科学美国人60秒:飓风离开赤道热带地区 日益扩大
日期:2014-06-23 16:42

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中英文本

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They're technically called tropical cyclones.
严格上来说它们的名字叫做热带飓风~627;nC@#OPQVfMW4kNv。
But these powerful storms are better known as hurricanes in the U.S. and typhoons in Asia.
但是这些强力风暴在美国被认为是飓风,而在亚洲则被当作台风.O5iOv[Fa![=uzlcy。
The violent weather systems wreak havoc on coastlines and islands in tropical areas, as the name implies.
正如名字所表达出的,这种极端恶劣天气会对热带地区的海岸线和岛屿造成巨大的破坏By6ZYKIi~!。
But it looks like tropical cyclones may be moving into areas not currently considered tropical, when the storms reach maximum strength.
但是看起来当它的强度达到最大时,热带飓风可以肆虐到热带以外的地区;c~G_f4Sa&。
That's according to a study in the journal Nature.
这是根据《自然》杂志上的一篇研究得出的结论t3rZh4ro(n-eLqFr。

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Researchers looked at the global record of tropical cyclones since the 1970s.
研究人员们观察了20世纪70年代以来的全球热带飓风的活动记录G[cE.JgkUDJeYr。
That's when such storms started to be reliably monitored by satellites.
这都是当这些风暴开始形成时卫星记录下的可靠数据,
Using those data, the researchers pinpointed the place on the globe where each storm reached its maximum intensity.
他们精确定位了每个风暴到达最大强度时在地球上所处的位置hvQz4#RKt5wTIC^Q。
The record reveals that peak cyclone location has been shifting toward both poles at a rate of about 35 miles per decade, roughly one-half a degree of latitude.
该记录还显示强度到达极限时的飓风位置已经以每10年35公里的速度向两极方向移动,大概相当于是移动0.5个纬度的距离@xv8ggur%Q(e。
Of course, tropical zones themselves are expanding.
当然热带本身也是扩张的1+)DdfK&0Hz60B。
And the researchers suggest the cyclone shift may be linked to that growth, which is connected to more heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as a result of human activity.
研究人员们建议飓风移动也许与热带区扩张有关,这是人类活动造成温室效应对地球影响的一个结果C7H|,WNWpl4TZy+;。
All of which means that new regions will be at risk for stronger storms as tropical cyclones spread to higher latitudes.
这意味着随着热带飓风向高纬度地区扩张,地球上将有新的地区面临更强烈的风暴肆虐3hrOn7~ybdxSs|V!。
词语解释

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1.wreak havoc 肆虐

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Regional droughts could wreak havoc, with bad ones causing global surges in food prices.
区域干旱可能肆虐,造成全球食品价格激增CHWf)Eeyy.TO。

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However, with the financial crisis continuing to wreak havoc, jpmorgan has put the debt syndication on hold until markets have stabilised.
然而,由于金融危机继续肆虐,摩根大通已暂停债务承销,直到市场稳定下来0O8VuWza+,T*u^xG。

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2.move into 搬进;移入

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Every platform you try to move into has challenges that you've got to deal with.
希望进军的每个平台都有特定的挑战,这些都得逐一面对,VqOlo9*@]。

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Amazon's unexpected move into cloud computing is a good example.
亚马逊出人意料地进入云计算领域就是一个很好的例子Zx4#Dqy+Iu。

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3.according to 根据,按照;据…所说

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All firsts in a car, according to gm.
据通用公司表示,这些都是汽车史上的头一遭hLahxeeNwc。

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According to weiner, product teams will continue to crank.
据韦纳尔表示,产品团队将继续发挥奇思妙想FsPIDeCqA1gwI0gD!(c。

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4.start to 开始

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Where's this argument start to break down?
这种争论将在何处开始平息?

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Before long, incumbents in both parties will start to panic about next year's election.
不久之后,两党的现任高层就将开始为明年的大选坐立不安NcML~1D2qZ@jei%dk&r。

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重点单词
  • shiftn. 交换,变化,移动,接班者 v. 更替,移转,变声
  • havocn. 大破坏,混乱 vt. 破坏
  • cyclonen. 旋风,飓风,气旋,旋风分离器
  • unexpectedadj. 想不到的,意外的
  • panicn. 恐慌 adj. 惊慌的 vt. 使 ... 惊慌
  • spreadv. 伸展,展开,传播,散布,铺开,涂撒 n. 伸展,传
  • globaladj. 全球性的,全世界的,球状的,全局的
  • latituden. 纬度,界限,自由选择权
  • greenhousen. 温室,暖房
  • electionn. 选举