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席薇亞·厄爾的職業生涯囊括許多第一次。
1979年，她成為首位行走在水面下三百八十一公尺處海床的女性。
她身穿特製潛水服，因而能夠在海底自由移動不必使用潛水擊繩及背帶。
1990年，她成為美國國家海洋暨大氣總署第一位女性首席科學家。
多年來，厄爾在水底下的時間約已達到七千五百小時；在這些時間裡,她對於自己所觀察到的重大變化愈來愈感到驚恐。
這位知名科學家擔心，海洋正在逐漸死去。
氣候變遷、過度捕撈、傾倒垃圾及化物質暨石油外洩，都還只是眾多原因的其中幾項而已。
厄爾為了因應處理這個問題，在2009年成立「藍色任務」;這是一個為全世界海洋提倡法律保護和保育的組織。
厄爾計畫設置「希望點」這種受到保的區域；這些區域因為面積夠大，所以能夠逆轉損害、恢復海洋健康。
厄爾相信「希望點」可以保護海洋，如同美國國家公園能夠保護土地一樣
在我們今天慶祝世界海洋日的當下以及展望未來，且讓我們記住這一點:保護海洋就是保護地球。
tether
n.名詞
1.（牛、馬等的）拴繩，繫鏈[C]
2.（能力等的）限度，範圍[the S]
This is beyond my tether. 這是我力所不能及的。
vt.及物動詞
1.（用繩、鏈等）拴
That boat was tethered to the ship by a rope. When the ship changed position, that boat moved as well. 那艘小艇是由一條繩索繫於大船。當大船變動位置時，小艇也跟著移動。
The stray dog chewed through the tether Jackson bad put on him and ran away
Mr. Jenkins keeps his assistant on a short tether and doesn't let him make any major decisions.
The cowboy tethered his horse to the fence before he went to check on the sick cow.
untether
If someone has become untethered, it means that they don't have a hold of their emotions anymore, and they're kind of in a crazy state of mind.
harness繫帶
n.[C,U]可數/不可數名詞
1.馬具，挽具
2.挽具狀帶子；降落傘背帶；保險帶；安全帶
vt.及物動詞
1.給……上挽具；套（馬）[（+to）]
The farmer harnessed the horse to the cart. 農夫把馬套到馬車上。
2.治理，利用；控制，駕馭
They will harness the sun's energy to heat homes. 他們將利用太陽能為住宅供暖。
It will take a couple of years to harness that river. 治理那條河流要花兩三年時間。
Always put on a harness when you go rock climbing攀岩
When they go shopping, some parents put harnesses on children so they don't lose them in crowds.
Along the coast, scientists are harnessing 控制the wind that comes off the ocean and changing it into electricity.
specialized +n
astronaut
n.[C]可數名詞
1.太空人，宇航員
Do you know how an astronaut flies in a spacecraft? 你知道太空人是怎樣乘太空船飛行的嗎？
Neil Armstrong is the first astronaut to walk on the moon. 尼爾‧阿姆斯壯是第一位在月球漫步的太空人。
2.太空旅行者
custom-made
tailor
n.[C]可數名詞
1.（尤指男裝）裁縫師；（尤指男裝）服裝店
He had his dress made by a Paris tailor. 他請巴黎的裁縫師做衣服。
vt.及物動詞
1.裁製（衣服，衣料等）[O]
The overcoat is well tailored. 這大衣做得很好。
2.修改；使合適[O]
The clinic tailors its treatment to individual needs. 那個診所的治療方法適合個別需要。
vi.不及物動詞
1.做裁縫
Roughly just kind of means about or approximately.
Alarmed is another word for surprised.
at an alarming rate
The oceans are changing at an alarming rate.
The famous scientist fears that the ocean is dying ( adj.垂死的；行將結束的；快熄滅的；死亡的).
The coast is clear. 危險已過；已無危險
Tackle
n.滑車，滑車組[C][U]；用具，裝備[U]
vt.著手對付（或處理）；與……交涉[O][（+about/over/on）]
vi.擒抱並摔倒對方球員；阻截
tackle the problem
The factory fire was so large that 15 fire trucks were called to tackle the blaze.
The city has been working on a plan to tackle the problem of poverty.
Bill's kids gave him some new fishing tackle for his birthday, so now he's all set for fishing season.
reverse
The typhoon passed over the island and then reversed its direction and passed over the island again.
The nurse asked Nancy to sign on the reverse相反的 side of the form to show that she had read and understood the instructions.
fishing gear漁具、打撈裝置
Fist bumps, come on. 拳頭碰拳頭的打招呼
no excuse today.
to turn a blind eye對某事物視而不見
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