IF THE MOON WERE GONE

Words: 牛角包

在電影《神偷奶爸》中，編劇大開腦洞，讓格魯盜走了月球，可在現實生活中，如果月球真的消失了，會對地球造成什么影響呢？

The moon itself does not shine, and the moonlight we see at night is its reflection(反射) of sunlight. If the moon were gone, the night on the earth would be very dark and we would have to rely on streetlights.

月球本身不發光，我們在夜晚看到的月光是它反射的太陽光。如果月球消失了，地球的夜晚會變得很黑很黑，我們只能依靠路燈了。

Without the moon, the climate of the earth would have a big change. The Antarctic(南極)and the Arctic (北極)would not remain cold all the time, and the tropics(熱帶地區) would not be hot all year round.

沒有了月球，地球的氣候將會發生重大變化。南北極不再常年寒冷，熱帶地區也不會常年炎熱。

The moon plays an important role in making the tides(潮汐) on the earth. If the moon were gone,the tides would be much smaller, and surfing would not be as exciting as before. Meanwhile, some marine(海洋的) animals such as crabs and starfish would face survival(生存) challenges（挑戰）.

月球對地球潮汐現象的產生起了很大的作用。如果月球消失了，潮汐規模會大大降低，沖浪就不會像以前那么刺激了。與此同時，螃蟹、海星等海洋動物也會面臨生存挑戰。

Without the moon, the unstable climate would bring a devastating（毀滅性的） disaster to crops and we would have a big trouble in terms of food.

沒有月亮，不穩定的氣候會給農作物帶來毀滅性的災難，到時候我們就要擔心吃飯的問題了。

Key points

climate 氣候

crab 螃蟹

crop 農作物

disaster 災難

meanwhile 同時

rely on 依賴

remain 保持不變

role 作用

streetlight 路燈

unstable 不穩定的