Tonight, we have "A Closer Look" at a remote part of the world that few people ever see. It's near the North Pole. And global warming is heating it at twice the rate of any other place on earth. Yesterday, the federal government listed the polar bear as a threatened species because of climate change. But the effects of global warming in the Arctic go far beyond that.
ABC’s Clarissa Ward traveled near the top of the world where sea ice and wildlife are in danger. Imagine a world with no ice in the Arctic Sea, where you can sail right up to the North Pole. It may not be so far in the future. Sea ice melted at a record pace last summer and scientists fear it will be worse this year.
For the last 25 years, Kim Holmen has been studying climate change in this stunning environment. But part of this beauty is disappearing day by day. We visited a glacier to find out just how much it is decreasing. “So potentially, this time next year, this much of the glacier could be...” “If you were standing right there, you would be that much lower.” “I would be that much lower.”
Receding glaciers and sea ice have devastatingconsequences for the wild life here. Take the seal. on a boat trip around King's Bay, we see only a handful, where a few years ago, there would have been hundreds. This sea ice is where the seals actually come to have their cubs. And this entire bay area used to be completely frozen over during the winter. And as that sea ice has disappeared, so, too, have many of the seals.
One step up the food chain, the polar bear is also in trouble. The sea ice is where it hunts for seals. Scientists who monitor the bears here have been troubled to find bears that are not only starving, but resorting to cannibalism. Scientists currently predict that temperatures in the Arctic may rise up to 13.5 degrees by the end of the century.
But Holmen cautions againstdespair. "It's very easy to feel that my contribution is very small, so it doesn't make a difference. But if everyone contributes a little, we've actually done a lot." A small ray of hope for these extraordinarycreatures and for all of us. Clarissa Ward, ABC News, Spitzbergen, Norway.
※ used to 와 would - used to 1. I used to play tennis a lot, but I don't play as much now. 2. John used to travel a lot. 3. There used to be a pond here. - would 1. When we were children, we lived by ocean. In the summer, we would all get up early and go for a swim. 2. There would be a pond here. (X) cf. be used to + n ~에 익숙해져 있다(상태) / get used to + n ~에 익숙해지다(동작) -- It doesn't frighten them. They're used to it. -- You will soon get used to it.
※ 전치사 삽입의 의미 : 타동사로도 가능한 동사를 자동사로 쓰고 전치사를 삽입한 경우의 의미 a. Tom kicked the ball. b. Tom pulled the rope. c. Tom hunted rabbits. 톰이 토끼를 (사냥하여) 잡았다. d. The puppy bit the leather strap. 강아지가 가죽끈을 물어 뜯었다. e. Tom hammered the nail in. 톰이 망치로 못을 박았다.
a. Tom kicked at the ball. 톰이 공을 겨냥해 찼다. b. Tom pulled on the rope. 톰은 밧줄을 잡고 당겨 봤다. c. Tom hunted for rabbits. 톰은 토끼를 잡으러 다녔다. d. The puppy bit on the leather strap. 강아지가 가죽끈을 씹어 댔다. e Tom hammered at the nail. 톰이 못에 망치질을 했다. 하지만 항상 그런 것은 아니다. 예를 들어, ex. He kicked at the door for ten minutes. 그는 10분 동안 문에 발길질 했다. (반복)
remote : 먼, 멀리 떨어진, 외딴 (secluded), <가망가능성 등이> 희박한 ex. remote possibility 희박한 가능성 North Pole : 북극 (South Pole 남극) global warming : 지구온난화 at twice the rate of ~ : ~의 두배 속도로 list : 목록, 열거하다, 목록[명부]에 올리다 / to put something in a specific category ex. Chris lists his hobbies as cycling, gardening, and chess. / ex. A medical examiner has listed the deaths as homicides. ex. I listed playing violin among my many hobbies. 