BBC听写文本生物类

上天的恩赐1TheCapeofGoodHope,onAfrica'ssoutherlytip.Here,twogreatseasmeet.One,thewarmIndianOcean,theother,thechillyAtlantic.Andastheymingle,sotheycreateabillowingcloakthatdrapesthesummitofTableMountain.Spectacularthoughthisis,themountain'scloudycoveringisonlyahintoftheprofoundinfluencethatthesetwoverydifferentoceanshaveonthefortunesoflifehere.AndnotjusthereattheCape,butacrossthelengthandbreadthofsouthernAfrica.好望角位于非洲最南端两大洋交汇于此一个是温暖的印度洋而另一个则是寒冷的大西洋当它们一相遇就形成了密集的水汽云团覆盖了整个桌山的山顶尽管眼前的云海十分壮观但山上缭绕的云雾只是那两大完全不同的海洋的相汇对此处生命影响的一个缩影不仅是好望角这里非洲南部的每个角落都得到了惠赐And

not

just

here

at

the

Cape,

but

across

thelength

and

breadth

of

southern

Africa.不仅是好望角这里非洲南部的每个角落都得到了惠赐but用作介词时表示“除…以外”,通常与表示确切意思的词，如no,all,any,every,each,none,nobody,anywhere等以及疑问词，如who,where,what等连用，但不能与some,many,several等表示不确切意思的词连用。所以，我们可以说all

but

one,但不能说some

but

one或many

but

one。也可与最高级形容词连用。其后面可以是名词、介词短语、形容词等。And

as

they

mingle,

so

they

create

a

billowing

cloak当它们一相遇，就形成了密集的水汽云团mix，mingle，blend，combine，merge这些动词均含“混合”之意。mix含义广泛，侧重混合的一致性，混合的各成分可能按原样存在，但不一定能辨别出来。mingle暗示混合后的各成分仍保持各自的特性，能辨别出来。blend一般可与mix和mingle换用，混合后各成分的性质通常是一致的，侧重混合整体的统一性与和谐性。combine通常用于化学反应中，指化合物等。merge指一种成分被别一种成分吸收或融合，着重成分的个性消失在整体之中小海龟的求生本能2Eachone,justsevencentimetreslong,mustmakeahundred-metresprintdownthebeach.Fromthemomenttheyhatch,they'redrivenbyaninstinctiveurgetoruntothesea.Fewcreaturesstartlifewiththeoddsforsuccesssoheavilystackedagainstthem.Yellow-billedkites.Piedcrows.Butsomanyofthesehatchlingsappeartogether,thatpredatorscan'tcatchthemall.但他们得拿出百米冲刺的速度离开沙滩从他们孵化出来那一刻就受着本能的驱使爬向大海很少有生物刚出生时就面临如此多的危险挣扎求生黄嘴黑鸢非洲白颈鸦但是众多刚孵化的小海龟一起出现捕食者也不能将他们全部抓光

