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WBR: Paying the Price for Climate Change 31 March 14

Mon, 31 Mar¹ 14

A new UN report says impact of climate change will be "severe, pervasive² and irreversible". We hear from those already suffering those consequences - Benjamin Fiafor of Farm Radio in Ghana talks about the problems local farmers are facing. Dr Colin Brown is director of engineering at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in London and talks about the challenges faced by those trying to come up with solutions to climate change. Also in the programme: Britain and Germany to become Chinese currency trading hubs. And our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway tells us why treating your office like a family may actually be a really bad idea

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 pervasive   

adj.普遍的；遍布的，(到处)弥漫的；渗透性的

参考例句：

• It is the most pervasive compound on earth.它是地球上最普遍的化合物。
• The adverse health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to measure.汽车尾气对人类健康所构成的有害影响是普遍的，并且难以估算。