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听力文本
Arctic sea ice levels hit a record low for a third consecutive year.
北极海冰水平连续三年创历史新低。
Scientists with NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center measured sea ice covering 14.42 million square kilometers.
美国国家航空航天局和国家冰雪数据中心的科学家测量海冰面积为1442万平方公里。
According to recordkeeping dating back to 1979, that is the smallest maximum extent of arctic ice on record.
追溯到1979年的记录，那是北极冰层记录中最小的最大范围。
Compared to last year's record low, ice covering the Arctic Ocean lost about 100,000 square kilometers.
与去年纪录低点相比，北冰洋覆盖的冰层损失约为100,000平方公里。
Satellite observations showed that winter ice levels are also thinner when compared to recent years.
卫星观测表明，与近几年相比冬季冰层的厚度也在变薄。
Those observations suggest that unusually warm autumn and winter temperatures have had a global effect.
这些观察表明，异常温暖的秋季和冬季气温产生了全球影响。
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词汇解析
1、extent
程度;地步
The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution.
政府本身几乎不了解工业污染的程度。
Growing up with him soon made me realise the extent of his determination.
和他一起长大让我很快意识到他有多么坚定。
在很大程度上/ 在某种程度上/在一定程度上
It was and, to a large extent, still is a good show.
它过去是个好节目，现在在很大程度上仍是个好节目。
To some extent this was the truth.
在某种程度上，这是事实。
（表示强调）到…的地步，到…的程度
He said he didn't like the president, but not to the extent of wanting to kill him.
他说他不喜欢总统，但是还没有到想要刺杀他的地步。
I became pregnant but this man was very violent towards me to the extent that I lost our baby.
我怀孕了，但是这个男人对我非常粗暴，致使我流产了。
2、compare
比较;对比
Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60.
比较图60中的两幅插图。
Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools?
拿私立学校与州立学校相比，这样公平吗？
把…比作
Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce.
有些评注者把他的作品与詹姆斯·乔伊斯的作品相提并论。
I can only compare the experience to falling in love.
我只能把这段经历比作坠入爱河。