instinctive[in'stiŋktiv]adj.本能的，天性的，直觉的

keen[ki:n]adj.锋利的，敏锐的，强烈的，精明的，热衷的<

hatch[hætʃ]n.孵化，舱口

vt.孵，孵出

hatch[hætʃ]n.孵化，舱口

vt.孵，孵出

baseball['beis.bɔ:l]n.棒球

pied[paid]adj.斑驳的，杂色的，花衣服的

urge[ə:dʒ]vt.驱策，鼓励，力陈，催促

vi.极力主

survive[sə'vaiv]vt.比...活得长，幸免于难，艰难度过

they're

driven

by

an

instinctive

urge

to

run

tothe

sea.就受着本能的驱使爬向大海urge

to怂恿；激励The

urge

to

survive

drove

them

on.求生的欲望驱使他们继续努力。She

felt

a

deep

urge

to

write

about

them.她迫切想写他们的事迹。predators

can't

catch

them

all.捕食者也不能将他们全部抓光not

all并不是所有的I'm

not

all

that

keen

on

baseball.我根本就不喜欢棒球。Not

all

the

shoes

would

pair

up.这些鞋子不全是能配成对的。BBC蝴蝶森林3ThisthewettestplaceinsouthernAfrica.Decadesofcivilwarhavekepttravellersawayfromthislittle-knownland.Itwassatellitemappingthatrevealedthefullextentoftheforestthatgrowshere,sonowit'sknowntooutsidersastheGooglerainforest.Itcouldalsobecalledthebutterflyforest.Aftertherains,butterflieshaveemergedtogetherinhugenumbers.Assoonastheirwingsdryout,theywilltaketotheair.Theirgoal?Tofindamate.Buthow?Theremaybethousandscloseby,butthefoliageissothick,it'sdifficultforthemtofindeachother.此处是南非最湿润的地方，此处是南非最湿润的地方几十年的内战使得几乎没有游客涉足这片陌生的土地通过卫星测绘才看到此处生长的森林全貌现在外人都通过谷歌来查看这片森林此地也被叫做蝴蝶森林雨过天晴，大量的蝴蝶汇聚在一起一旦翅膀干透后他们就会振翅高飞，他们的目标找到伴侣但是怎么找呢附近或许有成千上万只蝴蝶但是森林过于枝繁叶茂对他们来说很难找到另一半重点单词

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mate[meit]n.伙伴，配偶，同事

vt.使...配

extent[iks'tent]n.广度，宽度，长度，大小，范围，范围，程度

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butterfly['bʌtəflai]n.蝴蝶，蝶状物，蝶泳鸟夫妻（7）Thefloodsgraduallydrainbackintotheestablishedwaterwaysthatrunthroughtheforestlikebloodvessels.Thereissomuchwaterflowingthroughtheforestthatevenlittlerivuletscancarveoutthesoilaroundanancientboulder.ThisisthehomeofoneforestcreaturethathaslivedhereintheCongofor44millionyears.Picathartes.Thesebirdsmateforlife,andthemalereaffirmsthebondbydisplayingtothefemale.They'rebuildingamudnestontheundersideoftheboulder'soverhang,whereit'llbeprotectedfromtherain.Thefemaletakesthelead.洪水逐渐退回到原有的水道那些水道如血管一般遍布在雨林中森林中的雨水实在太充沛了即使是小小的溪流也能将古老巨石周围的土壤冲刷殆尽此处是一种古老雨林生物的家园他们在这里已经生存了4400万年岩鹛此类鸟是终身配偶制的雄鸟通过向雌鸟展现羽毛来确认关系鸟夫妻在突出的巨石下面搭建泥巢使其免遭雨水的破坏雌鸟率先开始工作

mate[meit]n.伙伴，配偶，同事

vt.使...配

protect[prə'tekt]vt.保护，投保

melancholy['melənkɔli]n.忧沉，悲哀，愁思adj.忧沉的，使人悲伤的，愁

carve[kɑ:v]v.雕刻，切割

boulder['bəuldə]n.大圆石，巨砾

drain[drein]n.下水道，排水沟，消耗

v.耗尽，排出，

bond[bɔnd]n.债券，结合，粘结剂，粘合剂

vt.使结

established[is'tæbliʃt]adj.已被确认的，确定的，建立的，制定的动词est

flowing['fləuiŋ]adj.流动的；平滑的；上涨的v.流动；起源；上涨The

female

takes

the

lead.雌鸟率先开始工作take

the

lead引导；带头；做榜样Now

everybody

sing!

