然後電話終於又通了。 6. resource n. 資源（常用複數） The government should put more effort into the protection of natural resources. 政府應該多盡心力保護自然資源。 7. rough a.（天氣）風浪大的；有暴雨的 Because the weather got rough, Ben and Sal had to take shelter during their hike. 由於天候不佳有暴風雨，小班和沙爾在健行途中必須找地方躲避。 8. be attached to... 固定／附著在……上 The note was attached to Alice’s cellphone. 這張紙條貼在愛莉絲的手機上。
▼ housing n. 住房提供 ▼ renewable a.（能源）可再生／更新／恢復的 ▼water processing n. 水處理 ▼ habitat n. 居住地，棲息地
due to... 的用法 1. due to... 為用來說明「原因」的片語介詞，表「因為／由於……」之意，後面接名詞或動名詞，使用時可置於句首或句尾（如本文用法）。 例Due to the heavy fog, the flight will be delayed. = The flight will be delayed due to the heavy fog. 由於濃霧，航班將會延誤。 2. 以下為其他常見表「因為、由於」的片語介詞： because of、owing to、thanks to、as a result of、on account of 例 The 30th anniversary was a big success thanks to everyone’s effort. 三十週年非常的成功都是因為所有人的努力。 The platforms would be attached to the sea floor, but otherwise they would not affect ocean life. 1. 本句中的 otherwise 為副詞，表「除此之外」，等同於 apart from that 的意思。 例 Mindy likes to gossip with her friends, but otherwise she is a good girl. 敏蒂喜歡和朋友聊八卦，但除此之外她是個好女孩。 2. otherwise 作副詞時，還可以表「否則、要不然」，使用時通常置於句首。 例 You’d better get going. Otherwise, you might miss the train. 你最好現在就出發。 否則，你可能會錯過火車。
