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Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words.
欢迎收看美国之音：新闻词汇。
In the Amazon rainforest, an extreme lack of rainfall has reduced some river levels to their lowest points on record.
在亚马逊雨林，由于极度缺乏降雨，一些河流的水位降至有记录以来的最低点。
Culprit
过失者；罪魁祸首
The World Weather Attribution is a group that studies weather events.
世界天气归因组织是一个研究天气事件的组织。
It reports that climate change is the main culprit for extreme high temperatures and low water levels in the South American rainforest.
该组织报告称，气候变化是这片南美雨林极端高温和低水位的罪魁祸首。
In this case, a culprit describes something responsible for causing a problem.
在这种情况下，culprit指的是导致问题的原因。
More commonly, the word is used to mean a wrongdoer, especially one who has broken the law.
更常见的是，这个词用来指做坏事的人，尤其是违法的人。
