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shēng huó
生活
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the Arctic / Arctic
Běijí
北极
permafrost
yǒngjiǔ dòng tǔ
永久冻土
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
to melt / to thaw
rónghuà
融化
，
ancient / age-old
gǔlǎo
古老
organic carbon
yǒujī tàn
有机碳
to flow into
liúrù
流入
ocean / sea
hǎiyáng
海洋
to raise / to trigger
yǐnfā
引发
climate
qìhòu
气候
warning / alert
jǐngshì
警示
。

scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to warn / warning
jǐnggào
警告
，
the Arctic
Běijí
北极
permafrost
yǒngjiǔ dòng tǔ
永久冻土
(structural particle)
de
的
accelerating
jiāsù
加速
thawing / melting
rónghuà
融化
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to bring / will
jiāng
将
large amounts of / massive
dàliàng
大量
ancient
gǔlǎo
古老
organic carbon
yǒujī tàn
有机碳
to release
shìfàng
释放
to enter / to flow into
jìnrù
进入
ocean
hǎiyáng
海洋
，
microorganism / microbe
wēishēngwù
微生物
may / possibly
kěnéng
可能
to convert it / to turn it
jiāng qí
将其
to convert into / to transform into
zhuǎnhuà wéi
转化为
greenhouse gas
wēnshì qìtǐ
温室气体
，
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
climate change
qìhòu biànhuà
气候变化
。

August 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM

scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
latest / most recent
zuìxīn
最新
research / study
yánjiū
研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
，
as / along with
suízhe
随着
the Arctic
Běijí
北极
air temperature
qìwēn
气温
continuously / persistently
chíxù
持续
to rise / to increase
shàngshēng
上升
，
large-area / widespread
dà miànjī
大面积
permafrost
yǒngjiǔ dòng tǔ
永久冻土
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
to thaw / to melt
rónghuà
融化
。
to seal up / to preserve / to sequester
fēngcún
封存
in / within (formal)
yú
于
frozen ground / permafrost
dòng tǔ
冻土
inside / within
zhōng
中
thousands of years
shù qiān nián
数千年
for such a long time / of such duration
zhī jiǔ
之久
(structural particle)
de
的
ancient / age-old
gǔlǎo
古老
organic carbon
yǒujī tàn
有机碳
therefore / as a result
yīncǐ
因此
in large amounts / massively
bèi dàliàng
被大量
to release
shìfàng
释放
，
following / along with
suí
随
water flow / runoff
shuǐliú
水流
to enter / to flow into
jìnrù
进入
the Arctic
Běijí
北极
ocean / sea
hǎiyáng
海洋
。
researcher / research personnel
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
to warn / warning
jǐnggào
警告
，
ocean
hǎiyáng
海洋
in / within
zhōng
中
(structural particle)
de
的
microorganism / microbe
wēishēngwù
微生物
may / possibly
kěnéng
可能
will / to
jiāng
将
these
zhèxiē
这些
organic carbon
yǒujī tàn
有机碳
to decompose / to break down
fēnjiě
分解
into / as
wéi
为
carbon dioxide / CO2
èr yǎnghuà tàn
二氧化碳
and
hé
和
methane
jiǎwán
甲烷
and so on / etc.
děng
等
greenhouse gas
wēnshì qìtǐ
温室气体
。
this / this particular
zhè yī
这一
process
guòchéng
过程
if / should
ruò
若
to form / to develop into
xíngchéng
形成
vicious cycle
èxìng xúnhuán
恶性循环
，
will / shall
jiāng
将
further / additionally
jìnyībù
进一步
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
the Arctic
Běijí
北极
warming / to warm up
biànnuǎn
变暖
，
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
even larger-scale / greater
gèng dà guīmó
更大规模
(structural particle)
de
的
frozen ground / permafrost
dòng tǔ
冻土
to thaw / to melt
rónghuà
融化
，
to produce / to generate
chǎnshēng
产生
so-called
suǒwèi
所谓
climate feedback effect
qìhòu fǎnkuì xiàoyìng
气候反馈效应
。
the Arctic
Běijí
北极
region / area
dìqū
地区
(structural particle)
de
的
temperature rise / warming
shēngwēn
升温
speed / rate
sùdù
速度
is / to be
shì
是
global
quánqiú
全球
average
píngjūn
平均
level / standard
shuǐpíng
水平
(structural particle)
de
的
two to four times
liǎng zhì sì bèi
两至四倍
，
its
qí
其
to store / stored
chǔcún
储存
(structural particle)
de
的
organic carbon
yǒujī tàn
有机碳
total amount
zǒngliàng
总量
approximately / is approximately
yuē wéi
约为
atmosphere
dàqì
大气
carbon
tàn
碳
content / concentration
hánliàng
含量
(structural particle)
de
的
twice / double
liǎng bèi
两倍
。
the scientific community
kēxuéjiè
科学界
therefore / as a result
yīncǐ
因此
to call for / to appeal to
hūyù
呼吁
the international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
to speed up / to accelerate
jiākuài
加快
emissions reduction / to reduce emissions
jiǎn pái
减排
action / measures
xíngdòng
行动
，
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to curb / to contain
èzhì
遏制
climate change
qìhòu biànhuà
气候变化
toward / on
duì
对
the Arctic
Běijí
北极
ecosystem
shēngtài xìtǒng
生态系统
(structural particle)
de
的
far-reaching / profound
shēnyuǎn
深远
impact / influence
yǐngxiǎng
影响
。

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