生態系統毀滅性破壞
According to a new study led by the University of Cambridge, recent summer droughts in Europe are far more severe than anything seen in the past two millennia.
根據劍橋大學主持的一項新研究，歐洲近年夏季乾旱為2,000年來最嚴重。
severe(adj.)非常嚴重的、劇烈的、慘重的severe acute respiratory syndrome嚴重急性呼吸道症候群=SARSmillennium(n.)一千年(複數型millennia或millenniums)the millennium千禧新年
Professor Ulf Buntgen from Cambridge’s Department of Geography and his colleagues from the Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland studied the chemical fingerprints in European oak trees to reconstruct the summer climate of over 2,110 years.
劍橋地理系教授邦特根與來自捷克、德國和瑞士的學者一起研究橡樹年輪，以重建2,110多年來的夏季氣候模型。
chemical fingerprints化學指紋reconstruct(v.)重建、改建、重造(被毀的事物)=rebuild
Stable isotopes in tree rings can provide information about hydroclimatic changes over long periods of time.
年輪中的穩定同位素可以提供長時間的水文氣候變化資訊。
stable isotopes穩定同位素tree rings(樹的)年輪hydroclimatic changes水文氣候的變化
The international team looked at more than 27,000 measurements of carbon and oxygen isotopic ratios from 147 living and dead European oak trees, covering a period of 2,110 years.
國際團隊分析來自147棵歐洲橡樹的碳氧同位素比值的測量結果，共有27,000多筆數據，而這些橡樹其中有部分已經死亡，有一部分還活著，橡樹樣本跨越2,110年。
isotopic(adj.)同位素的ratio(n.)比值covering…=which covered…涵蓋
They discovered that after a long-term drying trend, drought conditions suddenly intensified starting in 2015.
研究者發現，在乾旱趨勢持續很長一段時間後，2015年後的乾旱情形突然加劇。
trend(n.)趨勢intensify(v.)加強、增強、強化=escalateworsen(v.)惡化=get or become worse=deteriorate
Data showed that over the 2,110-year period, there were very wet summers, such as 200, 720 and 1100 CE, and very dry summers, such as 40, 590, 950 and 1510 CE. Despite these outliers, the results indicated that for the past two millennia, Europe has been slowly getting drier.
數據顯示，在過去2,100年中，有非常潮濕的夏天，如西元200年、720年和1,100年，也有非常乾燥的夏天，如西元40年、 590年、950年和1510年，但整體而言，過去2,000年來，歐洲一直在慢慢變得乾燥。
CE=Common Era公元;西元BCE=Before Common Era西元前AD西元(拉丁語Anno Domini的縮寫)BC西元前(Before Christ的縮寫)outlier(n.)異於一般情況的人(或事物)has or have been V-ing現在完成進行式
This anomaly is likely brought about by climate change caused by anthropogenic factors and the associated shifts in the jet stream.
異常乾燥的夏季很可能是人為因素造成的氣候變遷，以及相關的噴射氣流位置變化的結果。
anomaly(n.)異常現象bring about引發=riggeranthropogenic(adj.)由人類活動引起的;人為的=human-inducedassociated(adj.)相關的=relatedjet stream噴射氣流
As the global climate continues to warm, the recent summer droughts and heatwaves in Europe that have had disastrous ecological and economic consequences will only worsen.
隨著全球氣候持續變暖，最近在歐洲發生的夏季乾旱和熱浪只會給生態和經濟帶來災難性的後果。
heatwave(n.)熱浪disaster(n.)災難disastrous(adj.)極其糟糕的;極為失敗的;災難性的worsen(v.)惡化
“Climate change does not mean that it will get drier everywhere: some places may get wetter or colder, but extreme conditions will become more frequent, which could be devastating for agriculture, ecosystems and societies as a whole,” said Buntgen.
劍橋地理系教授邦特根說：「氣候變化並不代表到處都會變得乾燥，有些地方可能變濕或變冷，但是極端條件將變得更加頻繁，這可能對農業、生態系統和整體社會造成毀滅性的破壞。」
devastate(v.)摧毀;毀滅devastating(adj.)毀滅性的、破壞性極大的=destructive=disastrous