过去25年中大堡礁珊瑚数量下降超50%
时间:2020-11-17 03:55:27
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一项研究发现,自 1995 年以来,由于气候变化导致海水变暖,澳大利亚大堡礁珊瑚数量下降了一半以上。
There is no time to lose. That's the
stark1 warning from Australian researchers about the health of the world's largest reef system.
情况紧迫,时不我待。这是澳大利亚研究人员对世界上最大的珊瑚礁系统健康状况发出的严厉警告。
They say its coral has been under a sustained attack by warmer seas driven by climate change. This causes
bleaching2.
研究人员们说,由于气候变化导致的海水升温,大堡礁的珊瑚受到了持续攻击。这会导致珊瑚白化。
Under stress, the corals expel
symbiotic3 algae4 which lives in their tissues and gives them their colour and energy.
面对环境压力,珊瑚会排出生活在其细胞组织中,并为其提供颜色和能量的共生藻。
The study asserts that this is compromising the Great Barrier Reef's ability to recover.
这项研究坚称,这损害了大堡礁的恢复能力。
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stark
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adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 |
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- The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
- He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。
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bleaching
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漂白法,漂白 |
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- Moderately weathered rock showed more intense bleaching and fissuring in the feldspars. 中等风化岩石则是指长石有更为强烈的变白现象和裂纹现象。
- Bleaching effects are very strong and show on air photos. 退色效应非常强烈,并且反映在航空象片上。
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symbiotic
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adj.共栖的,共生的 |
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- Racing has always had a symbiotic relationship with betting.赛马总是与赌博相挂钩。
- Engineering completely new symbiotic relationship is obviously not an imminent possibility.筹划完全新的共生关系显然是可能性不大。
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algae
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n.水藻,海藻 |
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- Most algae live in water.多数藻类生长在水中。
- Algae grow and spread quickly in the lake.湖中水藻滋蔓。
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