智利大型蛙类因气候变化面临风险
📖 逐句对照翻译
A large frog species that lived alongside dinosaurs and is considered a "living fossil" is now losing ground in its native Chile.
一种与恐龙同时代生活、被视为“活化石”的大型蛙类，如今正在其原产地智利逐渐失去生存空间。
Climate change and human actions are damaging the creature's living environment, or habitat.
气候变化和人类活动正在破坏这种生物的生存环境，即其栖息地。
The Helmeted Water Toad is one of the largest frogs in the world, growing up to over 30 centimeters in length and weighing up to one kilogram.
盔甲水蛙是世界上最大的蛙类之一，体长可达30厘米以上，体重可达1公斤。
The amphibian has experienced little genetic change for millions of years.
这种两栖动物数百万年来几乎没有发生基因变化。
But now its future is at risk, scientists say.
但科学家表示，它的未来如今岌岌可危。
"It's sad that a species that managed to coexist with dinosaurs, that managed to resist a mass extinction, is now threatened by human beings," said Melissa Cancino.
梅丽莎·坎西诺说：“一个曾与恐龙共存、历经大灭绝仍幸存下来的物种，如今却受到人类的威胁，这令人悲哀。”
Cancino is an animal doctor and founder of Proyecto Anfibia, a group that works on amphibian research and education in Chile.
坎西诺是一名动物医生，也是“两栖动物项目”的创始人，该组织在智利从事两栖动物的研究和教育工作。
The Helmeted Water Toad's environment covers a large part of the country, but its population is suspected to have decreased by at least 30 percent since 1990.
盔甲水蟾的栖息地覆盖了该国大部分地区，但据推测，自1990年以来，其种群数量至少减少了30%。
The creature is identified as "vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List.
该生物被国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）红色名录列为“易危”物种。
Climate change, habitat changes, environmental decline and pollution have all caused the Helmeted Water Toad's numbers to decline, Cancino said.
坎西诺表示，气候变化、栖息地改变、环境退化和污染都导致了盔头蟾蜍数量的下降。
Poor water and waste management have also threatened the frog's living environment.
糟糕的水资源和废物管理也威胁着青蛙的生存环境。
Matias Faundez, another member of Proyecto Anfibia, has seen the damage first hand.
Proyecto Anfibia的另一位成员马蒂亚斯·福恩德斯亲眼目睹了损害。
"This estuary runs through the whole city, and has plenty of illegal run-offs," he said as he walked through a stream outside of Valparaiso.
“这条河口贯穿整座城市，而且有大量非法排放，”他在瓦尔帕莱索郊外的一条小溪边行走时说道。
"Even so," he added, "the frog manages to survive."
“即便如此，”他补充道，“青蛙还是设法活了下来。”
I’m John Russell.
我是约翰·拉塞尔。
Rodrigo Gutierrez reported on this story for Reuters.
罗德里戈·古铁雷斯为路透社报道了此事。
John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English.
约翰·拉塞尔为VOA英语学习频道改编了它。
