A Need to Act Faster.ppt

A Need to Act Faster  on Global Warming 加快行动应对全球变暖 1. irreparable [?r?p?r?b?l] adj. 不能修复的，不可弥补的; 不能挽回的 e.g. Her death is an irreparable loss to the firm. 她的去世对公司来说是不可弥补的损失。 1. WORDS 生词 1. WORDS 生词 2. ecosystem [i:ko?s?st?m] n. 生生态系统 e.g. Forest ecosystem is the biggest land ecosystem in the world. 森林生态系统是世界上最大的生态系统。 1. WORDS 生词 3. stark [stɑ:rk] adj. 完全的; 荒凉的; 光秃秃的; 僵硬的 e.g. He was stark mad. 他完全疯了。 The two brothers are in stark contrast. 兄弟俩形成鲜明对比。 Lets begin! Next an reflecting the views of the United States government. The Arctic is climate change, and it is warming faster than any other region on earth, twice the rate of the global . “Human activity is disrupting the climate, in many ways faster than we previously thought. The science is stark. It is . It proves that this is now very much in the present,” said President Barack Obama at the GLACIER Conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Blank Filling 填空题 “Climate change is already disrupting our agriculture and ecosystems, our water and , our energy, our , human health, human safety -- now, today. And climate change is a that affects all trends -- economic trends, security trends. Everything will be impacted. And it becomes more with each passing year.”The United States in creating this problem, said President Obama. Blank Filling 填空题 We may not be able to reverse the damage, but we have the and to avoid irreparable harm. ...... And in , President Obama set a nationwide standard to end the limitless dumping of carbon pollution from power plants: the most important step the United States has ever taken on