North Korea Conducts Underground Nuclear Test 北韩从事地底核试
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North Korea Conducts Underground Nuclear Test 北韩从事地底核试
Monday, October 9th marked a new height in regional tensions when North Korea claimed to have carried out an underground nuclear test. Scientists in Japan confirmed that the test took place near the city kilju, on the Korean Peninsula’s northeast coast.
十月九日星期一，北韩宣称已完成一场地底核试，而使区域紧张情势升至新高。日本科学家证实，该核试于朝鲜半岛东北海岸的吉州市附近进入。
The test drew a wave of international criticism and exposed North Korea’s already poverty-stricken economy to new sanctions. North Korea said it would consider any sanctions to be a “declaration of war,” and its leader Kim Jong-Il threatened to conduct more tests. Despite these warnings, the U.N. security Council has already voted to impose strict trade restrictions.
这场核试引发国际批评声浪，且使北韩在经济困顿的局面下，又面临新的制裁。北韩表示会将任何制裁视为「宣战」，其领导人金正日并扬言将进行更多试爆。尽管北韩提出这些警告，联合国安理会仍已表决通过，将施以严格的贸易制裁。
Astronomical Forces Led to Extinctions 天文因素导致物种灭绝
Dutch scientists have linked changes in the Earth’s orbit and tilt to the extinction of certain mammal species. Previous studies had indicated that life was remarkably resilient to climate change. Yet when Dr. Jan van Dam and his colleagues examined the fossils of rodents collected in Spain, they came to a different conclusion.
荷兰科学家认为，地球轨道及地轴倾斜度的改变，与某些哺乳类动物的灭绝有关。以往的研究显示，生物对气候变化的适应力相当强，但简凡丹博士及同僚检验自西班牙收集的囓齿动物化石后，却获致不同的结论。
According to the researchers, there have been at least two instances of rodent extinction linked to climate change. Each change in the climate occurred following shifts in either the Earth’s orbit or its tilt on its axis. These shifts brought about cooling periods, which in turn affected habitats and food availability. Ultimately, the Earth’s climate became unsuitable for certain rodents and these tiny mammals died off.
这些研究人员表示，至少有两次囓齿动物灭绝与气候变化有关，且每次气候变化都会发生在地球轨道或地轴倾斜度改变后。这些变化造成冷化时期，相对影响了栖息地及食物的取得。最后，地球气候变得不适于某些囓齿动物，这些小型哺乳类动物便相继死亡。
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Vocabulary
单词发音
conduct [kənˋdʌkt] v.〔尤指为获取信息或证实某事时〕进行调查/实验/调查研究等
tension [ˋtɛnʃən] n. 紧张
carry out 执行
criticism [ˋkrɪtə͵sɪzəm] n. 批评
sanction [ˋsæŋkʃən] n. 国际制裁
declaration [͵dɛkləˋreʃən] n. 宣言
impose [ɪmˋpoz] v. 施加；强加
come to a conclusion 下结论
bring about 引起, 造成
ultimately [ˋʌltəmɪtlɪ] adv. 最后
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peninsula [pəˋnɪnsələ] n. 半岛
draw [drɔ] v. 招来
tilt [tɪlt] n. 倾斜
resilient [rɪˋzɪlɪənt] adj. 坚韧的; 适应力强的
rodent [ˋrodnt] n. 啮齿目动物
axis [ˋæksɪs] n. 轴；轴线
die off 相继死去﹐死亡殆尽