\s\up1(28(28)measurement/'meʒəmənt/n.衡量;测量;尺寸
make/take measurements 作测量
take sb.'s measurement 给某人量尺寸
\s\up1(29(29)the amount of ... ......的数量
\s\up1(30(30)per/pɜː/prep.每;每一
\s\up1(31(31)data/'deItə,'dɑːtə/n.资料;数据
a mass of data 大量资料
data bank 数据库;资料库
\s\up1(32(32)result in 导致
result in后跟结果,而result from后跟原因。
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我们知道,在过去100~150年期间,二氧化碳的含量急剧增加了。有一位名叫查尔斯·基林的科学家曾经把1957~1997年期间大气层中二氧化碳的含量作了精确的统计。他发现,在这些年里,大气层中的二氧化碳含量从大约315/1 000 000上升到大约370/1 000 000(见曲线图二)。
所有科学家都接受这个数据。他们还赞同下述观点:正是燃烧越来越多的化石燃料导致了二氧化碳的增加。那么气温会升到多高?贾尼丝·福斯特博士说,在今后的100年里,全球变暖的量可能低到1~1.5摄氏度,但是也有可能高达5摄氏度。
However, the attitudes of scientists towards this rise are completely different. On the one hand\s\up1(33(33), Dr Foster thinks that any trend\s\up1(34(34) in which the temperature increases by 5 degrees would lead to a catastrophe\s\up1(35(35). She says, "We can't predict the climate well enough to know what to expect\s\up1(36(36), but it could be very serious." Others who agree with her think there may be a