saddened 伤心的，使…难过的

tangled 缠绕、缠结着的

delicate 脆弱的

estimated 估计（了），估算（了）

polluting（正在）污染

link（二者间的）关联，联系

outbreaks（疾病的）暴发

2. 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题 。 1. Which words used in the report emphasise that there is a lot of plastic tangled around the coral?

2. How many more billions of plastic items are expected to pollute the coral reefs by 2025?

3. What have scientists found occurs more when there is plastic in the ocean?

4. True or false?  The scientist's findings were the result of surveying all the coral reefs in the Asia Pacific region.

3. 答案 1. Which words used in the report emphasise that there is a lot of plastic tangled around the coral?

'So much' – "researchers say they were saddened to find so much plastic tangledaround delicate corals."

2. How many more billions of plastic items are expected to pollute the coral reefs by 2025?

Four billion more. Scientists estimated that 11 billion items of plastic are polluting coral reefs and this could reach more than 15 billion by 2025.

3. What have scientists found occurs more when there is plastic in the ocean?

They say outbreaks of diseases are 20 times more likely when plastic is present.

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