地球的力量 第5集 稀有行星（26）：缓解全球变暖
认识一下粗角蚁伊恩斯图亚特吧
Bit of a mean-looking critter if you ask me.
你要是问我，这昆虫看起来挺凶的
The more we find out about these forests,
我们对森林了解的越多
the more we're discovering how vital they are to the well-being of the whole planet.
就会发现它们对整个星球 都起着至关重要的作用
They're like the lungs of the Earth.
它们就像是地球的肺
As they grow, trees absorb huge amounts of carbon dioxide
随着树木生长它们会吸收大量二氧化碳
from the atmosphere through their leaves.
通过它们的树叶从大气层中吸收
The remarkable thing is that even as carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise,
最了不起的就是 就算二氧化碳在大气层中的含量提高
trees respond by growing faster, so absorbing more carbon dioxide.
大树也会通过更快生长的方式来吸收更多的二氧化碳
In fact, since humans started pumping greenhouse gases
实际上，自从人类开始向大气层中输入温室气体以来
into the atmosphere, the world's jungles have absorbed around
世界的丛林已经吸收了
25% of all the carbon dioxide we've produced,
我们制造出的25%的二氧化碳
helping to reduce the effects of global warming.
帮助缓解了全球变暖的现象
