1、Unit 2 Polar Bearsrouble單元二北極熊陷入困境Narrator: Near the edge of the Arctic region of Canada, the short summer is being chased away by a constant cold wind fromthe north. Along the western shore of the Hudson Bay, w er is beginning to close its grip. One animal, with its thick fur andlayer of heavy blub

2、ber, actually thriveshese freezing, lonely surroundings: the polar bear.旁白:在北極地區(qū)的邊緣附近,簡短的夏天是被一個常數(shù)趕走寒冷的風從北方。沿著灣西岸,冬天開始關閉其控制。一種動物,它有厚厚的皮毛和層厚脂肪,實際上在這些寒冷,孤獨的環(huán)境:北極熊。Cam Elliot, Manitoba Conservation: “Polar bears are built for w er. Theyre built for the cold. Theyre built for the wind.”凸輪、保護:“北極熊了冬天。他們修建

3、的冷。他們修建的風。”Narrator: These marine mammals spend most of their lives on frozen seas, and they depend on the frozen ice packs forting. But these polar bears dont enjoy the luxury of an un errupted w er.旁白:這些海洋哺乳動物,大部分時間冰凍海洋,他們依靠狩獵的冷凍冰塊。但這些北極熊不喜歡冬天不間斷的奢侈品。Elliot: “With the onset of summer and the warme

4、r temperatures, all of Hudson Bay melts. Unlike the high Arctic, theres nopermanent ice pack here. When the Bay melts, the bears are forced to shore.”:“夏天的發(fā)病與氣溫升高,所有的哈德遜灣融化。不像北極,這里沒有浮冰。灣融化,北極熊被迫海岸?！盢arrator: Its a seasonal life for the bears and when the weather starts to turn cold again, large numb

5、ers of them gather aroundthe coast. At this time, these typically private animals willeract in ways not comple y understood by humans, all the while waiting for the Bay to freeze so they can go back to the ice and their food source. As the bears wait, they often have company.These “tundra buggies” a

6、re designed to bring people to the polar bears.旁白:這是一個季節(jié)性的生活天氣再度轉冷的時候,大量的他們圍坐在海岸。在這個時候,這些通常私人動物互動的方式不會完全類理解,所有的等待灣凍結,這樣他們就可以回到冰和他們的食物來源。熊等,他們經常有公司。這些“苔原車”是為了把人們的北極熊。Nikita Ovsyanikow, Biologist: “Well, its an adult male, but rather young. Hes not in bad sh.”尼基塔 Ovsyanikow,生物學家:“嗯,這是一個成年,而是年輕。他不是身體不好

7、?！盢arrator: No other animalts the polar bear; theyre at the top of the food chain. Therefore, they are considered goodindicators of the health of the Arctic environment.旁白:沒有其他動物捕獵北極熊;它們在食物鏈的頂端。因此,它們被認為是良好的北極環(huán)境的衛(wèi)生指標。Ovsyanikow: “What is espe lly attractive in polar bearserms of conservation, it is a

8、 well . we say “umbrella species”. Itsa large predator which is the top of food chainshe Arctic.”O(jiān)vsyanikow:“尤其有極?！钡谋睒O熊的保護,這是一個好護傘物種”。這是一個大型食肉動物是食物鏈的頂端在北Narrator: At this time of year, the polar bears have used up the built-up fat reservesmelted.ve kept them alive since the ice旁白:在每年的這個時候,北極熊已經使用了組合

9、脂肪儲備自冰融化,讓他們活著。John Bykerk, Polar Bear Guide: “Theyregry. Unless theyre lucky enough to find some dead beluga whale or dead seal,perhapsts washed up on shore. Theyve essentially gone four months at this powithouving a bite to eat.”Bykerk 北極熊指南:“他們餓了。除非他們足夠幸運找到一些死的白鯨,或者死海豹,也許這就是被沖上岸。從本質上說,他們已經走了四個月在這

10、一點上沒有咬吃?！盢arrator: Many researchers be vet the health of polar bears parallels the health of the environment. Scientists areconcernedt despite the constant cold in Northern Manitoba, it may not be staying cold long enough to keep the旁白:許多研究認為,北極熊相似的健康的健康環(huán)境。科學家們擔心的是,盡管持續(xù)寒冷的北部馬尼托巴省,它可能不是寒冷足夠長的時間保持環(huán)境穩(wěn)定

11、。全球變暖可能會影響冰模式,生存的世界上最大的陸地食肉動物。Elliot: “Over the last twenty-five years, research conducted by the Canadian Wildlife Service has found abouwo-kting seals. Anything in global climatet would affect the stability or the length of the timet the ice is on the Hudson :“在過去的 25 年,野生動物保護署進行的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)大約為期兩周的進步在春天天

