·HSK 6

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

的

two to four times

liǎng zhì sì bèi

两至四倍

，

its

qí

其

to store / stored

chǔcún

储存

(structural particle)

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)

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)

的

far-reaching / profound

shēnyuǎn

深远

impact / influence

yǐngxiǎng

影响

。

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