时隔8年，联合国再发布气候变化评估报告（讲解版）|E0811

▍原文

A "devastating" new UN report is expected to set out a stark message on runaway climate change in what the government hope will be a "wake-up call".

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report,

published on Monday,

will be the first comprehensive assessment of scientific knowledge

about the threat to the planet from human activity

since 2013.

"We are in the decisive decade in our fight

to avert catastrophic climate breakdown

and we desperately need serious leadership,"

said Luke Pollard MP, shadow environment secretary.

▍语言点

1. devastating /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/ adj. 令人震惊的，骇人的(extremely shocking)

2. stark /stɑːrk/ adj. 严酷的；真实而无法回避的

· a stark message 严峻的消息

· a stark choice 残酷的抉择

3. runaway /ˈrʌnəweɪ/ adj. 控制不住的(not able to be controlled)；逃跑的，出走的

4. wake-up call 警示，警钟 

· The tragedy is a wake-up call to parents. 

这场悲剧对所有家长都具有警示作用。

5. desperately need sth. 迫切需要某物

· desperately /ˈdespərətli/ adv. 非常，特别(表程度)

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