I'll

take

the

lead.现在大家唱歌,我起头。Japan

has

taken

the

lead

in

car

production.在汽车生产方面日本占首位。They're

building

a

mud

nest

on

the

underside

of

the

boulder's

overhang,where

it'll

beprotected

from

the

rain.鸟夫妻在突出的巨石下面搭建泥巢使其免遭雨水的破坏protect

from保护...不受；使...免于They

netted

the

fruit

trees

to

protect

them

from

birds.他们用网覆盖住果树以使其免遭鸟害。An

umbrella

will

protect

you

from

the

rain.雨伞可以保护你不致雨淋。The

floods

gradually

drain

back

into

the

established

waterways

that

run

through

theforest

like

blood

vessels.洪水逐渐退回到原有的水道那些水道如血管一般遍布在雨林中run

through贯穿A

deep

melancholy

runs

through

her

poetry.她的诗中贯穿著悲伤的情调。The

Appalachians

run

through

thirteen

states.阿巴拉契亚山脉穿经十三个州。丛林象夜生活14IthinkIjustcouldn'tstopsmilingforseveraldaysafterfilming.Thereliefwasjustunbelievable.Backatthecameraplatform,Jameshashadalongnight.Foroverfourhours,theelephanttriedtoshakehimoutofthetree.GotdownthismorningwhentheBayakacametocollectme,wenttolookatthecamera,andhe'dpulleditoutofthetree,andhe'dchewedthroughthepowercable.Hemusthavegottenabitofashock,Imeanonly12volts,but....Serveshimright,quitehonestly.Butatleastwegotashotofhimbeforehetrashedthecamera.Silverlining.Despitethisbumpystart,theelephantssoongotusedtoJames,andJamesgotusedtotheelephants.Filmingherewasnevergoingtobeeasy,butweweresoonabletorevealthenightlifeofforestelephantslikeneverbefore.拍摄结束后的好几天我都会情不自禁地笑我感到难以置信的宽慰在摄像平台上詹姆斯度过了漫长的一晚超过4小时的时间里大象想要把他从树上摇下来早上巴彦喀来接我的时候我才下树我去查看了摄像机大象把摄像机从树上扯了下来他还咬穿了电源线他肯定被电到了一下虽然只有12伏特的电压不过..他罪有应得真的至少我们在他弄坏摄像机前拍到了图像不幸中的万幸坎坷的开端之后大象们很快习惯了詹姆斯詹姆斯也熟识了大象们在这里摄像肯定不容易但我们很快就能够第一次揭示丛林象们的夜生活the

elephant

tried

to

shake

him

out

of

the

tree.大象想要把他从树上摇下来shake

out

摇出(抖开,散开)Violent

exercise

might

help

to

shake

him

out

of

hisdisappointment

in

love.剧烈运动可能会帮助他从失恋中解脱出来。and

he'd

chewed

through

the

power

cable.他还咬穿了电源线power

cableWhen

using

the

power

cable,

insert

the

power

cable

completely

into

the

AC

adapter.当使用电源线时,请将电源线完全插入ac适配器中.He

must

have

gotten

a

bit

of

a

shock,他肯定被电到了一下a

bit

of一点儿的It

was

a

bit

of

a

bore,

wasn't

it?这有点叫人厌烦，不是吗?You

might

find

a

bit

of

meat

left

on

the

chicken

carcass.鸡骨头上还可能有点肉呢。大象撞树13AllMarkcandoispersevere,andhopeforabreak.Butnotalltheforestcreaturesaresoshy.Perchedhighinhistree,JamesAldrediswaitingpatientlyfortheelephantstocomein.Atlast,theelephantsarehere,butthey'rebehavingstrangely.Heknowssomething'snotquiteright.Theelephantsseemagitated.Theyjustwanttogetridofyou.Onebeginstothumpthetreewithitshead.Jameshasnooptionbuttoweathertheattack.That'sleanforwardandkeephead-butting,keephead-butting,keephead-butting.Suddenly,thecamerascutout.AndJamesisleftincompletedarkness.马克能做的只有坚持不懈并期待有所突破但并非所有的丛林生物都那么害羞在高高的树上詹姆斯·奥尔德雷德正耐心守候大象们的出现终于大象们出现了但他们的行为很异常他知道有点不对劲大象们显得焦躁不安他们只想摆脱你一头象开始用头撞树詹姆斯别无选择只能尽力捱过攻击那只身体向前倾然后用头撞树不停地撞啊撞突然摄像机电源被切断詹姆斯陷入了完全的黑暗之中

