第二阶段真题

Natural changes in the climate are probably to blame for the unusual weather conditions in many parts of the world. In recent days there have been floods in Central Europe, parts of Russia, the Philippines, India and China.

The weather effect, which is known as El Nino, occurs every few years and causes warming of the Pacific Ocean near South America. It can have severe, destructive effects on rainfall.

However, some people say that El Nino hasn’t properly started yet and only affects the Southern Hemisphere. So there is no way it can explain the heavy rains in Europe.

Therefore, flooding in European countries, is not uncommon. Only a few years ago the River Oder on the Polish-German border caused huge amounts of damage. Natural changes in the weather are probably to blame, but human influence cannot be ruled out.

参考答案
参考答案
世界上许多地方的天气状况异常，这或许是气候自然变化的原因。近来，欧洲中部、俄罗斯部分地区、菲律宾、印度和中国都发生了洪涝灾害。

被称作厄尔尼诺的天气现象每隔几年就会发生一次，引起南美洲附近的太平洋地区的气修变暖，对降雨造成严重的、甚至毁灭性的影响。

然而，有些人认为厄尔尼诺或许还没有正式开始，仅仅影响了南半球。因此，无法对欧洲的强降雨作出解释。

因此，欧洲一些国家的洪涝是觉的/普通的/并不是异常。就在几年前，位于波兰和德国边境的奥得河（给人们）造成了巨大损失。气侯的自然变化或许是原因，但不能排队人类的影响。