下沉的雅加達
Indonesia plans to name its new capital Nusantara, which translates to “archipelago” in Javanese, when government offices are relocated from the rapidly sinking Jakarta to East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.
印尼計劃將其新首都命名為「努山塔拉」，在爪哇語中意為「群島」，屆時公家機關將從迅速下沉的雅加達遷至婆羅洲島上的東加里曼丹省。
archipelago(n.)群島relocate(v.)(使)搬遷;(使)遷移;重新安置
President Joko Widodo first proposed the move in 2019 in an effort to alleviate the huge environmental challenges facing Jakarta and to redistribute wealth.
總統佐科威於2019年首次提案遷都，旨在緩解雅加達面臨的巨大環境挑戰，並重新分配財富。
in an effort to RV試圖;為了=in a bid to RV=in an attempt to RValleviate(v.)減輕;緩和;緩解=ease=reduce=lightenredistribute(v.)(尤指更加公平地)重新分配;再分發;重新分派
On January 18, a bill on the new capital was approved by parliament, and construction could start this year.
1月18日，一項關於新首都的法案獲得國會批准，今年可以開工。
approve(v.)批准;核准;認可parliament(n.)國會
“The new capital has a central function and is a symbol of the identity of the nation, as well as a new center of economic gravity,” Planning Minister Suharso Monoarfa said.
印尼國家發展規劃部部長莫諾阿爾法說：「新首都具有核心功能，是國家身份的象徵，也是新的經濟重心。」
economic(adj.)經濟的、經濟上的economy(n.)經濟gravity(n.)(尤指地球的)重力;引力;地心引力、重要性、嚴重性the laws of gravity萬有引力定律
The government hopes the relocation will take some of the pressure off Jakarta. The city of 10 million is notoriously congested, polluted, suffers frequent flooding, and is one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world due to the over-extraction of groundwater.
政府希望搬遷能夠減輕雅加達的一些壓力，這座擁有1,000萬人口的城市以交通壅塞、污染、洪患頻發著稱，而且由過度開採地下水，是世界上下沉速度最快的城市之一，
relocation(n.)搬遷take some of the pressure off…=reduce some of the pressure or burden on…減輕一些壓力(負擔)notoriously(adv.)惡名昭彰地;聲名狼藉地congested(adj.)(交通)擁擠的;壅塞的over-extraction(n.)過分抽取the extraction of minerals採礦
Some parts of north Jakarta are sinking at roughly 25cm a year due to subsidence.
由於地層下陷，北雅加達部分地區每年下沉約25公分。
subsidence(n.)(地面或建築物的)下沉;下陷
The government is also hoping to redistribute the country’s wealth.
政府也希望能夠重新分配財富。
The island of Java is home to 60% of the country’s population and more than half of its economic activity.
爪哇島的人口佔全國人口的60％，全國有一半以上的經濟活動聚集在此。
be home to…居住著…;是...的所在地
According to the plan, Jakarta will remain the country’s commercial and financial center, but government administrative functions will relocate to East Kalimantan, a province about 2,000km northeast of Jakarta.
根據計劃，雅加達仍將是印尼的商業和金融中心，但政府行政部門將遷至距雅加達東北方約2,000公里的東加里曼丹省。
administrative functions行政部門
With a population of only 3.7 million people, East Kalimantan is most known for its diverse wildlife and lush rainforests.
東加里曼丹只有370萬人口，以其多樣化的野生動物和茂密的熱帶雨林而聞名。
Critics of the move have argued that the construction of the new capital will lead to the expansion of oil palm plantations and logging.
批評遷都的人認為，新首都的建設將導致油棕種植園和伐木的擴張。
critic(n.)批評者skeptic(n.)持懷疑論者=doubterlead to…=result in…oil palm plantations油棕種植園logging(n.)伐木
Groups representing the indigenous people of Borneo have also expressed concerns, pointing out that their environment and culture could be threatened by the move.
代表婆羅洲原住民的團體也表達疑慮，指出他們的環境和文化可能會受到遷都的威脅。
indigenous(adj.)當地的;本土的;土生土長的=native=aboriginalindigenous plants原生種植物