地球变暖对各国的影响
Climate change experts have released maps of the world revealing how prepared different countries are to cope with the effects of climate change.
最近，研究气候变化的专家发布了几张世界地图，这些地图显示了不同的国家在应对气候变化影响方面的差异。
In the maps, 192 countries are ranked by their ‘vulnerability’ and ‘readiness’, to produce an overall judgement on their fate.
192个国家按照“脆弱程度”和“应对程度”两个指标进行排名，从地图中可以得出这些国家将来命运的整体判断。
vulnerability [,vʌlnərə'bɪlətɪ] n. 易损性；弱点
{-vulner-, wound 创伤+ -ability 用于构成名词，意义相当于-able，表示“能力，可能性，倾向性，适宜性”}
vulnerable ['vʌln(ə)rəb(ə)l] adj. 易受攻击的，易受~的攻击；易受伤害的；有弱点的
The results reveal that Scandinavian countries and the UK are among the most likely to survive - but areas of sub-Saharan Africa will be hardest hit.
结果显示，北欧国家以及英国是受气候变化影响较小、最可能生存下来的国家，而撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲地区则最容易受到气候变化的影响。
The maps were created by London-based company The Eco Experts, using data from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, known as the ND-Gain Index.
这些地图是伦敦一家名为“生态专家”的公司根据印第安纳州的诺特丹大学提出的气候变化适应指数绘制而成的。
They took into account location, terrain, pollution rates and national resources when calculating which countries would be most affected.
在计算哪些国家最容易受到气候变化影响的过程中，他们考虑到了地理位置、地形、污染程度以及国家资源等多种因素。
terrain [təˈreɪn] n. 地形，地势
{terr-, terra 土地+ -ain = -an, of ~的}
terra ['terə] n. 土地；地；地球
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