World political leaders are descending on(涌入，聚集) New York for the UN general assembly(联合国大会) and some of them are putting the climate crisis on the agenda(将气候危机提上议程) as they spoke on Monday at the start of the city’s annual(一年一度的) Climate Week.
世界各国政治领导人正齐聚纽约参加联合国大会，其中一些人已将气候危机提上议程。周一，在纽约一年一度的气候周开幕之际，他们发表了讲话。
This year’s Climate Week – which runs alongside(与……同期举行) UNGA(联合国大会) – comes after months of extreme heat in large parts of the world including Europe and the US, wildfires in Africa, flash flooding(山洪暴发) in Asia and a record-breaking El Niño(厄尔尼诺现象).
今年的气候周与联合国大会同期举行。此前数月，全球大片地区遭遇极端高温，包括欧洲和美国，非洲发生野火，亚洲出现山洪，还有创纪录的厄尔尼诺现象。
The prime minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, gave the opening keynote address(主旨演讲) Monday while Iceland’s prime minister, Kristrún Frostadóttir, gave the closing remarks(闭幕词). Both spoke about the effects of the climate crisis on their countries, the measures they are taking to transition away from(摆脱，转型脱离) fossil fuels(化石燃料), and their support for other countries to do the same.
澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯周一发表开幕主旨演讲，冰岛总理克里斯特伦·弗罗斯塔多蒂尔致闭幕词。两人都谈到了气候危机对本国的影响、本国为摆脱化石燃料而采取的措施，以及支持其他国家采取同样行动。