气候变化 未来路在何方?

短语讲解：

1. But a new tool may allow farmers to glimpse the future and prepare for what lies ahead.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：We should prepare well for the negotiations.
我们应该为这次谈判做好准备。

2. They say there are plenty of examples of how farmers have already adapted to higher temperatures.

plenty of很多, 大量的
例句：She had plenty of imagination.
她有丰富的想象力。
adapt to变得习惯于…, 使适应于, 能应付…
I adapted quickly to the new climate.
我很快地适应了这种新的气候。

3. But these climate analogues are an interesting way of actually seeing what that really feels like.

feel like摸起来像是…; 有…的感觉; 想要…
例句：This new man-made material feels like real leather.
这种新型人造材料摸起来像真皮一样。

4. “If you look for Durban’s 2030 climate, you can actually find quite a large area that has very similar climates to what we project for 2030 for Durban in Argentina and Uruguay,” said Jarvis.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

5. There are also a lot of farmers who depend on maize for subsistence.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
万物靠太阳生长。

6. The climate analogues say that the soybean growing area near Shanghai will correspond to major soybean areas in the eastern United States, Argentina and South Africa.

correspond to相当于
例句：The working of this machine corresponds to that of the human brain.
这种机器的作用就相当于人脑的作用。

7. So, the consumption of milk and meat, for example, is on the increase in countries like China. So that’s putting tremendous demands on the food system

put on增加; 增加(费用); 强使承担
例句：The rise in taxation will put pounds on the cost of living.
提高税收将使生活费用大大增加。

8. Ironically, they’re the ones that are least really responsible for climate change, but the ones that are going to be most affected

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。

9. Jarvis added that farmers are on the frontlines of climate change, adding he never met one who doubted climate change was taking place.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。