(单词翻译:单击)
Thank you for joining us for today's Spotlight program. I'm Joshua Leo.
感谢您收听今天的重点报道节目。我是约书亚·里奥。
And I'm Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
我是丽贝卡·席佩尔。本报道节目用慢速英语的方式播报新闻。
It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
以便让世界各地的人们更容易听懂本报道节目。
In 2005, scientists with NASA, the United States space program, took a picture of the earth from space.
2005年，美国航空航天局的科学家从太空拍摄了一张地球的照片。
What they saw shocked them.
他们所看到的使他们震惊。
The picture showed that the Arctic's thick ice is shrinking.
那张照片显示，北极厚厚的冰层正在缩小。
You see, the scientist compared their picture with another picture taken in 2004.
你看，科学家将他们的照片与2004年拍摄的另一张照片进行了对比。
It was very clear that there was less ice in 2005.
很明显，2005年的冰层面积缩小了。
In fact, in just one year, 730,000 square kilometres of the Arctic's thick ice melted.
事实上，仅仅在一年内，北极厚厚的冰层就融化了73万平方公里。
Dr. Nghiem is one scientist who studied the pictures.
严博士是研究这些照片的科学家之一。
"…The change we see between 2004 and 2005 is enormous.
“……我们看到在2004年至2005年之间的变化是巨大的。
What we have here is 14 percent loss in one year.
我们一年的冰的损失量是14%。
This is 18 times greater than the previous rate."
这是之前速度的18倍。”
Scientists have reason to believe that the earth's temperature is rising.
科学家们有理由相信地球的温度正在上升。
They have studied many affects of warmer weather.
他们研究了天气变暖的许多影响。
This is the third and last program in a series about the physical signs of global warming.
这是关于全球变暖的物理迹象的系列节目中的第三期也是最后一期节目。
People all over the world are seeing evidence of climate change.
世界各地的人们都看到了气候变化的迹象。
Take a look around. Do you see any of these signs where you live?
四处看看。你在你住的地方看到任何迹象了吗？
Today's sign: Climate Refugees.
今天的迹象：气候难民。
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