We lack a common unit of measurement to assess the climate impact of any net-zero approach.

我们尚未确立一个国际通用的计量单位，用以衡量每项零碳举措的成效。

There’s a common unit used by jet pilots, astronauts, and coaster designers called “g force”.

喷气机飞行员、宇航员和过山车设计师使用的一个常用单位称为“g 力”。

And so colds kind of go out of favour as a topic of research and the common cold unit even shutters in 1990.

因此， 感冒作为研究课题逐渐失宠，普通感冒病房甚至在 1990 年关门大吉。

A plan that deploys a single common unit of measurement so that we can appropriately compare and contrast the climate and financial impacts of any type of net-zero investment.

第二，必须确立一个统一的测量单位，这样我们就能恰当地评估任何一种“净零”投资对气候变化和经济的影响。

When we are comparing two different things that have some common units of measurement, of value, such as, say, two different cars, we can say this car is " worth more" than the car over here.

当我们比较两种具有共同计量单位和价值的不同事物时，例如，两辆不同的汽车，我们可以说这辆车比这边的车“更值钱” 。