Name: 氣候變化如何影響動物遷徙 ⏲️ 6 Minute English (How climate change affects animal migration ⏲️ 6 Minute English)
Uploaded: 2025-05-23T04:43:09.000Z
Duration: 6 min 16 s

6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com

6 分鐘英語 來自 bbclearningenglish.com

Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Beth.

大家好，歡迎收看 BBC Learning English 的 6 Minute English。我是貝絲。

And I'm Neil. You can find a transcript and worksheet for this podcast on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

我是尼爾。您可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到本播客的文字記錄和工作表。

So, Neil, today we're talking about animal migration. That's the movement of animals from one place to another, usually because of the weather or temperature.

尼爾，今天我們來談談動物遷徙。動物從一個地方遷徙到另一個地方，通常是因為天氣或溫度的原因。

Yes. For example, wildebeest are famous for their migration. They travel around the Serengeti in

是的。例如，角馬因遷徙而聞名。它們以

Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya every year, depending on the rain. It's often called the Great Migration.

坦尚尼亞和肯亞的馬賽馬拉（Maasai Mara），每年視雨水情況而定。這通常被稱為大遷徙。

Yes. And I have a question for you about this, Neil. How many animals are thought to take part in the Great Migration every year? Is it… a. 1 million b. 1.5 million or c. 2.5 million

是的尼爾，我有個問題想問你每年有多少動物參加大遷徙？是...... a. 100萬 b. 150萬還是 c. 250萬

Well, I don't know, but I'm going to guess 2.5 million.

OK. I'll reveal the answer at the end of the programme.

好的。我會在節目最後揭曉答案。

Now, wildebeest are not the only animals who travel large distances.

野馬並不是唯一長途跋涉的動物。

That's right. Many sharks also migrate. They move to a different place because of the weather or temperature.

沒錯。許多鯊魚也會遷徙。因為天氣或溫度的原因，它們會遷移到不同的地方。

Tricia Atwood researched sharks and their migration for Utah State University and explained more to BBC World Service programme, The Climate Question.

特里西婭-阿特伍德（Tricia Atwood）為猶他州立大學研究鯊魚及其遷徙，並向英國廣播公司世界服務節目《氣候問題》介紹了更多情況。

Animals migrate for all types of reasons. So some of them migrate for food resources, things like mating or for giving birth.

動物遷徙的原因多種多樣。有些動物遷徙是為了獲取食物資源、交配或分娩。

So animals can migrate for food, mating and giving birth.

是以，動物可以為了食物、交配和生育而遷徙。

Host of the BBC World Service's The Climate Question, Sophie Estor, wanted to know more.

BBC 世界廣播公司《氣候問題》節目的主持人索菲-埃斯特想知道更多。

And what kind of distances are we talking with these migrations?

Some of these shark species can travel massive distances. We've seen great white sharks that have travelled from the coast off of Perth, Australia, all the way to South Africa.

有些鯊魚種類可以長途跋涉。我們曾看到大白鯊從澳洲珀斯海岸一直游到南非。

Sophie asks, what kinds of distances are we talking with these migrations?

索菲問，我們所說的遷徙距離有多遠？

This is an informal way to ask, how far are the migrations?

這是一種非正式的提問方式，即移民有多遠？

We can rephrase lots of questions in this way. For example, you could ask, what kind of price are we talking? To ask how much something costs.

我們可以用這種方式重新表述很多問題。例如，你可以問：我們在談論什麼樣的價格？詢問某樣東西的價格。

Sophie goes on to ask whether sharks travel across huge swathes of ocean.

索菲接著問，鯊魚是否會穿越大片海洋。

Swathes of ocean means large areas of ocean.

大片海洋指的是大面積的海洋。

Yes, and in fact sharks do travel across large areas.

是的，事實上，鯊魚確實會穿越大片區域。

For example, great white sharks can travel from Australia to South Africa.

例如，大白鯊可以從澳洲來到南非。

But as climate change causes changes to the temperature of the ocean, it's changing the way that sharks migrate.

但是，隨著氣候變化導致海洋溫度的變化，也在改變著鯊魚的遷徙方式。

This is a problem. Sharks scare away other creatures, such as sea turtles.

這是一個問題。鯊魚會嚇跑其他生物，比如海龜。

And these creatures eat seagrass, which absorbs a lot of carbon from the atmosphere.

這些生物吃海草，而海草能從大氣中吸收大量的碳。

So basically, when the sharks are around, there's more seagrass on the ocean floor and so more carbon is absorbed. So sharks can actually help fight climate change.

