中国应对全球气候变化英语演讲
Professor Corbridge,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am honoured to talk to you on such an important subject as climate
change. It’s a special honour, because the LSE is well-known for its
scholarship on climate change and its crucial contribution to this global
debate.
China is a huge country with a population of 1.3 billion. It has diverse
climatic conditions and a fragile environment. The effect of climate
change is a very real threat which we face everyday.
According to Chinese scientists, the average temperature in China
has risen by 1.1 degrees centigrade in the last 5 decades. It is higher than
the reported global average. We are seeing more frequent bouts of
extreme weather in many parts of the country. Last spring, for example,
the most severe drought in 50 years hit northern China affecting the
Climatechangeisoneofthemostpressingglobalissuesofourtime,with
farreachingimplicationsfortheenvironment,economy,andsociety.Theeffectsof
climatechangearemultifacetedandcanbeobservedinvariousaspectsoflifeonEarth.
1.EnvironmentalImpact:Themostevidentimpactofclimatechangeisonthe
environment.Risingtemperatureshaveledtothemeltingofpolaricecapsandglaciers,
causingsealevelstorise.Thisnotonlythreatenscoastalcitiesandlowlyingislandsbut
alsodisruptsthehabitatsofmanyspecies,leadingtoalossofbiodiversity.Additionally,
climatechangehasbeenlinkedtomorefrequentandsevereweatherevents,suchas
hurricanes,floods,anddroughts,whichcandevastateecosystemsandhumansettlements.
2.AgriculturalEffects:Agricultureisheavilydependentonstableclimateconditions.
Changesintemperatureandprecipitationpatternscanleadtoreducedcropyields,
affectingfoodsecurityglobally.Droughtscandecimateharvests,whilefloodscan
CLIMATE CHANGE – HOW WILL IT AFFECT HOW AND WHERE WE GROW OUR CROPS ?
From an article in New Ag International, December 2005 by Bruce Knight
Most of the publicity and political discussion surrounding climate change relates to what
measures could, or should, be taken to slow up global warming. Predictions on the impact of
climate change on agricultural productivity on a global scale have been made by many
international experts and most paint a negative picture. Some experts suggest that by the
second half of the 21st century world food production could be severely at risk. But the story is
far from simple. Indeed in some regions of the world, and for some crops, global warming will
almost certainly bring about improvements in productivity and much of it in the next fifteen
years.
Relatively little has been published outlining the impact from a business perspective and what
新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说教程1答案
Skills:
Listening for Details
1.The man's name is Peter.
2.He is from Australia.
3.XXX.
4.XXX.
5.He has been in China for three years.
XXX:
XXX 1: Enrolling
XXX。it is XXX the n of the campus。Some students prefer
to live on XXX of having access to us facilities such as the library。labs。and sports center。nally。some students XXX near a
shopping center。However。there are also drawbacks to living on
campus。such as having to wake up early to get to class on time
and feeling like every day is the same.
Task 2: Living on Campus
Living on campus can have its advantages and disadvantages。For example。some students find it easy to make friends because
they are XXX。others may find it difficult to adjust to XXX。XXX because students have access to XXX。some students may
prefer to live off campus because they do not want to deal with the
