Flower Power: Tracking Global Warming 从花开花落看地球暖化
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- 创建于 2008年9月24日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2012年3月05日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Farmers in ancient times examined the plants around them to determine when the time was right to plant their crops. ___1___ This study of life cycles, known as phenology, is one of humankind’s oldest sciences. ___2___
古代的农夫观察周围的植物，以决定何时播种谷物。环保主义之父梭罗一边在华尔腾湖畔宁静的森林里散步，一边仔细记录当地许多植物的生命周期。这种关于植物生命周期的研究，称为生物气候学，是人类最古老的科学之一。现在研究人员将生物气候学应用于当代问题：地球暖化。
As climates change, phenological information is also changing. ___3___ Scientists are making efforts to record and study the changing natural cycles of plants in order to track the progress of global warming and its effect on the environment.
随着气候改变，生物气候学的数据也跟着变化。因为春天提早来到，花开和树木发叶芽的时间也相对提早。为了追踪地球暖化的进程及其对环境的影响，科学家正努力记录并研究植物自然生命周期的改变。
One of these endeavors is known as Project BudBurst. ___4___ Scientists will be able to compare each year’s information with data from previous years to determine how the warmer weather has affected the plants. ___5___
他们所做的其中一项努力便是「发芽项目」。本项目征召美国各地志工，要求回报植物何时开花等信息。如此一来，科学家便可将每年收集的资料与前几年的资料相比较，以确定天气变暖对植物有何影响。本项目显示，仅仅借着观察周遭的自然环境，人人都能协助增进我们对地球暖化的了解。
−by Michael Evans & Alan Campana
(A) Henry David Thoreau, the father of environmentalism, walked through the peaceful woods around Walden Pond and made detailed records of the life cycles of many plants there.
(B) It enlists volunteers from around the United States to report information like when flowers first bloom.
(C) The project shows that simply by examining the natural world around us, everyone can contribute to a better understanding of global warming.
(D) Now researchers are applying it to the modern problem of global warming.
(E) Flowers are blooming and trees are budding sooner due to earlier springs.
Vocabulary
单词发音
examine [ɪgˋzæmɪn] v. 检查，调查
determine [dɪˋtɝmɪn] v. 决定
endeavor [ɪnˋdɛvɚ] n. 努力，尽力
bloom [blum] v. 开花
contribute [kənˋtrɪbjut] v. 贡献，提供[（+to/towards）]
More Information
单词发音
phenology [fɪˋnɑlədʒɪ] n. 生物气候学
phenological 生物气候学的
environmentalism [ɪn͵vaɪrənˋmɛnt!ɪzəm] n. 环保主义
enlist [ɪnˋlɪst] v. 征募，征
bud [bʌd] v. 发芽，抽芽
Answer
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1. ( A ) |
2. ( D ) |
3. ( E ) |
4. ( B ) |
5. ( C ) |