美国将南极帝企鹅列为受威胁物种【健谈英语】

【头条播报】
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it has listed emperor penguin as a threatened species. US federal agencies are required to ensure that industrial fisheries don't deplete the penguin's sources of food and evaluate any harm from major greenhouse gas-emitting federal projects that speed the melting of Antarctic sea ice. The emperor penguin population of Antarctica is in significant danger due to diminishing sea ice levels. 

【分句讲解】
①The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it has listed emperor penguin as a threatened species.
美国鱼类及野生动物管理局宣布已将帝企鹅列为受威胁物种。

1. the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 美国鱼类及野生动物管理局

service n. 公共事业机构，公司，企业；公共服务系统，公共事业；检修，维护，保养
financial services 金融公司
a service industry 服务性行业

the ambulance service 救护车服务系统
the bus service 公交车服务系统

highway service station 高速公路服务站

2. threatened species 受威胁物种

critically endangered 极危
endangered 濒危
vulnerable 易危

The koala is listed among Australia’s endangered animals.
树袋熊已列为澳大利亚濒危动物之一。

3. species n. 物种，种类

a rare species of beetle 一种稀有的甲虫
There are many species of dogs.
狗有许多品种。

②US federal agencies are required to ensure that industrial fisheries don't deplete the penguin's sources of food and evaluate any harm from major greenhouse gas-emitting federal projects that speed the melting of Antarctic sea ice.
美国联邦机构被要求确保工业化渔业不会耗尽企鹅的食物来源，并评估导致南极海冰融化加速并排放主要温室气体的联邦项目会造成的任何危害。

1. agency n. 机构

an advertising agency 广告公司
an employment agency 职业介绍所

CIA 中情局（the Central Intelligence Agency）

2. ensure v. 确保，保证，担保

Please ensure that all lights are switched off.
请务必确保所有的灯都关了。

3. fishery n. 渔业

4. industrial adj. 工业的，产业的

5. deplete v. 消耗殆尽，使枯竭，耗尽

Food supplies were severely depleted.
食物供应已严重不足。

6. evaluate v. 估计，评估，评价

We need to evaluate how well the policy is working.
我们需要对这一政策产生的效果做出评价。

7. emit v. 发出、散发（光、热、声音、气体）

The metal container began to emit a clicking sound.
金属容器开始发出卡塔卡塔的声音。

8. Antarctic adj. 南极的

Antarctica n. 南极
Arctic adj. 北极的

③The emperor penguin population of Antarctica is in significant danger due to diminishing sea ice levels. 
由于海冰融化，南极洲的帝企鹅种群面临重大威胁。

1. population n. 人口数量，种族数量

2. significant adj. 数量相当大的；显著的；有重大意义的

a small but significant number of kids 不多但是有相当数量的孩子
a highly significant discovery 有重大意义的发现
a significant concern 一个严重的担忧

3. diminish v. 减少，减弱，缩减（decrease）；贬低，贬损，轻视

The world’s resources are rapidly diminishing.
世界资源正在迅速减少。
I don’t wish to diminish the importance of their contribution.
我并不想贬低他们所做的贡献的重要性。