「家」的劇變
Climate change is becoming a worldwide problem that affects how everyone on Earth lives.
氣候變遷正成為全球性問題，影響著地球上每個人的生活方式。
worldwide(adj.)全球的wide(adj.)寬的
For the buildings that people call home, changes in temperature and weather are creating very unique problems.
人們所稱之為「家」的建築物，正面臨氣候和天氣變化所造成非常獨特的問題。
temperature(n.)氣溫unique(adj.)獨特的
The first is the increased number of extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts and snowstorms, which have already made living in some locations dangerous and unhealthy.
首先是洪水、乾旱和暴風雪等極端天氣事件的增多，這些事件已經使得某些地方的居住環境變得危險且不健康。
extreme(adj.)極端的extremely(adv.)極端地;很unhealthy(adj.)不健康的
As a result, people have been forced to move to other safer places.
因此，人們被迫遷移到其他更安全的地方。
be forced to 強迫～、只好～force(n.)力量、力氣、部隊
Furthermore, these weather events have also driven up the prices of materials needed for building homes as well as the cost of insurance to protect houses and people’s belongings.
此外，這些天氣事件還推高了建造房屋所需材料的價格，以及保護房屋和居民財物的保險成本。
drive up 提升、升高insurance(n.)保險insure(v.)保險belongings(n.)財物、個人物品belong to~ 屬於～
Another problem is air quality and pollution in urban areas.
另一個問題是都市地區的空氣品質和污染。
air quality 空氣品質pollution(n.)污染urban(adj.)都市的suburban(adj.)郊區的
Without noticing, people can become sick from these even in their homes.
不知不覺地，人們即使窩在家也可能因這些問題生病。
without noticing 不知不覺地
This is especially bad for those living in low-income areas, who are affected at higher rates.
這對於生活在低收入地區的人尤其不利，他們有更高比率的人受到影響。
low-income(adj.)低收入的rate(n.)比率
Because of these growing problems, changes in the way people live will soon have to be made all over the world.
由於這些日益嚴重的問題，世界各地的人們將被迫改變生活方式。
because of 因為
Luckily, housing is already becoming “greener” to help protect the environment and keep residents safe from harmful materials used to build them.
幸好，住房已經走上「綠化」的道路，好幫助保護環境，並使居民免於建造房屋時使用的有害材料的摧殘。
luckily(adv.)幸虧;幸好green(adj.)環保的;綠化的resident(n.)居民
However, as global climate issues increase, more housing and newer, better living solutions will definitely be needed in the future.
然而，隨著全球氣候問題的加劇，未來確實需要更多的住房和更新、更好的生活解決方案。
definitely(adv.)確實地;肯定地