The amazing speed and size of the melting in Norwegian 北极冰川融化速度、规模惊人

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The amazing speed and size of the melting in Norwegian

北极冰川融化速度、规模惊人

The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) is at the forefront of Arctic research and its international director, Kim Holmen, told the BBC that the speed of the melting was faster than expected.

挪威极地研究所（NPI）是北极研究的中枢，其国际部主任金·霍尔门，告诉BBC说，冰融化的速度比预期的要快。

"And it has taken us by surprise and we must adjust our understanding of the system and we must adjust our science and we must adjust our feelings for the nature around us."

“这一点出乎我们的意料，我们必须调整我们对这一系统的认识，我们必须调整我们的科学研究，我们必须调整我们对身边自然的感知。”

The institute has been deploying its icebreaker, Lance, to research conditions between Svalbard and Greenland - the main route through which ice flows out of the Arctic Ocean.

该研究所已经部署其破冰船——兰斯号去探测斯瓦尔巴德群岛和格陵兰岛之间的情况，这是海冰流出北冰洋的主要线路。

During a visit to the port, one of the scientists involved, Dr Edmond Hansen, told me he was "amazed" at the size and speed of this year's melt.

在参观港口期间，参与研究的科学家之一，埃德蒙·汉森博士告诉我，他对今年的冰融规模和速度“感到惊讶”。

"As a scientist, I know that this is unprecedented in at least as much as 1,500 years. It is truly amazing - it is a huge dramatic change in the system," Dr Hansen said.

“作为一名科学家，我知道，这在至少1500年间是前所未有的。这确实令人震惊——该系统正在发生戏剧性变化，”汉森博士说。

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dramatic 英[drə'mætɪk] 美[drə'mætɪk] adj. 戏剧的；引人注目的；激动人心的