职称英语(理工类)教材阅读理解及译文(2)
<p> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span></p><p> <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>-<span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="occurrences">occurrences</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1980 <span word="and">and</span> 2000 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anticipate">anticipate</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1857, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>-<span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="methods">methods</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Weare">Weare</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="times">times</span>3. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>-<span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="Weare">Weare</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991 <span word="and">and</span> 1997, 200 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2002 <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> tends to develop between April and June and reaches its peak between December and February. The warming tends to last between 9 and 12 months and occurs every two to seven years.</p><p> 词汇：</p><p> <span word="equatorial">equatorial</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>.赤道的 ?<span word="k">k</span>?<span word="r">r</span>?<span word="nsp">nsp</span></p><p> <span word="meteorologist">meteorologist</span> <span word="n">n</span>.气象学家?<span word="fset">fset</span> <span word="p">p</span></p><p> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>.领先的 <span word="m">m</span>?<span word="nsu">nsu</span>:<span word="n">n</span> <span word="p">p</span></p><p> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>.难以捉摸的</p><p> 1. <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1997 <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Nino">Nino</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="success">success</span>的含义。</p><p> 3.<span word="at">at</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="times">times</span>：<span word="lead">lead</span>的意思相当于<span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>。<span word="at">at</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="times">times</span>的意思是在领先很长的一段时间里。</p>
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