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随着温室效应造成的全球气温上升，越来越多的冰川濒临融化，人类为了保护冰川想出了各种办法。瑞士居民用防紫外线“巨毯”盖住了阿尔卑斯山南部的冰川，严防夏季高温将冰川融化。科学家称，此举可以降低冰川50％至70％退缩率。冰川加速消融、海平面持续上升，这也在为全球气候危机敲响警钟。

双语正文

One of Switzerland's most popular ski areas has been covering mountain areas with cloth material in an effort to reduce ice melt over the summer. Workers have placed large blankets of material around Mount Titlis, a ski area near the Swiss mountain town of Engelberg. The area contains a glacier that has been losing large amounts of ice over the past 20 years. The protective cloth, made of polyester material, is designed to block the sun.

瑞士最受欢迎的滑雪区之一已经在用布料覆盖山区，以减少夏季冰雪融化。工人们在瑞士山城恩格尔伯格附近的滑雪区铁力士山周围铺设了大量材料。该地区有一座冰川在过去的20年里一直在流失大量的冰。这种防护布由聚酯材料制成，用来遮挡阳光。

 Putting the blankets over the glacier provides "a natural protective shield," Gian Darms explained to Reuters.He oversees snow conditions and mountain security in the area. Decreasing snow cover resulting from higher temperatures presents a serious threat to ski areas across Europe. Having a glacier can provide some protection from climate change. It can help keep large snow supplies on the mountain year-round. This snow can later be moved to fill in areas where it is needed.

吉安·达姆斯向路透社解释说，把布盖在冰川上提供了"一种天然的防护盾"。他监管该地区的雪情和山区安全。气温升高导致的积雪减少对整个欧洲的滑雪区构成了严重威胁。冰川可以提供一些保护，免受气候变化的影响。它可以帮助保持山上全年的大量积雪供应。这些雪之后可以被转移到需要它的地方。

 But the Swiss government has predicted that 90 percent of the country's remaining 1,500 glaciers will disappear by the end of the century if nothing is done to cut man-made pollution emissions. Darms said he has had to continually increase the size of the blankets over the glacier in recent years to save what is left.

但瑞士政府预测，如果不采取措施减少人为污染排放，到本世纪末，该国仅存的1500座冰川中，有90%将消失。达姆斯说，近年来，他不得不不断扩大覆盖在冰川上的防护布的面积，以挽救剩下的冰川。

重点解析

He oversees snow conditions and mountain security in the area. Decreasing snow cover resulting from higher temperatures presents a serious threat to ski areas across Europe. 

他监管该地区的雪情和山区安全。气温升高导致的积雪减少对整个欧洲的滑雪区构成了严重威胁。

长难句分析：

decreasing snow cover是动名词作主语，谓语动词用单数。

重点词汇短语：

1. oversee v. 监督；俯瞰；审查

词根词缀：

前缀over-“在……之上”

over+lap → overlap n./v. 重叠

over+ride → override v. 推翻,不理会

over+whelm → overwhelm v. 压倒

over+look → overlook v.俯视;疏忽

over+come → overcome v.战胜,克服

例句：

She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments.

她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。

2. result from 起因于；由……造成

例句：

Knowlege is gained from assiduity, unwisdom is resulted from sluttery!

知识是从刻苦中得来，无知是从懒惰中美成！

常用搭配：

result in 导致；结果是

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