纪录片《我们的地球》 第272期 壮丽山脉(17)

In the Rockies, rising temperatures are shortening winter hibernation¹

在落基山脉，升高的气温缩短了冬眠的时间，

and stifling² the growth of valuable food plants.

也阻碍了食料植物的生长。

And in the Andes, some glaciers³ have shrunk by 50% in just 30 years.

在安第斯山脉，一些冰川在短短三十年内面积减少了百分之五十。

Even the Himalayas are now vulnerable.

如今，甚至连喜马拉雅山脉都变得十分脆弱。

With most of the world's tallest peaks, and covering a third of a million square miles,

这里汇集着大多数世上最高的山峰，占地面积八十六万平方公里，

this is the greatest mountain range of all.

是世界上最大的山脉。

And here, temperatures are now rising faster than the global average.

而这里气温升高的速度快于全球平均水平。

As the snow line retreats further and further up these peaks,

雪线向山峰处退去，

there is less and less space for wildlife,

野生动植物的生存空间日益减少，

and that is a challenge for one of the most majestic⁴ of all mountain creatures. The snow leopard⁵.

恶化的条件威胁着一种美丽山地动物的生存。雪豹。

1 hibernation   

n.冬眠

参考例句：

• Bears wake up in the spring after a winter of hibernation.熊经过一个冬天的冬眠后在春季苏醒。
• The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节。

2 stifling   

a.令人窒息的

参考例句：

• The weather is stifling. It looks like rain. 今天太闷热，光景是要下雨。
• We were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed. 我们在那间关着窗户的热屋子里，简直透不过气来。

3 glaciers   

冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
• It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

4 majestic   

adj.雄伟的，壮丽的，庄严的，威严的，崇高的

参考例句：

• In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
• He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。

5 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。