12、氣和冰層融化。北極熊是一個生物的。當他們在冰,它們捕獵海豹。任何全球氣候會影響穩(wěn)定或冰的時間的長度是在哈德遜灣或北極水域,會直接的對北極熊Narrator: Polar Bear Guide John Bykerk is also concerned about the impact of global warming on the bears. He reportst inAs a result, the bears lost two or threeks of feeding at the beginning of the season. He also reportst the icew

13、ed earlyhe spring of the next year, so the bears lost another two or threeks.otal, the bears lost four to sixks ofNarrator: Nikita Ovsyanikow has studied polar bears for years, and be ves they are a key to understanding the Arctic.ensuret they survive? The future of one of the Arctics most majestic

14、creaturesshe answers to thesequestions, andhe conservation efforts of a caring world.Unit 5 A ChiArtist in HarlemNarrator: Wipopulation of approxima y eight million, the huge cosmopolitan city of New York is a melting pot ofimmigrant communities. Sometimes, this diversity results in clashes betn cul

15、tures. Other times,itivees result from the merging of backgrounds and traditions. Artists in particular often use their cultural differen to learn from eachother. One such artist, Mingliang Lu, has taken his skills to Harlem to enable others to learn about and understand Chiart.旁白:約八百萬,巨大的國際大都市紐約是一個

16、社區(qū)的大熔爐。有時,這種多樣性導致文化之間的。其他時候,積極成 果的結果合并的背景和傳統(tǒng)。特別是藝術家經常使用他們的文化差異,互相學個這樣的藝術家,明亮,采取了他的技能哈萊姆,Born in Shanghai, Ming has studied Chiart for the majority of his life. At a very young age, he learned aboalligraphy 旁白:尼基塔 Ovsyanikow 北極熊研究多年,并相信他們是一個關鍵的理解北極。Ovsyanikow: “When we focus on polar bears, and devel

17、op any consideration measures for polar bears, the consequence of的影響。”advancement in spring weather and ice melt. Polar bears are a creature of the sea ice. When theyre out on the ice, theyreenvironment stable. Global warming may be affecting the ice patterns, which are critical for the survival of

18、the worlds largest land carnivore.and pa ing from his father and has continued to pathrough the more difficult times in his life. Ming moved to the U.S. in使他人了解和理解中國藝術。單元五哈萊姆的中國藝術家旁白:對于大多數(shù)人來說,北極熊真正象征地球北部的凍結。很難想象北極-或世界。世界能承受失去美麗的北極熊嗎?人們會做些什么來確保他們生存?的未來北極最雄偉的動物在于這些問題的,和保護工作的一個的世界。t ist we are protecti

19、ng the entire Arctic ecosystem.”O(jiān)vsyanikow:“當關注北極熊,北極熊,任何考慮和發(fā)展措施的結果,是保護整個北極生態(tài)系統(tǒng)。”Narrator: For most people, polar bears truly symbolize the frozen North of our Earth. Its hard to imagine the Arctic or the world without them. Can the world afford to lose the beautiful polar bear? Will people do somet

20、hing toting, which significantly affected their ability to find enough food.旁白:北極熊指導Bykerk 也擔心全球變暖的影響的熊。他說,在最近的一年,沒有結冰在哈德遜灣,直到 12 月 12 日。海灣通常凍結在 11 月 19 日。因此,熊失去了兩個或三個的喂養(yǎng)在賽季的開始。他還說,冰層融化在第二年的春天,所以熊失去了另一個兩個或三個。總的來說,狩獵的熊失去了四到六周,大大影響了他們能找到足夠的食物。a recent year, ice didnt form on Hudson Bay until around De

21、cember 12th. The bay normally freezes around November 19th.Bay or the Arctic waters, is going to have immediate impact on polar bears.”1990, and today lives in New York where he continues to create beautiful landscof the United S es: the eagle.s, flowers, animals, and even the symbol出生在,明研究中國藝術對于大多數(shù)

22、他的生命。在很小的時候,他從他的父親學習書法和繪畫,一直在漆通過的在他的生活中。明 1990 年移居,今天住在紐約,他繼續(xù)創(chuàng)造美麗的風景,花卉,動物,甚至是的象征:鷹。Mingliang Lu, Artist: “When Iliving.”came to America, my only skills were art. I didnve other skills. I used my art to make a明亮,藝術家:“當我第一次來到,我唯一的技能是藝術。我沒有其他的技能。我用藝術謀生?！盢arrator: When heBut even for profesarrivedhe U.

