Melting raises fears about Antarctic glacier collapse 冰川融化加剧对南极冰川崩塌的担忧

1、PAGE PAGE - 7 -MeltingraisesfearsaboutAntarcticglaciercollapse冰川融化加剧对南极冰川崩塌的担忧莫艳ScientistshavewarnedthatoneofthemostsignificantglaciersinAntarcticaisatseriousriskofcollapse（崩塌）becauseofbeingloosenedbywarmertemperaturesinthesurroundingseas，withthepotentialforgloballysignificantconsequences.ThwaitesGl

2、acier，alsoknownastheDoomsdayGlacier（末日冰川）duetotheimpactitsmeltingwouldhave，flowsintotheAmundsenSeaoffwesternAntarcticaandisaroundthesamesizeasGreatBritainorFlorida.“Thereisgoingtobedramaticchangeinfrontoftheglacier，probablyinlessthanadecade.Bothpublishedandunpublishedstudiespointinthatdirection，”gla

3、ciologistTedScambosfromInternationalThwaitesGlacierCollaborationtoldBBC.“Thiswillacceleratethepaceandwidenthedangerouspartoftheglacier.”“Werewatchingaworldthatsdoingthingswehaventreallyseenbefore，andtheemissionofcarbondioxideissignificantlytoblame，”Scambosexplained.AccordingtoScambos，ThwaitesGlacier

4、isoneofthewidestglaciersintheworld，andoverthelast30years，ithasdoubledtheoutflowspeedofthewaterithasreleased.Itholdsenoughwatertoraiseglobalsealevelbymorethan60centimeters，andwereittobesignificantlydamaged，itcouldalsoimpactonothersurroundingglaciers，compounding（使恶化）theproblem.Itwasreportedthatthewate

5、rintheareaknownasthegroundingzone，wheretheglacierliftsofftheseabed，wasextremelywarm，andalsosalty，whichislikelytoincreasethechancesofsignificantmeltingfrombelowthesurface.Anotherglaciologist，ErinPettitfromOregonStateUniversity，toldCNBCthatrisingsealevelwasanearinevitability（必然性）andthefocusshouldnowtu

6、rntohowtomanageitsenvironmentalimpact.“Wearealreadyontrackforsealevelriseinthenextseveraldecadesthatwillimpactcoastalcommunitiesworldwide，”Pettitsaid.“Wecantreversethissealevelrise，butweneedtoconsiderhowtorelieveitandprotectourcoastalcommunitiesnow.”ActivityAReadingforunderstanding.Text?centeredchun

7、ksbeatriskof有的风险beknownas被称为dueto由于;因为theemissionofcarbondioxide二氧化碳的排放belikelyto很有可能beontrackfor走上的轨道.Text?centeredsentences一、定语从句的省略Werewatchingaworldthatsdoingthingswehaventreallyseenbefore.我们正看着一个正在改变的世界，那些改变是我们从来没真正見过的。【点石成金】things是先行词，wehaventreallyseenbefore是定语从句，此处省略了关系代词that。关系代词在定语从句中充当宾语时

8、通常可以省略。【运用迁移】你正在看的那幅画作是我的一位朋友画的。二、虚拟语气的倒装Wereittobesignificantlydamaged，itcouldalsoimpactonothersurroundingglaciers，compoundingtheproblem.假如它受到严重破坏，它也将影响周围其他的冰川，从而加剧这一问题。【点石成金】此句省略了连词if。当虚拟语气中的if省略时，句中的谓语动词和主语要倒装。【运用迁移】要是我处在你的境地，我會采取行动劝说你爸戒烟。三、非限制性定语从句Itwasreportedthatthewaterintheareaknownasthegrou

9、ndingzone，wheretheglacierliftsofftheseabed，wasextremelywarm，andalsosalty，whichislikelytoincreasethechancesofsignificantmeltingfrombelowthesurface.据报道，在被称为“接地带”的区域，也就是冰川从海床上升起的地方，水非常温暖，而且含盐，这可能会增加地表以下的冰川大量融化的可能性。【点石成金】whichislikelytoincreasethechancesofsignificantmeltingfrombelowthesurface是非限制性定语从句，起

10、到补充说明的作用。此处which指代thewater.wasextremelywarm，andalsosalty整个句子，作从句的主语。【运用迁移】他在那么多人面前显得有点紧张，这是可以理解的。ActivityBReadingforwriting假定你是李華，应校英文报之邀，请你就南极冰川融化的问题写一则报道。内容要点：1.南极冰川融化的现状、原因和影响;2.中学生可以做些什么来应对这一问题。注意：1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3.至少需要使用一次虚拟语气或一个定语从句;4.注意段落内的逻辑关系。ThemeltingofglaciersinAntarctica写作导引本

11、次的写作任务是写一则报道，要求学生介绍南极冰川融化的现状、原因和影响等，并提出应对这一问题的对策，并且至少需要使用一个虚拟语气或定语从句。这些写作要求和所给语篇的主题语境是紧密相关的。我们可以通过整合同主题阅读材料的内容和语言，梳理写作思路和积累素材。一、语篇解码（一）内容分析Whatisthetextmainlyabout？（二）宏观结构Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.TextstructureMainideaLanguageexpressionPart1：Para.1（1）introductionOneofthemostsignificantglacie

12、rsinAntarcticais（2）.Part2：Para.2（3）BackgroundinformationThwaitesGlacierflowsinto（4）andisaroundthesamesizeasGreatBritainorFlorida.Thereisgoingtobedramaticchangeinfrontoftheglacier.Part3：Para.（5）ReasonsforthemeltingTheemissionof（6）issignificantlytoblame.Thewaterwasextremelywarmandsalty，whichislikelyto

13、（7）frombelowthesurface.Part4：Para.（8）Appealto（9）Weneedtoconsiderhowtorelieveitandprotectourcoastalcommunitiesnow.二、素材积累（一）现状阐述的核心表达1.Inthepastfewdecades，therehasbeenadramaticchangein.在过去几十年里，急剧变化。2.Nowadays，.hasbecomeoneofthemostseriousissuesintheworld.如今，已经成为世界上最严重的问题之一。3.hasnegativeeffecton对有负面影响4

14、.hugeamountsof大量的（二）原因阐述的核心表达1.Thereasonwhy.isthat.的原因是2.dueto/becauseof由于;因为3.whichisalsoresponsiblefor这也是的原因（三）建议的核心表达1.Itisstronglysuggestedthatweshould.强烈建议我们应该2.IfIwereyou，Iwould.如果我是你，我会3.Itwouldbebeneficialifyoucould.若你能，那是大有裨益的。4.Inordertocopewiththisproblem，weshouldtakesomeeffectivemeasures

15、.為了应对这一问题，我们应当采取一些有效的措施。5.frommypointofview依我看来6.Foronething，.Foranother，.一方面，;另一方面，三、写作支架本次的写作任务是写一篇阐述现状并提出建议的文章，根据写作要求，其语篇结构可定为“现状介绍+原因+影响+建议”。文章的框架如下：Nowadays，.hasbecomeoneofthemostseriousissuesintheworld.（现状介绍）Thereasonwhy.isthat.（原因阐述）If.continues，itwillleadto.，whichislikelyto.andbringgreatdamage.（影响）As.，weshouldtakesomeeffectivemeasurestocopewiththisproblem.（建议总起）Foronething，itisstronglys