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标题：China is winning the race for the Ice Silk Road

Melting in the Arctic is unleashing a geopolitical tussle over new trade routes

正文：Last month, global sea temperatures reached a record high for July. This is an ominous sign for climate change, which is contributing to maritime heatwaves across the Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean. But, like it or not, it also presents commercial opportunities. As Arctic ice melts, new shipping lanes in the High North have opened. They promise to radically decrease the time and energy it takes to transport commercial goods from the Atlantic to the Pacific. These new commerce pathways will also reshape the geostrategic map.

知识点：【a record high】 /ə ˈrekɔːd haɪ/ 固定短语 英文释义：a record high means the highest level or value that has ever been measured or recorded for something

本义为"有记录以来的最高点"，数据与统计语境核心义为"打破历史纪录的峰值读数"（本文特指：上月全球海水温度在历年七月的对比中创下最高值——文中特别用"for July"限定比较范围，因夏季海温本就偏高，唯有同月对比才具备统计意义）

核心搭配：hit a record high、reach a record high、a record low、an all-time

high、at a record high

・Copper prices hit a record high after supply disruptions at two major Chilean mines.在智利两座大型矿场供应中断后，铜价创下历史新高。

・Youth unemployment reached a record high in the region last quarter, alarming policymakers.上季度该地区青年失业率触及历史峰值，令政策制定者深感忧