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Countries at Risk of Disappearing Due to Climate Change

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Countries at Risk of Disappearing Due to Climate Change
馬爾地夫
Recent worldwide events of flooding, wildfires and droughts have clearly shown the effects of climate change on the Earth’s environment.
近期全球的洪水、野火和乾旱事件清楚地顯示了氣候變遷對地球環境造成的影響。
worldwide(adj.)全世界的;a worldwide recession 全球性的經濟衰退show-showed-shown (v.)顯示
As a result, if nothing is done to decrease human-caused global warming, several countries may disappear due to rising sea levels or overheating within the next century.
因此,如果沒有採取行動減緩人類所造成的全球暖化,有幾個國家可能會因為海平面上升或是過熱,在接下來的一個世紀內消失。
take action 採取行動
With a United Nations report estimating that sea level will rise by more than 40-63 cm by 2100, more than 250 million people worldwide may be affected.
聯合國報告估計在2100年前,海平面將會上升超過40到63公分,全球超過2億5千萬人將受影響。
estimate (v.)估計affect (v.)影響
Experts agree that Maldives, located in the Indian Ocean, is the most at-risk country, as such an increase in sea level would put 77% of the country underwater.
專家同意在印度洋的馬爾地夫是風險最高的國家,這樣的海平面的上升幅度將使該國77%的土地被海水淹沒。
In the coming years, people will continue moving to the country’s man-made island called Hulhumalé to avoid the negative impacts of the rising waters.
在未來幾年,人們將持續搬遷到該國名為胡魯馬利的人造島嶼,以避免海平面上升的負面影響。
continue +Ving 持續做~negative (adj.)負面的,陰性的;positive (adj.)正向的,陽性的
Overheating is also a huge concern due to climate change.
氣候變遷造成的過熱現象也非常使人擔憂。
Of all the places in the world, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), located in the Middle East, is the most at-risk country to suffer the effects of extreme temperatures.
中東的阿拉伯聯合大公國是全世界最受到極端高溫影響的國家。
suffer the effects of 承受……的影響
Currently, summer temperatures can be as high as 50 degrees Celsius, with no rainfall.
目前,夏季氣溫可高達攝氏50度,且沒有降雨。
Celsius (n.)攝氏溫度;Fahrenheit (n.)華氏溫度rainfall (n.)降雨量;average annual rainfall 年平均降雨量
Increasing heat and humidity due to climate change may make it hard for anyone to go outside, or even live there, in the coming years.
氣候變遷造成的溫度和濕度上升可能在未來幾年讓任何人都難以外出,或甚至在當地居住。
humidity (n.)濕度;humid (adj.)潮濕的;damp (adj.)濕冷的

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at risk
處於危險或風險中
worldwide(adj.)
全世界的;a worldwide recession 全球性的經濟衰退
show-showed-shown (v.)
顯示
take action
採取行動
estimate (v.)
估計
affect (v.)
影響
continue +Ving
持續做~
negative (adj.)
負面的,陰性的;positive (adj.)正向的,陽性的
suffer the effects of
承受……的影響
Celsius (n.)
攝氏溫度;Fahrenheit (n.)華氏溫度
rainfall (n.)
降雨量;average annual rainfall 年平均降雨量
humidity (n.)
濕度;humid (adj.)潮濕的;damp (adj.)濕冷的
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