VOA慢速英语:Scientists Race to Save World's Coral Reefs

短语讲解：

1. The coral is hard material formed on the bottom of the sea by the skeletons of those creatures.

on the bottom of 在底部
例句：The manufacturer's name is on the bottom of the plate.
制造厂商的名称在盘子背面.

2. The health of the planet depends on it.

depend on 依赖; 相信; 信赖
例句：I can always depend on you, Sam.
我知道我可以依靠你 ，Sam。

3. Even if global warming stopped now, scientists still expect that more than 90 percent of corals will die by 2050.

more than 超过; 不只是; 很; 在…次以上
例句：Margaret needed support more than ever.
玛格丽特比以往更需要关心。

4. Sixteen percent of the world’s corals died of bleaching in 1998.

die of 死于（疾病、过度悲伤等）; 强烈地感受到…
例句：Nowadays many people die of cancer.
现在有很多人死于癌症。

5. They say models show the return of bleaching in the South Pacific soon, along with the possibility of bleaching in parts of the Indian Ocean.

along with 连同; 以及; 和…一起[一道]
例句：I'll go along with you.
我将随同你一起去。

6. In other words, it is time to come up with creative ways to help the coral.

come up with 想出; 提出; 追赶上
例句：Several of the members have come up with suggestions of their own
有几位成员提出了自己的建议。