大衛‧艾登堡開設IG帳號
The 94-year-old British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough joined Instagram last month.
94歲的英國自然科學家兼主持人大衛‧艾登堡於上個月開設了IG帳號。
natural(adj.)天然的;非人造的naturalist(n.)自然科學家;博物學家broadcaster(n.)廣播員;播音員broadcast(v.)廣播;播送
Not only has he broken American star Jennifer Aniston’s record for the shortest time to reach a million followers — within five hours — but also set a new Guinness World Record.
他不僅在短短的五小時內就打破美國女星珍妮佛‧安妮斯頓最快獲得百萬粉絲追蹤的紀錄，而且還創下了金氏世界紀錄。
not only...but also...不但~而且~break a record打破紀錄break sb’s record打破某人的紀錄set a record創下或刷新紀錄follower(n.)粉絲;追隨者;擁護者within(prep.)在~以內
“Continents are on fire. Glaciers are melting. Coral reefs are dying. Fish are disappearing from our oceans. The list goes on and on. Saving our planet is now a communications challenge,” Attenborough said in his first-ever Instagram video.
艾登堡在IG上的首支影片說道：「土地正在燃燒，冰川正在融化，珊瑚礁面臨死亡，海洋魚類正枯竭，這些事情不斷地上演，拯救地球已然是個溝通的挑戰。」
continent(n.)大陸;洲glacier(n.)冰川coral reef 珊瑚礁disappear(v.)消失ocean(n.)海洋challenge(v.)(n.)挑戰
Over his career of many decades at the BBC, he produced a series of natural history documentaries, such as “Seven Worlds, One Planet,” “Planet Earth,” “Our Planet” and “Frozen Planet.”
在艾登堡待在英國廣播公司的數十年間，他製作了一系列的自然生物紀錄片，如：《七個世界，一個星球》、《脈動地球》、《我們的星球》與《冰凍星球》。
produce(v.)製作a series of sth.一系列的~natural history博物學documentary(n.)紀錄片document(n.)文件(v.)記載;記錄well documented
The veteran broadcaster has spent a lifetime exploring and documenting animals and plants on earth.
他終其一生都在探索並紀錄地球上的動植物。
veteran(adj.)資深的=experiencedexplore(v.)探索;勘查
Attenborough’s new documentary titled “A Life on Our Planet” debuted on Netflix on October 4.
艾登堡在Netflix上的新紀錄片《活在我們的星球》於10月4日開播。
debut(n.)首演(v.)首次登台亮相make one’s debut
“Human beings have overrun the world. This film is my witness statement and my vision for the future,” he said in the trailer, mentioning the natural wonders and destruction of biodiversity he has observed first-hand.
他在預告片上說：「人類在地球上橫行已久，這部影片是我的見證也是我所看到的未來。」他也提到他親身所見到的大自然奇蹟與生態的破壞。
overrun(v.)肆虐;橫行witness(v.)見證;看到(n.)證人;目擊者witness statement證人陳述書vision(n.)遠見;眼光wonder(n.)奇蹟destruction(n.)破壞;毀滅biodiversity(n.)生物多樣性observe(v.)觀察;觀測first-hand(adv.)第一手地;直接地second-hand(adj.)二手的;舊的