NPR边听边练38:待到冰川熔化时
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：NPR边听边练
英语课
【NPR边听边练】致力于提供新鲜有趣、饶有意味的时讯资料，致力于通过精听的方式促进听力提高，致力于不断开阔眼界和深入了解美国观点。
精听建议：
先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。
下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？
（参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^）
It would be the first time that the climate change ___1___ species on the ___2___ list. Wetsler says the implications could be dramatic. “If polar bears are listed, the federal government is going to be obligated to ___3___ its actions which ___4___ global-warming on the polar bear and other wildlife in the Arctic system in general. That’s a great thing.” This would be a huge departure from the way that the government usually protects endangered species whose threats are generally ___5___. In theory, the government could deny a permit to a coal fire power plant in Ohio, because it’s emissions 1 would contribute to climate change and eradicating 2 polar bears.
参考答案：
1.put a
2.threatened
3.take into account
4.exacerbate 3
5.close at hand
排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）
- Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
- Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
摧毁，完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 )
- Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的：探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
- We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿？痹症的边缘了。
v.恶化，增剧，激怒，使加剧
- WMO says a warming climate can exacerbate air pollution.世界气象组织说，气候变暖可能会加剧空气污染。
- In fact efforts will merely exacerbate the current problem.实际上努力只会加剧当前的问题。