气温上升对哺乳动物的影响

for short简称, 缩写
例句：My name is Alexander, Al for short.
我叫亚历山大, 简称亚尔。

2. It took place 56 million years ago and lasted about 175,000 years.

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。

3. For the past 9 years, we’ve been slowly, slowly collecting teeth, and sometimes more than teeth, fragmentary jaws, of the first horses to come in.

come in流行起来; 到达; 上市
例句：When did the miniskirt first come in?
迷你裙什么时候开始流行的?

4. They concluded that temperature change resulted in smaller horses.

result in导致,结果是
例句：The quarrel resulted in his mother leaving the house.
争吵导致了他母亲离家出走。

5. They look to the past to try to understand the present.

look to (人)往…看去; 盼望；期待
例句：We looked to our right and saw a stretch of the rice fields.
我们向右看去，看到了一大片稻田。

6. Because the Earth went through substantial climate change in the past – some of it very rapid and large scale – there’s a record in the rocks for exactly how animals and plants responded.

go through遭受, 经受, 经历
例句：When he was a child, he went through one hardship after another.
孩提时代, 他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。

7. Humans could also adapt to rising temperatures by spending more time in air conditioned spaces.

adapt to变得习惯于…, 使适应于, 能应付…
例句：I adapted quickly to the new climate.
我很快地适应了这种新的气候。
spend in在…上花费
例句：He spent much time correcting my grammar.
他花了很多时间来改我的语法错误。

8. What you’re referring to is an observation that’s been coined Bergmann’s rule.

refer to提及；涉及，谈到，提到；关系到
例句：Don't refer to the matter again.
不要再提这件事了。