바이올린 연주를 많 은 취미들과 함께 기재했다 climate change : 기후변화 arctic : [때로 A~] 북극의, 북극 지방의, [the A~] 북극 지 방[대륙] * antarctic : [때로 A~] 남극의, 남극 지방의, [the A~] 남극 지방[대륙] go beyond : ~ 을 넘어가다, ~ 의 범위를 넘 다 * go far : 대성공이다 (to be successful in what you try to do) ex. With all her skill and ambition, I'm sure Jane will go far. * not go far : (돈이)물건을 많이 살 수 없다, (물건 따위가) 충분치 않다 /1. used for saying that you cannot buy very much with a particular amount of money 2. used for saying that a supply of something is not enough ex. Twenty dollars doesn't go very far these days. / ex. A few sandwiches won't go far among all of us. wildlife : [집합적] 야생 생물, 야생 생물의 record : 기록적인, 기록 * for the record : 기록하기 위한 [해], 공식적인 [으로] * for the record books : 기록에 남을 만한 * a record high[low] 사상 최고치 [최저치] (= an all-time high [low]) stunning : 기절시키는, 아연하게 하는, 깜짝 놀라게 하는, (구어)멋진, 매력적인 ex. She is absolutely stunning. 그녀는 참으로 매력적이다. * stun 기절시키다, 깜짝 놀라게 하다, 아연케하다 day by day : 나날이, 날마다의, 매일의 * step by step, hour by hour glacier : 빙하 recede : 물러가다, 멀어지다, 감퇴[감소] 하다 ex. The ship receded from the shore. 배가 해안에서 멀어져 갔다. /ex. The flood waters receded. devastate : ~ 을 유린하다, 황폐시키다, (사람 을) 압도하다, 망연자실케 하다 * devastating : 파괴적인, 황폐시키는, 충격적인, 끔찍한, 지독한 ( very shocking or upsetting) ex. a devastating fire/storm/flood ex. It is always devastating to be diagnosed with a terminal illness. * devastated : 1. completely destroyed, 2. very shocked and upset ex. devastated villages / ex. She was utterly devastated when her husband died. consequence : 결과, 귀결 * accept the consequence of …의 결과를 감수하다 ex. There might be some serious consequences. 중대한 결과가 생길는 지도 모른다. bay : (작은) 만 ( 灣 )(보통 gulf 보다 작음) handful : 한 움큼, 한 손 가득, 한줌, [보통 a ~] 소량, 소수 * handful of ~: 소수의, 소량의 ex. a handful of coins 한줌의 동전 ex. The game was dominated by a handful of players. 소수의 선수 cub : (곰. 사자. 이리 등) 새끼, 새끼 짐승 food chain : 먹이연쇄, 먹이사슬 / 1. a series of living things that are all connected because each one is eaten by the next in the series ex. Antibiotics used for treating cattle could get into the food chain. 2. the series of processes in which food is grown, treated, stored, and sold resort to : (보통 달갑지 않은 수단에) 호소하 다, 도움을 청하다 / to do something extreme or unpleasant in order to solve a problem. ex. I think we can solve this problem without resorting to legal action. ex. They resorted to a drastic measure. 그들은 강경 수단에 호소했 다. cannibalism : 사람 고기를 먹는 풍습, 동족끼 리 서로 잡아먹음, 잔인, 만행 * cannibalistic : 사람을 잡아먹는 동족을 잡아먹는, 야만적인, 소기업을 흡수 합병하는 caution : ~ 에게 주의시키다 ex. The policeman cautioned the driver. ex. The teacher cautioned him not to be late. ex. The report cautions against over-optimistic expectations. * caution that: ex. Researchers cautioned that the drug is only partly effective. despair : 절망 make a difference : 차이를 낳다, 영향을 미치 다, 중요하다 /to have an important effect on something, especially a good effect ex. make a difference to: This scheme will certainly make a difference to the way I do my job. ex. make a big/a great deal of/a lot of difference: The fact that I can now organize my own time makes a big difference. ex. make all the difference (to someone): Having someone to talk to made all the difference to my mother. * make no/little difference : to not be important or not have any effect ex. The news made little difference to his plans. ray : 빛 (희망 등의) 빛, 서광, 한 줄기 광명 ex. Your skin needs protection from the sun's rays. * a ray of hope : something that makes you feel more hopeful in a difficult situation ex. There is still a ray of hope that he is alive. extraordinary : 비상한, 보통이 아닌, 비범한, 놀라운, 엄청난 creature : (신의) 창조물, 피조물, 생물, (특히) 동물 (anything that lives except plants), [주로 애정 동정 경멸 등의 형용 사와 함께] 사람, 녀석, (사람사물 등에) 지배 당하는 자, 예속자 (FORMAL someone who is completely controlled by another person or organization) ex. Poor creature! 불쌍한 녀석 / ex. a pathetic creature. 가엾은 녀석 / ex. a creature of circumstances[impulse] 환경 [충동]의 노예 / ex. creature of: He is a creature of the government. 정부 끄나풀이다.