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
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