英语新闻听写 气候变化影响葡萄酒业

Unprecedented¹ heat has pushed global average temperatures into alien territory, and scientists have long established humanity as the dominant² cause.

高温天气史无前例，一直以来，科学家将人类看作是始作俑者。

Now, even the grapes are talking.

如今，就连葡萄都按耐不住了。

Wine grapes are very sensitive to their climate, and two scientists affiliated³ with NASA, Columbia's Earth sciences center, and Harvard have assembled records of grape harvests for the past 400 years to show trends produced by changes in temperature and precipitation.

酿酒葡萄对天气变化极为敏感，两名科学家汇整了过去400年间葡萄收成记录，随着气温和降雨量变化，葡萄收成出现变化，两名科学家隶属于美航天局，哥伦比亚大学地球科研中心，以及哈弗大学。

The upshot of their research shows that climate change is demanding that grapes be harvested earlier.

研究结果表明，气候变化致葡萄提前收获。

And the wine tastes better, too. Cheers!

葡萄酒口感更加浓郁！

1 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

2 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

3 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。