The ozone hole had been growing for decades over Antarctica.

几十年来，南极洲上空的臭氧层空洞在不断扩大。

This means the size of the ozone hole changes year on year.

这意味着臭氧层空洞的大小每年都在改变。”

In 2015, the ozone hole got bigger, not smaller.

2015年臭氧空洞不缩反扩。

The ozone hole started showing up in TV shows and movies.

臭氧空洞开始出现在电视节目和电影中。

Susan Solomon compared the ozone hole to a patient that needs healing.

Susan Solomon将臭氧空洞当做一名需要治愈的患者。

Measurements taken in September showed the ozone hole has shrunk since the year 2000.

9月份采集的一份测量数据显示，2000年开始，臭氧空洞出现了缩减。

Each year in August the ozone hole begins to grow and reaches its peak around October.

每年8月，臭氧空洞开始扩大，并在10月左右达到峰值。

The ozone hole will not be completely closed for at least another 30 years.

臭氧空洞完全修复至少还需30年。

In 1986, she flew to Antarctica, along with other scientists to investigate the cause of the ozone hole.

1986年，她与其他科学家一起飞往南极洲，调查臭氧洞的原因。

Natural weather cycles in the Antarctic also affect ozone hole levels, which are highest in the autumn.

南极的自然天气周期也会影响臭氧层空洞的臭氧含量，臭氧层空洞中的臭氧含量在秋季最高。

The past few years, Newman said, the ozone hole grew a bit bigger because of that.

纽曼说，在过去的几年里，臭氧层空洞因此而变得更大。

As the use of CFCs declined, the ozone hole began shrinking, and is predicted to disappear entirely by 2070.

随着 CFC 的使用逐渐减少，臭氧空洞开始缩小了，预计到 2070 年将完全消失。

Chlorine-containing molecules that remain from before they were banned are slowly decaying and the annual ozone hole is shrinking.

从禁止之前存在的含氯分子正在缓慢衰变，每年的臭氧空洞正在缩小。

He told The Associated Press, " In the upper stratosphere and in the ozone hole we see things getting better."

“我们发现平流层上层和臭氧层空洞中的情况正在好转。”

The ozone hole over the Antarctic has reached its 2020 peak and is one of the largest holes of recent years.

南极上空的臭氧空洞在2020年达到顶峰，是近年来最大的空洞之一。

The huge Antarctic ozone hole should disappear in the 2060s.

巨大的南极臭氧空洞应该会在 2060 年代消失。

Today, more than thirty years after the Montreal Protocol was signed the ozone hole has stopped growing and is now shrinking.

今天，在《蒙特利尔议定书》签署30多年后，臭氧空洞已经停止增长，现在正在缩小。

In 1985, scientists discovered the Antarctic ozone hole, and this was a truly alarming discovery.

1985年， 科学家发现了南极臭氧空洞，这是一个真正令人震惊的发现。

The ozone hole begins to grow at the start of the Antarctic spring in August and usually reaches its peak around October.

臭氧空洞在8月南极春季开始时规模最大，通常在10月左右达到高峰。

In their new report, U.N. scientists say at the current rate, the ozone hole over Antarctica would be fully healed by 2066.

联合国科学家在他们的新报告中称，按照目前的速度，南极洲上空的臭氧层空洞将会在2066年完全愈合。