▍原文

A "devastating" new UN report is expected to set out a?stark?message on?runaway?climate change in what the government hope will be a "wake-up call".

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report,

published on Monday,

will be the first comprehensive assessment of scientific knowledge

about the threat to the planet from human activity

since 2013.

"We are in the decisive decade in our fight

to avert catastrophic climate breakdown

and we?desperately need?serious leadership,"

said Luke Pollard MP, shadow environment secretary.

▍語言點

1. devastating /?dev?ste?t??/ adj. 令人震驚的，駭人的(extremely shocking)

2. stark /stɑ?rk/ adj. 嚴酷的；真實而無法回避的

· a stark message 嚴峻的消息

· a stark choice 殘酷的抉擇

3. runaway /?r?n?we?/ adj. 控制不住的(not able to be controlled)；逃跑的，出走的

4. wake-up call 警示，警鐘?

· The tragedy is a wake-up call to parents.?

這場悲劇對所有家長都具有警示作用。

5. desperately need sth. 迫切需要某物

· desperately /?desp?r?tli/ adv. 非常，特別(表程度)

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