词汇:
El Nino n.厄尔尼诺现象
equatorial / ,ekwə’tɔ:rɪəl / adj.赤道的
occurrence / ə’kʌrəns / n.发生
meteorologist / ,mi:tɪə’rɒlədʒɪst / n.气象学家
offset / ’ɒfset / v.抵消
lead / li:d / adj.领先的
monsoon / mɒn’su:n / n.季风
tricky / ’trɪkɪ / adj.难以捉摸的
注释:
1.… methods had limited success predicting predicting the 1997 El Nino a few months in success的含义。
2.suggests:suggest在文中的意思是“表明,显示出”。
3.at long lead times:lead的意思相当于in advance。at long lead times的意思是“在领先很长的一段时间里”。
4.of immense importance = immensely important
练习:
1.The method used by the Columbia University researchers can predict El Nino a few months in advance.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
2.The Columbia University researchers studied the relationship between the past El Nino occurrences and sea-surface temperatures.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
3.The Columbia University researchers are the first to use sea-surface temperatures to match the past El Nino occurrences.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
4.Weare’s contribution in predicting El Nino was highly praised by other meteorologists.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
5.According to a Chinese report, the flooding in China caused by El Nino in 1991 and 1997 affected 200 million Chinese people.