英语新闻听写 首个因气候变化而灭绝的物种

 

According to Mother Nature Network, the Bramble Cay melomys, was declared extinct this week by researchers in Australia.

自然母亲网站消息称，澳大利亚研究人员本周宣布珊瑚裸尾鼠绝种。

This rodent¹ is reportedly the first mammal species wiped out by human-induced climate change, having lost most of its habitat to rising seas.

报道称这种啮齿动物是因人类活动导致的气候变化而灭绝的第一个物种，由于海平面上升它们失去了大部分栖息地。

The Bramble Cay melomys was a distinct species of rodents² from Oceania with an island of its own,

珊瑚裸尾鼠来自大洋洲的一个岛屿，它们是该岛啮齿类动物中的一个特殊品种，

and the only mammal native to the Great Barrier Reef.

也是原产于大堡礁的唯一一种哺乳动物。

It has taken nearly three years for the Australian government to formally declare the Bramble Cay melomys extinct.

澳大利亚政府花了近三年时间才正式宣布珊瑚裸尾鼠灭绝。

The Minister of Environment mentioned the news in a press release regarding stronger protections for other threatened species.

环境部在一篇呼吁加强保护其他濒危物种的新闻稿中提到该消息。

1 rodent   

n.啮齿动物；adj.啮齿目的

参考例句：

• When there is a full moon,this nocturnal rodent is careful to stay in its burrow.月圆之夜，这种夜间活动的啮齿类动物会小心地呆在地洞里不出来。
• This small rodent can scoop out a long,narrow tunnel in a very short time.这种小啮齿动物能在很短的时间里挖出一条又长又窄的地道来。

2 rodents   

n.啮齿目动物( rodent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Rodents carry diseases and are generally regarded as pests. 啮齿目动物传播疾病，常被当作害虫对待。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some wild rodents in Africa also harbor the virus. 在非洲，有些野生啮齿动物也是储毒者。 来自辞典例句