23、S. , Ming set up his easel and drew and paed portraits of tourists in order to survive.al artists, drawing on the street is not the easiest way to make a living. So, Ming eventually stoppedpa ing on the street, and began to work for the New York ChiHarlem and the children of Public School 36.Cultura

24、l Center. Through them, he brought his skills to旁白:當他第一次到達、明設置他的畫架,畫和畫肖像的游客為了生存。但即使是專業(yè)藝術家,畫在街上不是謀生的最簡單方法。所以,明最終停止繪畫在街上,并開始為紐約中國文化中心工作。通過他們,他把技能哈萊姆和公立學校的孩子 36。Ming: “What is this?”明:“這是什么?”Students: “Circle.”學生:“圓”。Ming: “It is a circle, right? OK. So I just draw. I change the color. What color this?

25、”明:“這是一個圓,對吧?好的。所以我畫。我改變了顏色。這是什么顏色的?”Students: “Yellow.”學生:“黃色”。Ming: “OK. I just put this you see this? For the ear.”明:“好吧。把這個你看到了嗎?耳朵。”Amy Chin, Executive Director, New York ChiCultural Center: “As we all know, a lot of artists are not employed beingartists. So Im hot what wes to provide them this

26、 opportunity, to really practicehe fieldt theyve been trainedfor.”的下巴,執(zhí)行董事,紐約的中國文化中心:“都知道,很多藝術家都不是雇傭藝術家。所以我希望所做的就是給他們這個機會,真正實踐領域,他們已經訓練了。”Ming: “OK, this time I take it this way . . . Little circle one . . . Yeah, you very good job. Good.”明:“好吧,這次我把它這樣。小圓一個。是的,你很好。好?！盢arrator: Teaching at the public

27、 school, though, is moren just an opportunity for Ming; the program benefits the children aswell. School principal Cynthia Mullen Simons says the program is important to her second grade students.旁白:在公立學校教學,不僅僅是一個機會,明;孩子們受益于這個項目。學校校長表示,它的核項目是重要的二年級學生。Cynthia Mullen Simons, School Principal: “You can

28、not teach solely by the book, pr, and pencil. They have toeinvolved. We need our students to hear,hand, people from various cultures talk about their ethnicity.”,學校校長:“你不能教完全由這本書,紙,筆。他們必須參與。需要的學生聽到,第一手的,來自不同文化背景的人談論他們的種族。”Ming: “Too much water . . . I show you this, not too much water, you see . . .

29、”明:“太多的水。我給你這個,沒有太多的水,你看。”Narrator: From time to time Ming stops to help each child get his or ha ing just right. The kids view Ming as their teacherfrom China, but Ming seesethnicity. He just sees students who want to learn how to pa a tiger.旁白:明不時停下來幫助每個孩子得到他或畫。孩子們認為明他們的老師來自中國,但明看到種族。他只是認為學生需要學習如何

30、畫一只。Ming: “Chichildren, American children, Hispanic children, and black children, they are all the same. No difference.”明:“中國孩子,兒童,裔的孩子,和的孩子,他們都是一樣的。沒有區(qū)別?！盢arrator: Even though New York is already established as a diverse,ernational city, programs like the ChiCenters still make a considerable differ

31、ence.Cultural旁白:盡管紐約已經建立了多元化,國際城市,中國文化中心等項目仍有相當大的影響。Chin: “When we bring these programs in, the kids get to see real people from another culture and to relate to them on manydifferent levels.”下巴:“當把這些項目時,孩子們可以看到真實的人從另一個文化和與他們在許多不同的水平?！盨imons: “What we dont want to do to our students is to make them

32、ignorant to others and what others can bring. Our studentsneed to understandt we are all human beings,t we all have different backgrounds . . . different experien. . . andts what makes us soeresting.”:“不想做的學生是讓他們無知的別人,別人可以帶來。的學生需要明白,都是人類,都有不同的背景。不同的經歷。這就是讓這么有趣?！盢arrator: These days, in addition to b

33、eing an artist, Ming is also serving as a kind of cultural ambassador for his country.helong run, Mings art may open the door to a whole different world for these children.旁白:這些天,除了作為一個藝術家,明也作為一種文化大使。從長遠來看,的藝術可能開門為這些孩子一個完全不同的世界。Ming: “I feel l ke I amng very important work. And it makes me really ha

34、ppy to teach calligraphy and pa ing to the children.I am roducing them to a wider world of Chiculture, giving them a greater understanding of Chipeoplehe worldand broadening their horizons.”明:“我覺得我做的非常重要的工作。,這讓我很高興教書法和繪畫的孩子。我向他們介紹中國文化的更廣闊的世界,讓他們更好地了解的世界,拓寬他們的視野。”Narrator: Ming is not only good in hi

35、s role as a teacher, he is also excellent in his role of cultural ambassador. In Harlem, thisChiartiss found a jobt makes moren just a living; it makes a difference.旁白:明不僅在他作為一個老師,他也是優(yōu)秀的文化大使的角色。在哈萊姆,這個中國藝術家找到了一份工作,不僅僅是生活,它使一個差異。Unit 10 How is the Weather?10 天氣怎么樣?Narrator: Look outside your window.

