科学家宣布地质纪元进入“人类世”
<p><span word="The">The</span> 11,700-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Holocene">Holocene</span> <span word="epoch">epoch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anthropocene">Anthropocene</span> <span word="epoch">epoch</span>.</p><p>长达11700年的全新世结束啦。我们如今正生活在“人类世”纪元。</p><p>编者注：全新世 <span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="recognised">recognised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="geologic">geologic</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>.</p><p>无需劳神费力，我们都能感受到人类对地球产生的巨大影响。如今，地质学界打算用地质术语来确认这些影响。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 11,700-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="geological">geological</span> <span word="Holocene">Holocene</span> <span word="epoch">epoch</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anthropocene">Anthropocene</span>: <span word="an">an</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p>科学家表示，长达11700年的全新世已结束，我们现在正生活在“人类世”：即人类活动对地球施加影响的时代。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 66, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="A">A</span> 35-<span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anthropocene">Anthropocene</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> 30-3 (<span word="two">two</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="absent">absent</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favour">favour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epoch">epoch</span> <span word="shift">shift</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="is">is</span> 1950.</p><p>事实上，66岁以下的人自出生起就生活在这个纪元了。一支由35位国际顶尖研究者组成的“人类世”工作小组开展了纪元更变与否的投票，投票结果以30比3 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="random">random</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stratum">stratum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>.</p>
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