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　　The worsening outlook on sea-level rise is prompting a change in how people think about flooding and plan for it. “People realize that it’s just not possible to prevent all floods, so you have to learn to live with the water and accept that it will sometimes have an impact,” says Hallegatte. “We cannot live behind taller and taller walls, because at one point, the consequences of one of those walls failing becomes too big.”

　　思考题：

　　It can be inferred from the text that____.

　　A.not all floods can be avoided

　　B.coastal cities will disappear

　　C.high walls will bring us hope

　　D.swim skills are now mandatory

　　句子解析：

　　第一句：

　　The worsening outlook on sea-level rise is prompting a change in how people think about flooding and plan for it.

　　参考译文：海平面上升不断恶化的前景促使人们思考洪水和计划防洪的方式发生了变化。

　　第二句：

　　“People realize that it’s just not possible to prevent all floods, //so you have to learn to live with the water and accept thatit will sometimes have an impact,” says Hallegatte.

　　参考译文：哈勒加特说：“人们意识到，不可能防止所有洪水，因此必须学会与水共生，并接纳它有时会带来冲击这个事实。”

　　第三句：

　　“We cannot live behind taller and taller walls, because at one point, the consequences of one of those walls failing becomes too big.”

　　参考译文：“我们不能住在越来越高的墙后面，因为总有一个时刻，任何一堵墙失灵的后果都不堪设想。”

　　思考题解析：

　　A. not all floods can be avoided

　　不是所有洪水都能避免

　　A选项正确。

　　B. coastal cities will disappear

　　沿海城市将消失

　　没有提及，选项错误。

　　C. high walls will bring us hope

　　高墙会带给我们希望

　　带来的是灾难，选项错误。

　　D. swim skills are now mandatory

　　游泳技能现在已经是必须的了

　　没有提及，选项错误。

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