36、It may be very different from what you saw just a day or two ago. Yesterday may havebeen cloudy and rainy, today may be beautiful and sunny. But what about tomorrow . . . ? Well, you may just want to stayinside. What is itt causes these changes? The weather. Weather is the temporary s e of the earth

37、s atmosphere. It canbe very different from place to place at any one time. This is because it depends on the complex relationship betwater, and heat from the sun.n air,旁白:看看你的窗外。它可能非常不同于你所看到的只是一天或兩天前。昨天可能是多云有雨,今天可能是陽光明媚。但明天呢。嗎?好吧,你可能只想呆在室內。是什么導致了這些變化呢?天氣。天氣是地球大氣層的臨時狀態(tài)。它可以非常不同的從一個地方到另一個地方在任何一個時間。這是因為

38、它取決于空氣之間的復雜關系,水,來自的熱量。Earth is a planett is always changing and moving. Its atmosphere is like a vast weather enginet gets itser from thesun. The sun heats up more air over the equatorn it does at the poles. This causes huge movements of air. The warm,moist air near the equator rises and flows towar

39、d the poles. The cool air from the poles drops down and flows back toward theequator. This creates a continuous cycle of moving air. As this air moves quickly across the earthrface, it continuouslyeracts with the land and the sea. It exchanges heat and moisture, and creates the earths changing weath

40、er.get things like heat waves, hailstorms, snowstorms, sandstorms, typhoons and tornados.ts why we地球是一顆行星,總是改變和移動。大氣層就像一個巨大的天氣引擎,動力來自。加熱空氣在赤道比兩極。這將導致巨大的空氣運動。赤道附近的溫暖、潮濕的空氣上升,向兩極。兩極的冷空氣下降下來,流回到赤道。這將創(chuàng)建續(xù)的循環(huán)空氣移動。隨著這空氣迅速穿過地球表面,它不斷與陸地和海洋。它交換熱量和水分,創(chuàng)造了地球的天氣變化。這就是為什么把事情像熱浪、暴風雨、雪災、沙塵暴、臺風和。Fronts are an importa

41、nt part of weather forecasts. Fronts are formed when warm air masses and cold air masses cometogether. These fronts can be cold or warm. A cold front is created when a mass of cold air forlighter air. The cold air pushes the warmer air out of the way. This often brings dramatic changesitself underne

42、ath warmer,he atmosphere, such asheavy clouds and violent storms. Warm fronts happen when a warm air mass pushes cold air forward. The weather is usuallyless dramatic during warm fronts. It may get hotter and more humid, but rain and tderstorms may also occur.方面是天氣預報的一個重要組成部分。方面形成時溫暖的氣團和寒冷的空氣質量。這些方面

43、可以冷或暖。冷鋒當創(chuàng)建大量的冷空氣本身在溫暖,空氣更輕。冷空氣將溫暖的空氣的。這往往帶來戲劇性的變化在大氣中,如沉重的云層和猛烈的風暴。溫暖的方面總是發(fā)生在一個溫暖的空氣質量將冷空氣前進。在溫暖的天氣通常是不那么引人注目的方面。它可能會更熱更濕,但還可能出現(xiàn)暴雨和雷雨天氣。Narrator: Scientists can often predict tomorrows weather by observing andyzing the atmospheric conditions today. Thisscience is called meteorology, and its how the

44、 meteorologist on TV knows if you should pick up your umbrella, put on somesunglasses, or dress warmly.旁白:科學家通過觀察和分析往往能明天的天氣今天的大氣狀況。這個科學叫做氣象,這是電視上的氣象學家知道如何你應該拿了你的傘,戴上鏡,或者穿得暖和。Meteorologists watch six key conditions. These are: air prere, or the weight of air above a certain poon the earthssurface; humidity, or the amount of moisturehe air; temperature; clouds; wind; and precipi ion, such as rain or snow.Simple devilike barometers and thermometers, or more complicated ones l ke radar and sa lites, are