雅思口语｜Part3:环境之全球变暖Global warming

Is unseasonably cold适时寒冷

Yes，it is unseasonably cold todaywhich means not normal for the time of year

is very unpredictable 变化莫测

But the weather is very unpredictable these days.但最近天气变化莫测。

an increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere 大气层温室气体增多

The Earth has warmed up before, but this was the result of things like wobbles in the Earth’s orbit, not because of an increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.之前变暖是因为地球轨道不稳，而不是因为大气层温室气体增多。

adapt to extreme weather 适应极端天气

No, it’s too late, and now we have to find ways to adapt to extreme weather, rising sea levels, and melting polar ice caps.太迟了，我们只能想办法去适应极端天气，上升的海平面以及逐渐融化的两极冰盖。

mitigate greenhouse gas emissions 减少温室气体排放

However, we can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions – or make them less harmful.然而，我们可以减少温室气体排放，或者是较少他们的危害。

methane emissions 沼气排放

Well, as the world eats more meat, methane emissions from livestock are actually becoming a bigger climate concern.随着人们吃的肉越来越多，牲畜的沼气排放愈发成为更大的环境问题。

remove the salt from seawater to produce drinking water 将海水脱盐来获得饮用水

And where lack of water is a problem, countries like Australia, China, and Spain, have built desalination plants, which remove the salt from seawater to produce drinking water.对于澳大利亚、中国、西班牙这些国家，缺水也是一个问题，他们建造了脱盐工厂，通过将海水脱盐来获得饮用水。