什么是生物多样性？_英语科普

什么是生物多样性？

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2023-01-29 06:13 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Biodiversity is the variety of all life on Earth – it's thousands of habitats and millions of species.

生物多样性指地球上所有生命的多样程度，蕴含数千个栖息地和数百万个物种。

And it's in trouble.

而生物多样性现正告急。

We depend on biodiversity for food, water and medicine, but also to help fight climate change.

我们不仅依靠生物多样性获取食物、水和药品，还依靠它帮助应对气候变化。

As the world warms, its systems begin to collapse¹.

随着全球气候变暖，构成生物多样性的生态系统开始崩溃。

Some animals are being pushed to the brink² of extinction³.

一些动物正濒临灭绝。

In order to slow down the rate of biodiversity loss, we need to cut emissions⁴ of greenhouse gases.

为了减缓生物多样性丧失的速度，我们需要减少温室气体的排放。

And we need to restore and protect habitats.

同时，我们需要修复并保护栖息地。

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1 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

2 brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
参考例句：
The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。 The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

3 extinction
n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种
参考例句：
The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。 The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。

4 emissions
排放物( emission的名词复数 )；散发物（尤指气体）
参考例句：
Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。 Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。