今年農曆春節假期較往年溫暖,國外也受奇特天象衝擊(impact),好比美國巨量降雪釀災,但歐洲的瑞士與亞洲的日本,滑雪場卻面臨無雪可滑的窘境,可能導致數萬人丟飯碗,讓緩降的失業率蒙上陰霾,經濟損失不只千萬計。
【氣候衝擊淺談】 impact 衝擊 A:Do you think this winter is unusually warm? (你有沒有覺得今年冬天異常溫暖?) B:Yeah, global warming is truly having huge impacts on our environment. (是啊!全球暖化確實正劇烈衝擊我們的環境。) to suspend 暫時關閉 A:The news says that some ski resorts have suspended operations due to lack of snow. (新聞說有些滑雪場因為缺雪而暫時關閉營運。) B:To be honest, not in a million years would I've ever believed it if not for the news. (說實在的,要不是新聞報導,我絕對不會相信!) recurring 反覆發生的 A:Unless we take drastic measures, things like this will be as recurring as petty thefts. (除非我們採取強硬措施,不然類似的事情只會像竊盜般司空見慣。) B:You are right. I guess we should start taking emission reduction seriously. (沒錯,我想我們該開始正視減排的重要性了!) 【延伸關鍵字】 1. blizzard:暴風雪 2. snow removal:剷雪 3. to disrupt:擾亂 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權