全球变暖  
Global warming  

科罗纳多CORONADO

有人说,关于全球变暖的这一点是一派胡言。还有一些人指出南极冰层的消失,以及北极熊在北极寻找足够的冰块以避免溺水的问题。据计算,仅曼哈顿大小的南极洲融化就会使海平面上升10英尺。堪萨斯的农民知道天气每天都在变化。但它也随着历史的变迁而改变,事实上,佛罗里达州的大部分地区很久很久以前就是在水下的。所以,不用担心。最困扰人们的似乎是适应变化的种种不便。幸运的话,我们就不用为生存而烦恼了。在我们中间有一些像预言家的奥拉,带给我们很有帮助的早期预警信号。
Some say this bit about global warming is just a bunch of hooey. Then there are others who point to things like the disappearance of ice in Antartica and the trouble polar bears seem to be having in the Arctic with finding enough chunks to avoid drowning. Just the melting of a Manhattan sized chunk of Antartica is calculated to raise sea levels by ten feet. Kansas farmers know the weather changes from day to day. But it also changes over history, and it’s a fact that most of Florida was under water long ago. So, not to worry. What seems to bother people the most is the inconvenience of adapting to change. With luck we won’t have to deal with survival. Having a few Cassandras like Aura among us is helpful as an early warning sign though.

奥拉AURA

你要加冰吗?
Do you want ice with that?