BBCLEARNINGENGLISHTakeAwayEnglish随身英语StoringiceintheAntarctic在南极储存冰关于台词的备注:请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。請注意：中文文字内容只提供簡體版TakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2015bbcukchina.com/learningenglishPage1of4Vocabulary:climatechange气候变化Wheredoyoukeepice?Inthefreezer,ofcourse.That'swhatscientistsmighthavethoughtwhentheywerelookingforasafeplacetostoreicefrommountainglaciersfromaroundtheworld.They'vedecidedtostoreiceinAntarcticabecauseglobalwarmingiscausingsomeoftheglaciersinplacesliketheAlpstomelt.JeromeChappellazoftheFrenchNationalCentreforScientificResearchisinvolvedincreatinganicevaultthere.Hesays:"Weareprobablytheonlyscientificcommunitywhosearchiveisindangerofdisappearingfromthefaceoftheplanet.Ifyouworkoncorals,onmarinesediments,ontreerings,therawmaterialisstillhereandwillbeformanycenturies".AndwhydoscientistsneedtostudyicefromtheAlps,forexample?Iceformedonthesummitofamountainismadeoflayersofsnowaccumulatedoverthousandsofyears.Trappedairbubblescontainsamplesoftheatmospherethatexistedwhenthaticewasformed.Iceisarecordofclimate,accordingtopolaroceanographerMarkBrandonfromtheOpenUniversityinBritain.Hesays:"Weknowcarbondioxideintheatmosphereishighernowthaninthelastthreemillionyears".Researchersusethiskindofdatatobuildcomputermodelsandtrytopredictwhatmighthappeninthefuture.TheicevaultwillbehousedinasnowcaveattheConcordiaResearchStation,whichisoperatedbyscientistsfromFranceandItaly.Theicesampleswillbesealedinbagsandplaced10mbelowthesurface,ataconstanttemperatureof-50C.Thiswillputthescientists'mindsatrest.Commercialfreezersbreakdown,powerfailureshappenandlosingtheicesampleswouldbeadisaster.Nobodywantstoseeamineofscientificknowledgelostforeverinagiantpuddle.词汇表请参看答案与词汇部分Antarctica:theworld’sfreezerTakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2015bbcukchina.com/learningenglishPage2of4Quiz测验阅读短文并回答问题。1.Whatdoscientistsfearmightnotlastlong?2.Whyareth...