是以，基本上，當鯊魚在附近時，海底就會有更多的海草，從而吸收更多的碳。是以，鯊魚實際上可以幫助應對氣候變化。

Yes. In fact, lots of species that migrate are really important for fighting climate change.

事實上，許多遷徙的物種對於應對氣候變化非常重要。

Let's hear more from BBC World Service programme The Climate Question.

讓我們聽聽英國廣播公司世界服務節目《氣候問題》的更多報道。

Sharks aren't the only migratory animal that acts as a secret weapon against climate change.

作為應對氣候變化的祕密武器，鯊魚並不是唯一的遷徙動物。

Research that we worked on shows that by just managing about 10 groups of animals, we could be taking out or sequestering more CO2 from the atmosphere by about 6 gigatons of carbon per year.

我們所做的研究表明，只要管理好大約 10 組動物，我們每年就能從大氣中排出或封存大約 6 千兆噸的二氧化碳。

So for perspective, some experts say that we need to suck 10 gigatons of CO2 a year out of the atmosphere to meet our climate goals.

是以，一些專家認為，我們需要每年從大氣中吸收 10 千兆噸二氧化碳，才能實現氣候目標。

Sophie says that many animals that migrate, like sharks, are a secret weapon against climate change. A secret weapon is something nobody knows about that will give you an advantage over a problem or enemy.

索菲說，許多遷徙動物，如鯊魚，是應對氣候變化的祕密武器。祕密武器是一種無人知曉的東西，它能讓你在面對問題或敵人時獲得優勢。

By protecting sharks and other animals that migrate,

Tricia's research shows that we could be sequestering 6 gigatons of carbon dioxide, or CO2, a year from the atmosphere.

特里西婭的研究表明，我們每年可以從大氣中封存 6 千兆噸二氧化碳。

Sequester means remove and store the carbon, for example in plants like seagrass.

封存是指清除和儲存碳，例如在海草等植物中。

Six gigatons is a lot of carbon. Sophie says that, for perspective, it's about 60% of the amounts of carbon dioxide that some scientists believe we need to remove from the atmosphere each year.

六千億噸的碳可不是小數目。索菲說，從這個角度來看，它大約相當於一些科學家認為我們每年需要從大氣中清除的二氧化碳量的 60%。

We can use the phrase for perspective to explain the size or importance of something, particularly when it's difficult to imagine that thing.

我們可以用 "透視 "來解釋事物的大小或重要性，尤其是在難以想象的情況下。

Alongside sharks, another species that Tricia believes is important to helping remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is the wildebeest.

除了鯊魚，特里西婭認為另一個對幫助清除大氣中的二氧化碳非常重要的物種是角馬。

Yes, and that reminds me of your question, Beth.

是的，這讓我想起了你的問題，貝絲。

You asked me how many animals take part in the Great Migration and I think

你問我有多少動物參加大遷徙，我想

I went for option C, 2.5 million. Was I right?

我選擇了 C，250 萬。我選對了嗎？

You weren't, I'm afraid. The answer was B, 1.5 million. So still a lot of animals.

恐怕你沒有。答案是 B，150 萬。所以還是有很多動物

OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learnt, starting with migrate – move to a different place. For animals, this is usually because of the weather or temperature.

好了，讓我們回顧一下我們學過的詞彙，首先是遷徙--遷移到不同的地方。對於動物來說，這通常是因為天氣或溫度的原因。

We can use the structure, what kind of something are we talking, to rephrase a question more informally, particularly one about distance, cost or numbers. For example, what kind of distance are we talking?

我們可以使用 "我們在談論什麼樣的東西 "這一結構來非正式地重新表述一個問題，尤其是關於距離、成本或數字的問題。例如，我們在談論什麼樣的距離？

A secret weapon is something nobody knows about that gives you an advantage over a problem or enemy.

祕密武器是一種無人知曉的東西，它能讓你在面對問題或敵人時獲得優勢。

If you sequester something, such as carbon dioxide, you remove it and store it.

如果要封存二氧化碳等物質，就必須將其清除並儲存起來。

And we can use the phrase for perspective to explain the size or importance of something, particularly if that thing is difficult to imagine.

我們還可以用 "透視 "一詞來解釋事物的大小或重要性，尤其是在事物難以想象的情況下。

Once again, our six minutes are up. Why not test what you've learnt using the interactive quiz on our website? Bye for now!

我們的六分鐘時間又到了。何不利用我們網站上的互動問答測試一下您的學習成果呢？再見