option['ɔpʃən]n.选择权，可选物，优先购买权

v.给予选

persevere[.pə:si'viə]v.坚持，孜孜不倦，不屈不挠

excess[ik'ses,'ekses]n.过量，超过，过剩

adj.过量的，额外

moldy['məuldi]adj.发霉的；乏味的；陈腐的

agitated['ædʒiteitid]adj.激动不安的，焦虑的动词agitate的过去式The

doctor

told

me

to

cut

out

meat

for

my

fat.由于肥胖，大夫叫我停止吃肉。I

cut

out

the

paragraph

in

this

article.我删除了这篇文章的一个段落。That's

lean

forward

and

keep

head-butting,那只身体向前倾然后用头撞树lean

forward探身过去,向前倾She

leaned

forward

and

whispered

the

news

to

him.她探过身去，低声把消息告诉了他。They

just

want

to

get

rid

of

you.他们只想摆脱你get

rid

of摆脱,除去The

fat

boy

went

on

a

diet

to

get

rid

of

his

excess

weight.这个胖男孩节制饮食以减轻过量的体重。Let's

get

rid

of

this

moldy

old

furniture.咱们把这件老掉牙的旧家具扔掉吧丛林过夜12Icouldn'trigthisplaceiftheBayakaweren'there.Watchingmyback,really.Jamesneedstooperatetheremotecamerasfromsomewhereoutoftheelephants'reach.Atreeplatformseemslikethebestoption.Apparently,theyhaveverybigelephantsroundhere.Theywantustoputitabithigher,so...IthinkI'lldowhattheysay.Butno-onewantstostayoutatnightandhelpJameswiththefilming.SoJameswillbealoneuntilmorning.Ifanythinggoeswrong,he'sonhisown.Iftheyreallywantedto,theycouldpushthesetreesover.Ican'timaginethat'sgoingtobeanissue.AsJamessettleddownforthenight,he'sgotnoideaofthetroublethat'scominghisway.如果巴彦喀向导不在这儿我肯定没办法在这里搭设备瞧瞧我的背詹姆斯必须在大象够不着的地方操控远程摄像机树上平台是最佳的拍摄地点显然附近有身躯十分庞大的丛林象他们想要我们把摄像机放得更高我会按他们说的做但谁都不愿留下来协助詹姆斯进行夜间拍摄所以詹姆斯将要独自工作到天明如果发生意外他也只能独自面对如果大象使用全力是可以把树推倒的我简直不敢想象那种情况詹姆斯已为夜晚做好了准备他不知道自己会遇到什么麻烦重点单词

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issue['iʃju:]n.发行物，期刊号，争论点

vi.&vt

operate['ɔpəreit]v.操作，运转，经营，动手术

rig[rig]n.装备，帆具，服装，钻井架，钻塔vt.装配，装扮

opportunity[.ɔpə'tju:niti]n.机会，时机

platform['plætfɔ:m]n.平台，站台，月台，讲台，(政党的)政纲

option['ɔpʃən]n.选择权，可选物，优先购买权

v.给予选

settled['setld]adj.固定的；稳定的v.解决；定居（settle

remote[ri'məut]adj.偏僻的，遥远的，远程的，(感情等)距离很大<b<p=""style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></b<>But

no-one

wants

to

stay

out

at

night但谁都不愿留下来stay

out不回家；避开His

father

told

him

to

stay

out

of

trouble.他父亲叫他避开是非之地。I

don't

stay

out

late

on

weekdays.工作日的时候我不在外面呆得很晚。If

anything

goes

wrong,

he's

on

his

own.如果发生意外他也只能独自面对on

one's

own独自地；独立地After

graduation,

he

lives

on

his

own.毕业后他就独立生活了。His

mind

ran

on

his

own

troubles.他老在想自己的烦恼事。he's

got

no

idea

of

the

trouble

that's

coming

his

way.他不知道自己会遇到什么麻烦come

one's

way发生在某人身上He

capitalizes

on

every

opportunity

that

comes

his

way.他利用一切有利于自己的机会丛林象11Theonlywaytogetdeepintothejungleistofollowthesetrails.Trailsmadebydangerousforestelephants.Thefirstthingyouneedtoknowabouttheforestelephantis,youdon'twanttomeetone.Causerunningawaycanelicitacharge,anditcouldbeexactlythewrongthingtodo.OurteamarecompletelydependentontheirBayakaguidesforsafety.Butit'sthesesameforestelephantsthatJameshascometofilm.Andjusttomakethechallengeharder,he'sheretofilmtheminthedark.Nobodyknowsexactlywhattheygetuptoatnight,theyhaven'tbeenfilmedlikethisbefore.深入丛林的唯一方法就是顺着这些小路前进危险的丛林象开辟出的小路关于丛林象你首先需要知道的是你不会想要遇见一只象因为你逃跑会招来他的攻击非常危险那是绝对错误的做法巴彦喀向导负责保障摄制组的安全但詹姆斯计划拍摄的正是这些丛林象但难度更大的是他将在夜间拍摄他们没有人知道晚上会遭遇什么状况此前从未有人在夜间拍摄过重点单词

