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☂☂☂凱蒂·佩里發佈人為氣候變化播報視頻☂☂☂
International pop star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry has released a special report on man-made climate change -- and it's likely way hotter than you expect.
近日，國際流行歌星、聯合國兒童基金會親善大使凱蒂·佩里發佈了一段關於人為氣候變化的特殊播報視頻——全球氣候可比你想像的要熱多了。
In a mock TV news bulletin, the "Hot and Cold" singer shines a spotlight on the devastating effects extreme weather patterns are having on millions of children around the world.

☀ goodwill --n.善意，親善，信譽，聲譽
參考例句：
❃ His heart is full of goodwill to all men.
　他心裡對所有人都充滿著愛心。
❃ We paid ￡10,000 for the shop, and ￡2000 for its goodwill.
　我們用一萬英鎊買下了這家商店，兩千英鎊買下了它的信譽。
☀ spotlight --n.公眾注意的中心，聚光燈，探照燈，視聽，注意，醒目
參考例句：
❃ This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.
　本週引人矚目的是時裝界。
❃ The spotlight followed her round the stage.
　聚光燈的光圈隨著她在舞臺上轉。
☀ devastating --adj.毀滅性的，令人震驚的，強有力的
參考例句：
❃ It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.
　這是20年來破壞性最大的風暴。
❃ Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.
　婚外情確實會對婚姻造成毀滅性的影響。
　　
"As a California Girl, I'm not the only one experiencing drought," the superstar says.
Wearing a red suit reminiscent of "Anchor Man" character Ron Burgundy, the songstress takes viewers on a 60-second global tour, beginning in the Philippines, where tropical cyclone patterns have wrecked havoc on the region.

☀ cyclone --n.旋風，龍捲風
參考例句：
❃ An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.
　昨晚異常猛烈的旋風吹襲了那個小鎮。
❃ The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.
　旋風給成千上萬的人帶來苦難。
☀ wrecked --adj.失事的，遇難的
參考例句：
❃ the hulk of a wrecked ship 
　遇難輪船的殘骸
❃ the salvage of the wrecked tanker 
　對失事油輪的打撈
☀ havoc --n.大破壞，浩劫，大混亂，大雜亂
參考例句：
❃ The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
　地震對這個城市造成了大破壞。
❃ This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.
　這次機載火力的集中攻擊給敵軍造成很大破壞。
　　
From there she goes to Bangladesh, where flooding has left millions of children and families without homes.
In East Africa, mosquito-borne malaria continues to spread while an astounding 800 children die by the disease every day, she notes.

☀ malaria --n.瘧疾
參考例句：
❃ He had frequent attacks of malaria.
　他常患瘧疾。
❃ Malaria is a kind of serious malady.
　瘧疾是一種嚴重的疾病。
☀ astounding --adj.使人震驚的vt.使震驚，使大吃一驚astound的現在分詞)
參考例句：
❃ There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 
　銷售量驚人地增加了20%。
❃ The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 
　主席說的話令人吃驚，所以聽眾都屏息聽他說。
　　
"And the forecast is: conditions will worsen," Perry somberly concludes.
"Let's encourage our world leaders to take this issue seriously," she said in a release accompanying the video. "Share your story on how you are helping reduce climate change with the hashtag ‪#‎FightUnfair‬. Together we can help change the forecast for millions of children."

☀ helping --n.食物的一份&adj.幫助人的，輔助的
參考例句：
❃ The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 
　那些可憐的孩子們總是要求我把我的漢堡包再給他們一份。
❃ By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 
　這樣一來，他在某些時候，有助於競爭的加強。
　　
The report's jarring findings are among UNICEF's latest report on climate change, released in November.
The video's release on Sunday comes as world leaders convene in Paris at COP 21, the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties. There, more than 190 nations have gathered to discuss a potential new global agreement on climate change.

☀ convene --v.集合，召集，召喚，聚集，集合
參考例句：
❃ The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.
　國會將於明天下午三點鐘開會。
❃ Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.
　1991年10月，高級官員在倫敦會集。

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