Changing Antarctica 南极海洋生物与环境变化
China DailyChanging Antarctica 南极海洋生物与环境变化 本集内容 Changing Antarctica 南极海洋生物与环境变化 学习要点 有关 “survival（生存）” 的词汇 边看边答 What is the temperature of the ocean around Antarctica? Now Anne Todgham is a marine biologist; you've been studying these animals for years… 贾斯汀·罗拉特 BBC 通讯员 “这个水箱里有一些奇妙的的南极动物。安妮·托吉姆是一位海洋生物学家。你多年来一直在研究这些动物……” Dr Anne Todgham, Associate Professor, University of California Davis So they have anti-freeze proteins inside of them that keep them from freezing. 对安妮来说，最大的问题是：这些非凡的生物适应环境的能力有多强。到目前为止，结果并不乐观。 Dr Anne Todgham, Associate Professor, University of California Davis I am actually pretty worried, I wish the data was wrong, I wish I didn't have to be worried. 也许你想知道为什么我们要为一些不寻常物种的命运而担忧，但这里的科学家们说，我们应把正在发生的事情视为一个警告。如果这些动物无法在我们不断变化的世界中生存，那这对我们的未来意味着什么？ 词汇 challenge （对动物生存的）考验 compensated 补偿了 thrive 茁壮生长 adapt 适应 to their max 达到极限 问题答案 It's a cold, minus two degrees centigrade.
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