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Two record-breaking years back-to-back

连续两年出现极端天气

is unheard of in this part of the world.

在这片土地上还是头一遭

The thing that we are concerned about

我们担心的是

is that the dew points are going to be a little higher...

露点会有所升高

We have 100 years of climate history in Lubbock.

我们记录了拉伯克近一百年来的气候

In those 100 years we've never had

在这期间从未在两年内

this kind of steep oscillation go from one year to the next.

出现如此剧烈的降水波动

So something obviously is impacting

正常的降水变动

our natural variabilities that we have every year.

明显受到某种因素的影响

Over the years,

多年来

the weather here naturally swings between wet and dry.

当地气候在干燥与湿润间自然交替

But the swing has never been this extreme,

但交替从未如此极端

rewriting the record books in the space of 12 months.

以至在一年内彻底颠覆了气候记录

So how can it be record-breaking wet and dry

究竟为何极端的旱涝天气

at virtually the same time?

会几乎同时出现

Our planet has warmed by

在过去的一个世纪中

almost one degree Celsius over the last 100 years.

全球气温上升了近一摄氏度

A tiny change in temperature.

这是十分微小的温度变化

重点解释

The thing that we are concerned about is that the dew points are going to be a little higher...我们担心的是露点会有所升高

concern about关心…

She was concerned about the stratification of American society.

她很关注美国社会的阶层分化。

Investors weren't concerned about short-term profits over the next few years.

投资者对未来几年里的短期收益并不感兴趣。

Two record-breaking years back-to-back is unheard of in this part of the world.连续两年出现极端天气在这片土地上还是头一遭

back-to-back连续的，一个接一个的

Stand back to back and we'll see which of you is taller.

背靠背地站着,我们好看一看你们哪一个较高.

He scored two home runs back to back in the 9 th inning.

他在第9局连续获2分.

unheard of 没发生过的；令人震惊的；前所未有的

He'd dyed his hair, which was almost unheard-of in the 1960s.

他染了头发，这在20世纪60年代是罕见的事。

We are developing our production at a speed unheard - of before.

我们正以前所未闻的速度发展生产.