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haven['heivn]n.港口，避难所，安息所v.安置...于港中，

challenge['tʃælindʒ]n.挑战

v.向...挑战

elicit[i'lisit]vt.引出，诱探出

dependent[di'pendənt]adj.依靠的，依赖的，从属的The

first

thing

you

need

to

know

about

theforest

elephant

is,

you

don't

want

to

meet

one.关于丛林象你首先需要知道的是你不会想要遇见一只象know

about知道,了解,听说过有关...的情况How

much

do

you

know

about

the

works

of

MarkTwin.马克吐温写的作品你知道多少？Cause

running

away

can

elicit

a

charge,因为你逃跑会招来他的攻击run

away逃跑He

ran

away

from

home

at

the

age

of

thirteen.他十三岁那年就离家出走了。Don't

run

away

I

want

your

advice.请不要走－－我需要你的意见。he's

here

to

film

them

in

the

dark.他将在夜间拍摄他们in

the

dark在黑暗中,秘密地In

the

dark

I

bumped

into

a

chair.我在黑暗中碰到了椅子。We

lost

the

way

in

the

dark.我们在黑夜中迷路了。刚果星球10TheCongorainforest.Afour-dayjourneytotheheartofAfrica.Oncetheplaneleaves,you'reonyourown.ThisexpeditionplannedtofilmtwooftheCongo'sbest-keptsecrets.Buttoevenfindthem,thecrewwouldhavetoworkveryhardindeed.Youmightaswellbeonadifferentplanetcomingtoaplacelikethis,PlanetCongo.Mysterious....Dplex......challenging.Youknow,everything'stryingtobiteyou.Suckyourblood.It'slikebeingtickledbyamillionfeathersatthesametime.Theinsectsmightbetorture,butthat'stheleastoftheirworries.刚果热带雨林离非洲的心脏有4天的路程飞机一离开就全靠自己了摄制组计划拍摄刚果丛林中最深层的两个秘密但为了找到它们摄制组必须付出极大的努力你仿佛身处外星球一个叫做刚果星球的地方神秘难应付.复杂极具挑战性此地的每种生物都想要咬你吸你的血就像同时被上百万根羽毛挠痒痒被昆虫骚扰或许很痛苦但它们却是此行最不足为惧的东西点单词

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expedition[.ekspi'diʃən]n.远征，探险队，迅速

