媒體英語
2023 hottest year on record 2023年為有記錄以來最熱年份
在人類活動(dòng)造成的氣候變化和自然產(chǎn)生的厄爾尼諾天氣現(xiàn)象的推動(dòng)下，2023年已被確認(rèn)為有記錄以來最熱的一年。
The first few months of 2023 were pretty unexceptional in terms of global temperatures. That changed in July when the world began a remarkable and almost unbroken streak of daily air temperature records.
2023年頭幾個(gè)月的全球氣溫并無值得關(guān)注之處。但從7月起，這一情況發(fā)生了變化：全球平均氣溫幾乎連續(xù)打破了往年同日的紀(jì)錄，令人震驚。
More than 200 days set new daily global temperature records, according to BBC analysis of the data from the EU climate organisation Copernicus. Two days in November were more than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. That is another first and there's unlikely to be any respite this year. The Met Office said today there's a good chance 2024 will be even hotter than 2023.
根據(jù)英國廣播公司對(duì)歐盟氣候監(jiān)測(cè)機(jī)構(gòu)哥白尼氣候變化服務(wù)局的數(shù)據(jù)分析，創(chuàng)下新的日全球平均氣溫紀(jì)錄的天數(shù)超過了200天。11月有兩天的氣溫比工業(yè)化前水平高出了2攝氏度多，這是首次出現(xiàn)如此高的升幅，且升溫趨勢(shì)在今年不太有可能緩和。英國氣象局今日表示，2024年很有可能會(huì)比2023年更熱。
詞匯表
unexceptional 普通的，平常無奇的
in terms of 從…方面，就…而言
remarkable 引人注目的，驚人的
unbroken streak 連續(xù)的一段時(shí)間
air temperature 氣溫
pre-industrial levels 工業(yè)化前水平
a first 首次
respite 緩和，暫緩
閱讀理解：請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后，回答下列問題。
1.True or False? Global temperatures were high in early 2023.
2.When did global temperatures become different to previous years?
3.On how many days were new temperature records recorded?
4.What is unlikely to happen in 2024?
答案
1.True or False? Global temperatures were high in early 2023.
False. The first few months of 2023 were pretty unexceptional in terms of global temperatures.
2.When did global temperatures become different to previous years?
The streak of record temperatures began in July.
3.On how many days were new temperature records recorded?
New daily global temperature records were set on more than 200 days.
4.What is unlikely to happen in 2024?
There is unlikely to be any respite from record temperatures. 2024 is unlikely to be cooler than 2023.
