VOA慢速英語：我們即將進入一個新的地質時代？

This is What's Trending Today...
這里是今日熱點節(jié)目。
For almost 12,000 years, Planet Earth has been in what is called the Holocene Epoch. This geological era started after the last ice age. Human civilizations developed during this warm period.
近12000年來，星球已經處于所謂的全新世。地址時代自上次冰河世紀開始。人類文明開始于溫暖時期。
But, geology experts now say the Holocene period is over.
但是，地質專家目前表示全新世時代已經結束。
We are in a new geological era, they say, and have been since around 1950. This era is marked by the huge effects humans have had on the planet.
約1950年開始，我們已經處于新的地質時代。這個時代的標志是由人類在星球上創(chuàng)建的。
Scientists have been calling this new era the Anthropocene Epoch. The prefix anthro comes from the Greek word anthropos, which means human.
科學家已經命名為這個新的時代為人類世。人類學的前綴來源于古希臘語人類（anthropos）,它的意思是人類。
A group of experts at the International Geological Congress presented a report on the Anthropocene era this week in Cape Town, South Africa. They recommended officially declaring a new geological era.
本周，國際地質大會的科學家在南非的開普頓發(fā)表人類世報告。他們建議正式宣布一個新的地質時代的到來--人類世。
Their statements quickly became a trending topic on social media.
該陳述迅速成為當今社會媒體的熱點話題。
The group Climate Mama posted on Facebook, "We have entered Anthropocene, the age of man's dominance over our planet...Can we learn to be thoughtful caretakers?"
該氣象組織Mama在臉書上發(fā)表評論：我們已經進入人類主導星球的人類世時代...我們能夠成為深思熟慮的看護者么？
Some called it "terrifying" that humans have so strongly affected the planet.
一些人成它為：“令人恐怖的”人類已經強有力的影響了星球了。
Twitter user Lexie described the change as "incredible and terrifying at the same time."
推特使用者Lexie描述這一改變?yōu)?ldquo;不可思議得同時也讓人恐怖”
Many others on social media and beyond shared those thoughts.
許多社會媒體已經超越了分享的那些觀點。
And that's What's Trending Today.
以上就是本期今日熱點的全部內容。
 
 
This is What's Trending Today...
For almost 12,000 years, Planet Earth has been in what is called the Holocene Epoch. This geological era started after the last ice age. Human civilizations developed during this warm period.
But, geology experts now say the Holocene period is over.
We are in a new geological era, they say, and have been since around 1950. This era is marked by the huge effects humans have had on the planet.
Scientists have been calling this new era the Anthropocene Epoch. The prefix anthro comes from the Greek word anthropos, which means human.
A group of experts at the International Geological Congress presented a report on the Anthropocene era this week in Cape Town, South Africa. They recommended officially declaring a new geological era.
Their statements quickly became a trending topic on social media.
The group Climate Mama posted on Facebook, "We have entered Anthropocene, the age of man's dominance over our planet...Can we learn to be thoughtful caretakers?"
Some called it "terrifying" that humans have so strongly affected the planet.
Twitter user Lexie described the change as "incredible and terrifying at the same time."
Many others on social media and beyond shared those thoughts.
And that's What's Trending Today.
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Words in This Story
era - n. a period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, person, etc.
prefix - n. a letter or group of letters that is added at the beginning of a word to change its meaning
dominance - n. power and influence over something or someone
incredible - adj. difficult or impossible to believe