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- Reefs are disappearing.
- 珊瑚礁正在消失。
- Staghorn coral are one of the dominant building blocks of coral reefs all over the world, but now they're in trouble.
- 鹿角珊瑚是世界上主要的珊瑚礁,但现在它们遇到了麻烦。
- A collection of new studies show staghorn coral are in major decline because they can't handle the warmer, more acidic ocean waters that result from human pollution.
- 一些新的研究表明,鹿角珊瑚的数量在大幅下降,因其不能适应人类污染造成的更温暖、更酸性的海水。
- The most visible effect is bleaching. When water conditions get too stressful, corals lose the algae that give them their color.
- 最明显的影响是漂白。当水质条件受到影响,珊瑚失去表面颜色的藻类。
- If it keeps up for too long, the corals die.
- 如果保持时间太长,珊瑚就会死亡。
- Recent surveys suggest 93 percent of corals in Australia's Great Barrier Reef are bleaching to some degree.
- 最近的调查显示,在澳大利亚大堡礁的珊瑚中,有百分之93的珊瑚在一定程度上正在漂白。
- Researchers warn staghorn reefs near the mouth of the Amazon River are also at risk.
- 研究人员警告,亚马逊河口附近的鹿角珊瑚礁也存在风险。
- Nearby oil drilling presents a "major environmental challenge."
- 附近的石油钻井提出了“重大的环境挑战。”
- But recovery is still possible. Scientists say tighter controls on runoff and dredging would give corals a better chance in today's warmer waters.
- 但恢复仍然是可能的。科学家们表示,在如今更温暖的水域中,严格控制径流和疏浚能给珊瑚更好的生存机会。

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handle | ['hændl] | 联想记忆 | ||
reform | [ri'fɔ:m] | 联想记忆 | ||
social | ['səuʃəl] | |||
collection | [kə'lekʃən] | 联想记忆 | ||
challenge | ['tʃælindʒ] | |||
entertaining | [entə'teiniŋ] | |||
pollution | [pə'lu:ʃən] | |||
democratic | [.demə'krætik] | 联想记忆 | ||
critical | ['kritikəl] | |||
stressful | ['stresfəl] |

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