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《冰冻星球Ⅱ》是一档纪录片,影片于2022年9月11日在英国首播。该片记录了世界上最严寒地区的野生动物,揭露了人类面临的危机。
Penguins, polar bears and amazing overhead photography can only mean one thing: the second season of the documentary Frozen Planet is finally here!
In this follow-up to 2011's Frozen Planet, the new six-part series called Frozen Planet Ⅱ revisits the Arctic and Antarctica. It also gives a view into the secret wildlife dramas that play out in all the world's coldest areas, such as high mountains and frozen deserts.
It took the team over three years to make videos of Siberian tigers in Russia walking over great distances to hunt for black bears. In China's Wolong National Nature Reserve, the team brought to light giant pandas doing handstands to mark their scent.
While there are lighter moments, the ever-changing frozen planet is a central theme of the documentary. The series' executive producer points out that Frozen Planet Ⅱ is not just about capturing nice footage, but also drawing attention to changes going on now.
The series shows the great challenges caused by climate change that many polar animals now face. For example, pups of harp seals in the Arctic Ocean rely on sea ice for the first six weeks of life. However, the sea ice of today melts and breaks up sooner in spring. As a result, groups of seal pups fall off the ice into the ocean before they have learned how to swim. Meanwhile, chin strap penguin chicks use their fur to stay warm. Due to a warming Antarctica, however, more rainy days have led to them suffering from hypothermia.
Despite this, Frozen Planet Ⅱ tells us that there is still hope. Professor Alun Hubbard is a scientist from Norway. He has spent over 30 years studying the movement of ice along Greenland's coastline. Although there has been much more ice melting there over the last 20 years, he believes that all these processes can still be turned back.
"Consume less... think more sensibly about the journeys we take and the food we eat. Figure out a lifestyle that is sustainable," he warns us.
WORD BOX ＞＞
| handstand | ['hændstænd] | n. 倒立 | scent | [sent] | n. 气味 |
| executive | [ɪg'zekjətɪv] | adj. 高级的 | capture | ['kæptʃə(r)] | vt. 捕获 |
| pup | [pʌp] | n. 幼仔 | melt | [melt] | vi. 融化 |
| hypothermia | [,haɪpə'θɜːmiə] | n. 低温 | sustainable | [sə'steɪnəbl] | adj. 可持续的 |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Ⅰ. Match each word in the passage with the correct meaning.
1. overhead
f
2. drama
e
3. distance
d
4. rely
a
5. suffer
b
6. sensibly
c
Ⅱ. Tell whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(
F
) 1. Frozen Planet was produced by some Americans in 2011.
(
F
) 2. Frozen Planet Ⅱ gives people a view on the wildlife in the hottest areas.
(
F
) 3. The team spent over four years in making the documentary.
(
T
) 4. Some animals are losing their lives as the result of the climate change.
(
T
) 5. Professor Hubbard suggests people should have a sustainable lifestyle.
Ⅲ. Answer the following questions.
1. What do we know about Frozen Planet Ⅱ from the text?
It is a six-part documentary series that revisits the Arctic and Antarctica, shows secret wildlife dramas in the world's coldest areas, and draws attention to climate change challenges faced by polar animals while also conveying hope.
2. What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about?
The great challenges caused by climate change that many polar animals now face.
3. What does Professor Hubbard think of the situation in polar areas?
He believes that the ice melting processes in polar areas can still be turned back.
