The Armenian capital Yerevan is chock-a-block(挤得满满当当) right now with officials, scientists and environmentalist(环保人士)s from all over the world gathering for Cop17. Everyone is here to try to rescue a historic deal(挽救一项历史性协议) to end the destruction of nature.
亚美尼亚首都埃里温眼下人满为患，来自世界各地的官员、科学家和环保人士齐聚于此，参加COP17。所有人都是为了一项历史性协议而来，力图挽救它，以终结对自然的破坏。
The pressure is on(压力来了). Targets set for 2030 are woefully(严重地、可悲地) off track(偏离轨道), and the nearly 200 countries present need to agree on a plan to speed things up(加快进度). All this is happening at a time when national budgets are tight and leaders are distracted by conflict, protests and the global energy crisis.(而这一切，偏偏发生在各国预算吃紧、领导人又被冲突、抗议和全球能源危机分散了注意力的时候。)
压力扑面而来。为2030年设定的目标严重偏离轨道，与会的近200个国家需要就加速行动的计划达成一致。而这一切，偏偏发生在各国预算吃紧、领导人又被冲突、抗议和全球能源危机分散了注意力的时候。
But first, this week’s most important reads(读物、文章).
不过首先，来看看本周最值得一读的内容。
Essential reads
必读精选
In focus
焦点关注