VOA慢速英语:Fewer Creatures in Future Oceans Could Provide Less Food

短语讲解：

1. But other creatures, especially in warmer waters, are likely to die out.

die out （指物种、家族、习惯、观念等） 绝迹，消失
例句：Those species inadaptable to changing conditions may die out.
那些不能适应变化中的环境的物种可能会灭绝。

2. But creatures in colder climates will be able to survive by expanding their territory.

be able to 能够
例句：We shall not be able to furnish additional copies.
我们将不能提供额外的副本。

3. “So instead of having discrete differentiation of different marine communities in different places, we found in our analysis that projected climate change is going to result in a lot more mixing of species and a lot more sameness of diversity throughout the world’s oceans.”

instead of （用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是…， （用…）而不用…
例句：Hemihydrate can be used instead of gypsum.
半水物硫酸钙可以用来代替石膏。

4. And that’s something, I think, that it isn’t easy for people to get their heads around, because, you think, ‘I’m going to set up a marine park here so I can make sure that these organisms are preserved through decades or centuries.’

set up 建立
例句：They set up many branches throughout the country.
他们在全国建立好多分公司。