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听力文本
A new World Wildlife Fund report says wildlife populations have declined by 58 percent since 1970.
一份新的世界野生动物基金会报告称，自1970以来野生动物的数量减少了百分之58。
Based on the current data, Living Planet projects that the loss in wildlife population could reach two-thirds of the 1970 levels by 2020.
根据目前的数据，《生命行星》称到2020年野生动物数量比1970年减少三分之二。
Poaching, overfishing, and of course climate change are contributing to the loss of wildlife.
偷猎、过度捕捞以及气候变化是导致野生动物下降的原因。
However, there’s still not a consensus on how to address climate change, and some people can't even accept it as a reality.
然而，就如何应对气候变化仍然没有达成共识，有些人甚至不能接受这个现实。
Exploitation of fresh water sources and increasing rates of pollution are also having negative impacts on animal populations.
对淡水资源的开发以及污染率的增加同样对动物数量产生负面影响。
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词汇解析
1、contribute
(为…)做贡献
The three sons also contribute to the family business.
这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。
I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world.
我相信我们每一个人都能够对世界的未来有所贡献。
促成;促使；是导致…的原因之一
The report says design faults in both the vessels contributed to the tragedy.
报告说两艘船存在的设计缺陷也促成了这场悲剧的发生。
Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor.
来自人的和机械方面的压力可能也是一个因素。
(为报刊、书籍等)撰稿
I was asked to contribute to a newspaper article making predictions for the new year.
我受邀为报纸撰写一篇文章，对新的一年进行预测。
Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.
弗兰克·德福特是杂志《名利场》的特约编辑。
2、consensus
一致看法;共识
The consensus amongst the world's scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades.
世界各国科学家一致认为在未来几十年里地球有可能变暖。
The question of when the troops should leave would be decided by consensus.
部队应该何时撤离的问题将由大家共同决定。
