We have not only seen an earlier break up of ice on rivers and melting glaciers, but also the early emergence of insects, egg laying by birds and the flowering of plants.

克拉克说，“我们不仅看到了冰河提前开冻，冰山融化，而且看到提前出现的昆虫、提前下蛋的鸟类和提前开花的植物。

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The most popular speculation about Slowdown is that it was caused by the break-up of Antarctic ice - which means it might give an indication of climate change.

至于对其声音逐步减缓的最流行的猜测，可能是由于南极冰块的破裂——那就意味着此种声音象征了气候的变化。

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Women often drown their sorrows in a bowl of ice cream after a break up.

女人们常常在分手之后用一大碗的冰激凌来淹没她的忧伤。

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"As of mid-March, only a narrow strip of shelf ice was protecting several thousand kilometers of potential further break-up, " the group said.

CNN: Massive ice shelf on verge of breakup

Temperatures in the Arctic are now even higher than they were then, and a period of renewed ice shelf break-up has ensued since 2002.

BBC: Major ice-shelf loss for Canada

"The first individual to break the ice often ends up in a bit of an atmosphere of failure, " he said.

BBC: Captain Terence O'Neill: Visionary or failure?