每日新闻（73）【青藏高原上这种苔藓存活了1.65亿年，但它可能逃不过气候变化】

This moss survived 165 million years — and now it's under threat from climate change

Beneath the feet of dinosaurs 165 million years ago,

a

green

fuzz

of

mossy

vegetation was surviving the crush

.As the Indian

landmass

began to

slam into

Asia 65 million years ago, eventually

thrusting

the

Himalayas

into existence,

the plants rode along the rooftop of the world

, adapting to their new frozen, sunny environment.

But this genus of land plants

,

(

thought to be among the oldest living on Earth

)

,

is now in decline

,

(

probably caused in part by climate change

)

.

重点词汇释义：

fuzz 茸毛，绒毛;警方;鬈发;模糊的东西;起毛;变成绒毛状;作绒毛状飞散;变得模糊使模糊

mossy 长满苔藓的;苔藓覆盖的

landmass 陆块;地块

slam into 猛烈撞击

thrusting 冲;刺;塞;戳;挤;猛推;搡;刺；插；重点；猛推;积极进取的；伸出的;thrust的现在分词

Himalayas 喜马拉雅山脉

译文：

这种苔藓存活了1.65亿年，现在正受到气候变化的威胁

1.65亿年前，在恐龙的脚下，一片绿色的苔藓植被在挤压中幸存下来。6500万年前，当印度大陆开始猛烈撞击亚洲，最终"推出"了喜马拉雅山脉，这些植物爬上了世界的屋顶，适应了新的冰冻、阳光充足的环境。但这种被认为是地球上最古老的陆地植物属，现在正在减少，部分原因可能是气候变化。来自自然（Nature）