Christmas is celebrated in very different kinds of weather. However, the extreme weather due to climate change is altering the Christmas traditions.
In recent years, Brazil has experienced frequent flooding during the Christmas season. Today, children are unable to enjoy traditional Christmas activities because they must beware of flooding.
In Puerto Rico, hurricanes are more likely to hit the country now than they were in the 1950s. During the Christmas season, they manage to celebrate Christmas, even though most of the country is still without electricity due to recent hurricanes.
友善讓你懂｜解說：
各地聖誕節會在不同氣候下慶祝。然而，因為氣候變遷所導致的極端氣候，正在改變聖誕節傳統。
近年來，巴西常常在聖誕節期間碰到洪水肆虐。今天，當地小孩無法輕鬆享受傳統聖誕節活動，因為他們得提防洪水來襲。
而在波多黎各，相較於 1950 年代，最近颶風愈來愈常襲擊這個國家。在聖誕節期間，他們雖然設法慶祝聖誕節，但因為颶風影響，許多地區都陷入停電。
輕鬆帶著走｜學習：
climate change 指的是「氣候變遷」，是近年新聞中常提到的詞彙。
例句：Climate change is affecting every country.
氣候變遷影響各國。
本篇其他相關單字，介紹如下：
- extreme weather (n.) 極端氣候
- flooding (n.) 洪水
- beware of (phr.) 提防、謹防
- hurricane (n.) 颶風
- electricity (n.) 電力
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