VOA标准英语2008年-US Classifies Polar Bear as Threatened Species

By Paul Sisco
Washington
16 May 2008
 

The United States Government, Wednesday [May 14] officially added polar bears to the list of threatened animals under the Endangered Species Act. Bush administration scientists decided¹ the species is at risk of becoming endangered. Officials cited warming trends and loss of sea ice as threatening the bears, opening a debate over whether to regulate greenhouse gases to protect the bear and its habitat. Paul Sisco reports.

 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。