VOA慢速英语:Antarctic Ice Sheet is Shrinking

短语讲解：

1. But it has led to the return of the scientist formerly responsible for the famous pyramids.

lead to 导致
例句：That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。

2. For example, the Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking.

for example 例如
例句：For example, genetic diversity improves disease resistance.
例如，基因多样性能够提高抗病能力。

3. “That includes the velocity of the ice, the thickness of the ice, how fast the freeboard (height of ice above sea level) of the ice shelf is changing with time and also how much snowfall there is on the top of the ice shelves.”

how much 多少
例句：How much should you save?
你需要储蓄多少呢？

4. They make up two-thirds of Antarctica’s ice shelves.

make up 组成；补足
例句：Growth in asia cannot make up for flops at home.
但亚洲的增长仍无法弥补本土市场的失败。

5. At the same time, about ten smaller ice shelves produced half the total water from ice melting during the same period.

at the same time 同时； 一起
例句：At the same time, infrastructure investment is growing.
与此同时，基础设施的投资也在增加。

6. “If the wind regime changes in the Southern Ocean, it is going to change the way the ocean heat is distributed on the coast.  And that’s going to affect glaciers.”

be going to 要，会，将要
例句：They tend to be going to school.
他们都将去上学。

7. It contains two shafts, or openings, but they do not lead to the outside surface of the pyramid.

lead to 导致
例句：That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。

8. The businessman worries about the future.

worry about 担忧， 烦恼
例句：Do you worry about your weight?
你担心自己的体重吗？