新视野英语教程book 1 Unit 8-text B.ppt

Unit 8 Contents Before Reading 3. The theory is now being challenged. This surprising finding was published in American magazine Science on January 18. It was made with the help of a Canadian mapping satellite. The satellite used radar to determine changes in the ice sheets. 4. “The ice sheets are like very slow rivers, with ice flowing down ‘ice streams’,” said Ian Johns, a scientist from a laboratory in California, USA. 5. By studying the satellite images, Johns found that the ice streams had slowed in the last 20 years. At present, snow is building up on top of the ice sheets faster than the rivers are taking it away. The ice sheets are like very slow rivers, with ice flowing down “ice streams”…冰层就像缓慢流动的河流,冰就从“冰溪” 中流下······   I think in this case it’s removed from global warming. The warmer they get, the more water goes into the atmosphere, and the more snow falls over the polar ice caps. Some experts have been suggested that what begins as global warming will start another ice age on earth. After Reading Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Practice n. e.g. The recent rise in crime is a matter of great public concern. n. n. Enjoy English Enjoy English Enjoy English Unit ８ Thank you ! BACK expert 专家 New Words e.g. an expert on foreign affairs adj. 熟练的，内行的 a. 关注全球变暖b. 把大冰层溶化为水c. 全球海平面的上升d. 借助于卫星e. 使事情变得更加困难 Translate the following into English. Exercises be concerned about global warming turn the large ice sheet to water a rise in sea level worldwide with the help of a satellite to make matters even more difficult Exercises f. 损坏大气层 g. 冰从“冰溪”中流下 h. 加速 i. 南极的其他地区 j. 通过研究卫星图 k. 唯一正在变冷的陆地 with ice flowing down “ice streams” speed up other parts of Antarctica by studying the satellite images be harmful to the atmosphere the only continent that is cooling Exercises Translate the following into English. a.通过刻苦努力 b.