本集內(nèi)容

• Global climate event 全球氣候動(dòng)態(tài)
• Artificial intelligence versus humans 人工智能與人類較量
• Being disabled in Rio 里約熱內(nèi)盧殘疾舞蹈演員

文字稿

Planet Earth – the most complex thing in the universe. Warmed and cooled by natural trends, heated by greenhouse gases from humans. Scientists are striving to work it all out. In the Pacific for instance, the warming El Nino current is likely to bring floods where there is normally drought and drought where there's normally rain. Corals were bleached by the last big El Nino in 1998. The new El Nino will heat the world; so will a separate climate event in the Pacific. But these will be offset somewhat by a cooling event in the Atlantic. Three big shifts at once.

地球是宇宙中最為復(fù)雜的物體。它隨自然氣候變換，冷熱交替；它也因人類活動(dòng)排放的溫室氣體而變暖?？茖W(xué)家們企圖知曉地球萬(wàn)物的所有規(guī)律。比如，太平洋厄爾尼諾暖流會(huì)使往常干旱地區(qū)洪水泛濫或讓雨水豐潤(rùn)地區(qū)迎來(lái)干旱。1998年厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象使珊瑚顏色白化。目前新一輪厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象將使全球氣溫升高；太平洋中的另一股氣候變化活動(dòng)也會(huì)引發(fā)相同結(jié)果。不過(guò)大西洋降溫會(huì)部分抵消溫室氣體的增暖作用使全球增暖趨勢(shì)停滯。三個(gè)重要?dú)夂蜃兓顒?dòng)同時(shí)發(fā)生。

You're watching what doctors describe as one of the most revolutionary advances in the history of surgery. Here at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London consultant surgeon Declan Cahill seems to sit within the robot – a blend of man and machine. He remains, though, very much in control. It's a tool just like his scalpel or forceps, albeit far more sophisticated.

你正在看到的畫面被醫(yī)生們描述為手術(shù)史上“最具革命性的進(jìn)步”。在倫敦皇家馬斯登醫(yī)院，外科顧問(wèn)醫(yī)生戴克瀾·卡希爾（Declan Cahill）坐在機(jī)器人身體里 – 人機(jī)合二為一。盡管如此，手術(shù)還是完全由卡希爾醫(yī)生來(lái)掌控。這臺(tái)機(jī)器雖然看起來(lái)無(wú)比精密，但它其實(shí)就是一個(gè)像手術(shù)刀或手術(shù)鉗的工具用來(lái)協(xié)助醫(yī)生完成手術(shù)。

These are embaixadores da alegria – or happy ambassadors – made up of dancers of all disabilities. They're rehearsing for the 'Paralympics – one year to go' celebrations. Every year they perform at the Rio Carnival. But it wasn't until 2013 that they were allowed to parade with everyone else.

他們是“embaixadores da alegria”或被稱為“歡樂(lè)大使”，是由殘疾舞蹈演員組成的。他們?cè)跒椤皻垔W會(huì) –一年倒計(jì)時(shí)演出”慶祝活動(dòng)彩排。這組舞蹈演員現(xiàn)在每年都會(huì)在里約熱內(nèi)盧狂歡節(jié)上表演，不過(guò)他們也是到2013才被獲準(zhǔn)加入狂歡節(jié)慶祝隊(duì)伍的。

詞匯

striving
為…努力奮斗

offset
抵消，補(bǔ)償

revolutionary advances
革命性進(jìn)步

ambassadors
大使，代表

練習(xí)

請(qǐng)從以下詞匯中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢竵?lái)完成句子。注意：你可能需要改變單詞的時(shí)態(tài)來(lái)完成句子。

striving / offset / revolutionary advances / ambassadors

1. Poor food sales in the supermarket were _________ by an increase in the sale of clothing and household goods.

2. He became an _________ for his sport after winning five gold medals at the Olympics.

3. Because of the poor economic conditions, many people are _________ to keep hold of their jobs.

4. Due to _________ in medicine, more people with cancer are able to survive and go on to lead a healthy life.

答案

1. Poor food sales in the supermarket were offset by an increase in the sale of clothing and household goods.

2. He became an ambassador for his sport after winning five gold medals at the Olympics.

3. Because of the poor economic conditions, many people are striving to keep hold of their jobs.

4. Due to revolutionary advances in medicine, more people with cancer are able to survive and go on to lead a healthy life.