《时代周刊》“年度人物”选了16岁环保少女，外媒：太过推崇人设_BEC初级作文

《时代周刊》“年度人物”选了16岁环保少女，外媒：太过推崇人设

据《卫报》报道，格蕾塔第一次听说“气候变化”这个词，是在8岁那年。当时，她被成年人并不将这当回事儿而震惊到了。

At about the age of eight, when she first learned about climate change, she was shocked that adults did not appear to be taking the issue seriously.

这以后，她变得非常沮丧（depressed）。《卫报》报道说，成年人对气候变化的漠视，可能是影响她情绪很重要的一个因素（a significant factor）。

11岁时，她被诊断患有阿斯伯格综合征（Asperger syndrome）、强迫症（obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)）和选择性缄默症（selective mutism）。

在格蕾塔看来，阿斯伯格综合征不是一种病，而是她的“超级力量”（“superpower”），同时她将其写在了自己的社交媒体介绍里。

为了关注气候变化，她在家劝说父母改变生活方式，减少碳排放，比如不吃肉，不坐飞机等。

She discovered she had remarkable powers of persuasion, and her mother gave up flying, which had a severe impact on her career. Her father became a vegetarian.

2018年的夏天，格蕾塔因号召“气候罢课”而受到广泛关注。

当时，她决定不去上学了，每天在瑞典议会门口举牌子呼吁“气候罢课”，直到瑞典政府认真履行《巴黎协定》。

Thunberg first became known for her activism in August 2018 when, at age 15, she began spending her school days outside the Swedish parliament to call for stronger action on global warming by holding up a sign saying (in Swedish) "School strike for the climate".