complex['kɔmpleks]adj.复杂的，复合的，合成的

n.复合体

initiative[i'niʃətiv]adj.创始的，初步的，自发的

n.第一步

crew[kru:]n.全体船员，全体乘务员，(一组)工作人员

mysterious[mis'tiəriəs]adj.神秘的，不可思议的

planet['plænit]n.行星

plane[plein]adj.平的，与飞机有关的

n.飞机，水平

vocation[vəu'keiʃən]n.职业，行业，职务

challenging['tʃælindʒiŋ]adj.大胆的(复杂的，有前途的，挑战的)n.复杂In

the

absence

of

my

commanding

officer,

I

acted

onmy

own

initiative.指挥官不在场，我主动见机行事。I

was

worried

on

my

own

account,

not

yours.我担心是为我自己，而不是为了你。You

might

as

well

be

on

a

different

planet你仿佛身处外星球as

well也,又Often

life

is

much

slower

outside

the

big

cities,

as

is

true

in

other

countries

as

well.大都市外面的生活步调往往是缓慢得多，这在其他国家也是真的那样。Nursing

is

a

vocation

as

well

as

a

profession.护理工作既是职业又是救死扶伤的责任幼鸥的生存挑战9Thelowermandibleoftheirbeaksisgreatlyelongated.Theysliceitthroughthesurfaceofthewaterattenmetresasecond.Ifandwhenithitsatinyfish,it'llsnapshut.Butwhycomeuprivertotheseopensandflats?Thisistheanswer.Butthisnurserywillnotexistforlong.Fourweeksfromnow,it'llbeundertenmetresofwater.Ifbythenthesechickscan'tfly,theywilldrown.Theproblemforyoungskimmersisthatwhentheyhatch,thelowerpartoftheirbeaksisthesamesizeastheupper.Whiletheywaitforittogrow,theydotheirbesttolearntheskimmingtechnique.他们的下喙长得非常长他们能以每秒十米的速度划过水面当下喙碰到小鱼时会立刻合上但为何要逆流而上到这片开阔的沙滩来呢这就是答案但这个托儿所无法长期存在再过4周这里会被十米深的河水淹没若到那时幼鸥仍不会飞就会被淹死幼小的剪嘴鸥在破壳而出时他们的下喙跟上喙一样长等待下喙长长的同时他们会努力学习捕食技巧点单词

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technique[tek'ni:k]n.技术，技巧，技能

haven['heivn]n.港口，避难所，安息所v.安置...于港中，

hatch[hætʃ]n.孵化，舱口

vt.孵，孵出

hatch[hætʃ]n.孵化，舱口

vt.孵，孵出

slice[slais]n.薄片，切片

vt.切成薄片，削

expectation[.ekspek'teiʃən]n.期待，期望But

why

come

up

river

to

these

open

sand

flats?但为何要逆流而上到这片开阔的沙滩来呢come

up升起；靠近，走进His

new

book

did

not

come

up

to

expectation.他的新作没有达到预期水平。You've

come

up

in

the

world,

haven't

you?你的地位已经上升了,是吗?But

this

nursery

will

not

exist

for

long.但这个托儿所无法长期存在exist有时有“在逆境中生活，仅能活命”的意思。Some

people

in

some

poor

countries

receive

wages

that

allow

them

to

exist

but

not

to

live.有些贫困国家的人民的收入只能勉强维持生计。exist与subsist区别：subsist指“继续存在”，而exist指“存在”。While

they

wait

for

it

to

grow,they

do

their

best

to

learn

the

skimming

technique.等待下喙长长的同时他们会努力学习捕食技巧wait

for

等候；等待It

irks

us

to

wait

for

people

who

are

late.等候迟到的人使我们厌烦。He

was

then

sitting

on

thorns

and

waiting

for

you.他当时如坐针毡，焦急地等待着你。幸福鸟家庭8Hemightbeapoornest-builder,butheisredeeminghimselfnow.Domesticbliss!RockyoverhangsaretheonlyplacewherePicatharteswillbuildtheirnest,sotheyowetheirhometothestreamthatrevealedtheflankofthegiantboulder.ThisstreamandcountlessotherslikeitmergetoformthegreatriversofCentralAfrica.Morethan450billionlitresofrainwater,travellingdownthousandsofrivers,areheadingwest.Thewaterspickupspeedastheriversspillovertheedgeofthecentralplateauandcreategiantcascadesofwhitewater.他或许筑巢很差劲但现在终于挽回了点面子幸福小家庭白颈岩鹛只会在悬垂的岩石壁上筑巢所以他们得感谢小溪帮他们冲出了巨岩的悬侧面眼前的小溪和其他数不清的涓流最终汇聚并形成了中非地区的河流4500多亿公升的雨水沿着数千条河道向西流淌河水沿着河道流淌过中部高原的边缘时突然加速形成白色浪花的巨型瀑布点单词

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spill[spil]v.溢出，洒，使...流出，泄漏

n.

