冰藻無聲的抗議
A glacier in the Italian Alps is turning pink due to snow algae, said Biagio Di Mauro, an Italian researcher at the country’s National Research Council.
義大利國家研究委員會學者狄馬洛指出，義大利阿爾卑斯山區的一座冰川正遭被冰藻染成粉紅色。
The Alps(n.)阿爾卑斯山council(n.)委員會
According to Di Mauro, who also studied the snow algae at a glacier in Switzerland, the plant, officially named Ancylonema nordenskioeldii, is not hazardous.
狄馬洛曾在瑞士一座冰河做過研究，他說這種藻類不會造成危害，
hazardous(adj.)有危害的=dangerous
It is a natural phenomenon that happens in spring and summer at middle latitudes and also at the poles.
是中緯度地區春夏期間都會發生的自然現象，在極地也會發生。
phenomenon(n.)(不尋常的)現象(複數phenomena)latitude(n.)緯度longitude(n.)經度altitude(n.)海拔高度
Furthermore, the pink snow that appeared on the colored areas of the Presena glacier is possibly caused by the same algae that are also spotted in southwestern Greenland, the Andes and the Himalayas.
此外，在普勒塞納冰川遭染成粉紅色的區域所觀察到的粉雪，元兇可能是一種在格陵蘭西南部、安地斯山及喜馬拉雅山也有出現的藻類。
furthermore(adv.)此外=additionally=in additionGreenland(n.)格陵蘭the Andes安地斯山the Himalayas喜馬拉雅山
In Greenland, the algae thrive in the Dark Zone where the ice is melting the most. Normally, ice reflects at least 80% of the sun’s radiation back into the atmosphere.
在格陵蘭，這種藻類於暗區蓬勃生長，而暗區是該地冰溶化最快的地方。一般來說，冰能將至少80％的太陽輻射反射回大氣中。
thrive(v.)興盛、繁茂reflect(v.)反射radiation(n.)輻射atmosphere(n.)大氣層
However, as the algae photosynthesize, they produce some sort of natural protection against the sunlight, darkening the area where they grow.
但當冰藻行光合作用時，會製造一種天然的防曬分子來避免陽光照射，這會讓其生長區域顏色變深。
photosynthesize(v.)行光合作用photosynthesis(n.)光合作用synthetic fiber合成纖維sort of…某種=kind of=type ofdarken(v.)染黑darkening(連續型分詞構句)…=and darken…
The colored ice then will absorb more solar radiation and melt faster, granting the algae underneath better access to air and water which they need to bloom even more. The interaction eventually forms a vicious cycle.
被染色的冰會吸收更多太陽輻射、融化地更快，讓冰層下方的藻類獲得更多空氣及水，並生長地更茂盛，而且這個交互作用形成惡性循環。
absorb(v.)吸收solar(adj.)太陽的grant(v.)給予、授予grant+O+sth.access to取得某事的管道bloom(v.)繁盛interaction(n.)交互作用eventually(adv.)最終地=ultimatelyvicious cycle惡性循環
“Everything that darkens the snow causes it to melt because it accelerates the absorption of radiation,” pointed out Di Mauro.
狄馬洛指出，所有讓雪地顏色變深的東西都會讓雪融化，因為會加速雪對輻射的吸收。
accelerate(v.)加速=speed updecelerate(v.)減速=slow downabsorption(n.)吸收
“We are trying to quantify the effect of other phenomena besides the human one on the overheating of the Earth,” Di Mauro added.
狄馬洛補充說道：「我們正嘗試量化除了人類行為之外，其它現象對這個過熱的地球所造成的影響。」
quantify(v.)量化quality(n.)品質qualitative analysis質化分析quantitative analysis量化分析overheating(n.)過熱的現象