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焦點話題:1.南極發燒 「末日冰川」坍塌在即 2.高中作息大修 教育部宣布於八月上路
1.Climate Change: Mighty1Thwaites Glacier Threatens to Melt 2.Ministry to Relax School Rules
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焦點話題:1.南極發燒 「末日冰川」坍塌在即 2.高中作息大修 教育部宣布於八月上路
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Climate Change: Mighty Thwaites Glacier Threatens to Melt
南極發燒 「末日冰川」坍塌在即
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is regarded as the “Doomsday Glacier” since it is extremely unstable. Each year, it loses over 50 billion tons of ice due to increasing global temperatures. The melting ice causes the sea level to rise. Increasingly warm ocean currents also continue to chip away at the glacier itself. Year by year, the Thwaites Glacier gets closer to collapsing into the ocean. Should this happen, the consequences would be catastrophic.
We know all of this thanks to researchers who study Antarctic ice formations. One of their research tools is a little, yellow submarine named Boaty McBoatface . Boaty is an unmanned submarine that explores the area around the glacier and records water temperature. With the aid of Boaty , we will hopefully find a way to prevent this disaster.
Ministry to Relax School Rules
高中作息大修 教育部宣布於八月上路
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Words in Use
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Antarctica
[ænˋtɑrktɪkə]
n. 南極（洲）
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Antarctic
[ænˋtɑrktɪk]
adj. 南極的
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doomsday
[ˋdumz͵de]
n. 世界末日
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catastrophic
[͵kætəˋstrɑfɪk]
adj. 災難性的
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unmanned
[͵ʌnˋmænd]
adj. 無人駕駛的
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displeasure
[dɪsˋplɛʒɚ]
n. 不滿，不悅
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far-reaching
[ˋfɑrˋritʃɪŋ]
a. & . 影響深遠的
Practical Phrases
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chip away at...
（不斷）削弱／蝕去⋯⋯
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a flag-raising ceremony
升旗典禮
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a self-study session
自習時間
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take effect
見效
The medicine was starting to take effect.
這藥開始見效了。