bliss[blis]n.福佑，天赐的福

merge[mə:dʒ]v.合并，融合，兼并

domestic[də'mestik]adj.国内的，家庭的，驯养的

n.家仆，

outskirts['aut.skə:ts]n.郊区

名词outskirt的复数形式

boulder['bəuldə]n.大圆石，巨砾

stream[stri:m]n.(人，车，气)流，水流，组

v.流动，

rocky['rɔki]adj.岩石的，像岩石的，坚硬的，麻木的，困难重重的

plateau['plætəu]n.高原;平稳;稳定状态

vi.到达平稳阶

heading['hediŋ]n.标题，题目，航向The

waters

pick

up

speed

as

the

rivers

spill

overthe

edge

of

the

central

plateau河水沿着河道流淌,溢过中部高原的边缘时突然加速pick

up

speed加快速度We

reached

the

outskirts

of

town

and

began

to

pickup

speed.我们到达市郊后开始加速。About

a

mile

out

of

the

station

the

train

began

to

pick

up

speed.出站1英里后，火车开始加快速度。spill

over溢出(过剩)Make

sure

the

water

doesn't

spill

over

the

floor.千万别把水洒到地上。The

coffee

is

so

full

that

it

might

spill

over.咖啡太满可能会溢出来。More

than

450

billion

litres

of

rainwater,travelling

down

thousands

of

rivers,

areheading

west.4500多亿公升的雨水沿着数千条河道向西流淌more

than超过；多于I'm

afraid

I've

eaten

more

than

enough.我怕我是吃得过多了。True

friendship

is

worth

more

than

money.真正的友谊比金钱更有价值蝌蚪如何长成6Andawhite-belliedfemaleresponds.Theyjointogethertomate.Theloserwillhavetowaitforthenextstormbeforehesingsagain.Shelayshereggsonabladeofalongleaf.Andhe,usinghisbacklegs,foldsitoverandgluesitstwoedgestogether,shuttingtheeggsinside.Thissealednestisthesafestplacetheseleaf-foldingfrogscanfindtoprotecttheirpreciousbrood.Withindays,theeggsaredeveloping.Thetimingisperfect.Therainwashesawaytheglueandthetadpolesslipoutoftheleavesintothegrowingpuddlesbelow.一位白腹蛙小姐做出了回应一对爱侣开始交配输家恐怕要等到下场暴雨才能再次歌唱了母蛙将卵产在长叶植物的叶片上公蛙用后腿将叶片折叠再将叶子的两端粘住把卵包裹其中那个密封的叶巢是大叶皱蛙为自己的后代所能找到的最安全的孵化场所几天之内蛙卵便开始发育时间刚刚好大雨将叶子冲开小蝌蚪们趁机从叶片中滑进积满雨水的水坑

scorch[skɔ:tʃ]v.（使）烧焦，变焦，（使）枯萎n.烧焦

impatience[im'peiʃəns]n.不耐烦

brood[bru:d]n.窝

v.孵，沉思

precious['preʃəs]adj.宝贵的，珍贵的，矫揉造作的

adv.

glue[glu:]n.胶，胶水，胶粘物

vt.粘贴，紧附于

slip[slip]v.滑倒，溜走，疏忽，滑脱

n.滑倒，溜走

protect[prə'tekt]vt.保护，投保

blade[bleid]n.刀锋，刀口

mate[meit]n.伙伴，配偶，同事The

loser

will

have

to

wait

for

the

next

stormbefore

he

sings

again.输家恐怕要等到下场暴雨才能再次歌唱了wait

for等候；等待She

has

impatience

to

wait

for

the

bus.她没有耐心等公共汽车到来。She

lays

her

eggs

on

a

blade

of

a

long

leaf.母蛙将卵产在长叶植物的叶片上lay

eggsDucks

will

lay

eggs

in

the

early

morning.鸭子在清晨下蛋。The

rain

washes

away

the

glue

大雨将叶子冲开wash

away冲走；洗去；I

could

not

wash

away

the

mark

of

the

scorch.我洗不掉这焦痕。暴力地区5Dawn,andanewdayrevealsjusthowmuchcontrolthejunglehasoveritsownenvironment.TheforestsoftheCongoarethelungsofAfrica.Astheyusethesunlighttobuildtheirtissues,sotheyreleaseoxygenandwatervapourintotheair.Eachhectareofforestproduces,asvapour,almost190,000litresofwaterayear.Somuchthatitcreatesitsownweather.Cloudsblankettheforest,drivingupthehumidityandtemperature.Astormisbrewing.TheCongomightbetherichestpartofAfrica,butit'salsothemostviolent.黎明到来新的一天向大家展示了丛林对自己环境的控制力量刚果的森林被誉为"非洲之肺"森林利用阳光变得茂密苍郁同时释放氧气和水蒸气每公顷森林每年可以以水蒸气的形式产生约19万公升的水因此森林可以主宰自己的天气森林上空阴云密布使得湿度增强气温上升一场暴风雨即将来临刚果也许是非洲资源最丰富的地区但也是最"暴力"的地区

temperature['tempritʃə(r)]n.温度，气温，体温，发烧

control[kən'trəul]n.克制，控制，管制，操作装置

vt.控制

humidity[hju:'miditi]n.湿度，湿气

blanket['blæŋkit]n.毛毯，覆盖物，排字版

vt.用毯子裹，

condensation[kɔnden'seiʃən]n.浓缩，浓缩物，凝结

release[ri'li:s]n.释放，让渡，发行

vt.释放，让与，准

violent['vaiələnt]adj.暴力的，猛烈的，极端的

environment[in'vaiərənmənt]n.环境，外界so

they

release

oxygen

and

water

vapour

intothe

air.同时释放氧气和水蒸气water

vapour水蒸汽A

cloud

is

a

condensation

of

water

vapour.云是由水蒸汽凝缩而成的。Clouds

blanket

the

forest,driving

up

thehumidity

and

temperature.森林上空阴云密布使得湿度增强，气温上升drive

up抬高Sunny

days

are

driving

up

the

temperature.阳光明媚的日子使气温上升。The

Congo

might

be

the

richest

part

of

Africa,刚果也许是非洲资源最丰富的地区part

of一部分A

part

of

this

urgent

task

was

allotted

to

us.这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。My

inn

had

once

been

a

part

of

an

ancient

ecclesiastical

house.我的客栈曾经是一个古老教会的房子的一部分。红河猪4Amobofredriverhogs.Theyhavetravelledovertwomilesthroughthethickundergrowthtogettothisfalloffruit.ButintheAfricanforest,littlecomesforfree.Thisfeastisabribe.Thehogswillcarrytheseedsintheirstomachsanddepositthemfarfromtheparenttree.Nightfalls.Butonelivingcommunity,whichisneitheranimalnorplantcontinuesitsneverendingworkinthedarkness.Thisgroundisalivewithfungithatdigestallthelitterdiscardedbytheforest.Somerarefungidosowithenzymesthatareluminous.一群红河猪来了他们在茂密的灌木丛跋涉了两英里才吃到这些落下的果实但是在非洲森林里没什么可以不劳而获这顿饕餮盛宴就当是贿赂了那些猪会用自己的胃把树种散播到远离母树的地方夜幕降临了但是一群既非动物又非植物的生灵还在黑暗中继续着无穷无尽的工作真菌的存在让这片土地充满生机它们会消化森林产生的全部垃圾一些稀有的菌类所用的酶能够发光community[kə'mju:niti]n.社区，社会，团体，共同体，公众，[生]群落

rare[rɛə]adj.稀罕的，稀薄的，罕见的，珍贵的

ad

luminous['lu:minəs]adj.发光的，发亮的，清楚的，明白易懂的But

in

the

African

forest,

little

comes

for

free.但是在非洲森林里没什么可以不劳而获for

free免费These

cups

are

for

free

down

at

the

new

store.这些杯子在那家新开的店里是免费提供的。worked

for

free

for

a

non

profit

organization.我曾无偿为一个非赢利组织工作过。But

one

living

community,

which

is

neither

animal

nor

plant但是一群既非动物又非植物的生灵neither

...nor...既不...也不...It

is

neither

hot

nor

cold

in

winter

here.这里冬天既不热也不冷。He

has

neither

prepared

his

lesson

nor

gone

to

bed.他没有准备功课也没有睡觉。This

ground

is

alive

with

fungi真菌的存在让这片土地充满生机alive

with充满着(拥挤着；洋溢着)The

lake

was

alive

with

fish.湖里满是游来游去的鱼。The

house

is

alive

with

people.屋里挤满人。树木间的战斗15Sheusesspecialtools,oneafteranother,togetallthehoneyshecan,andinafewminutes,shedestroyswhattookthebeesyearstobuild.Intherainforest,nothingissafe.HereintheCongo,therecanbeasmanyas500treescrammedintoeveryacre.Inthebattleforspace,somewillrisetoover60metreshighinjustafewdecades.Inavalleylikethis,therecouldbecloseon1,000differentspeciesoftree.Uphere,thecrownsbarelytouch.Eachtreeseemstorespectitsneighbour'sspace.Whentheygerminatedownontheforestfloor,youngtreesandplantsarelessrestrained.Buteverynewgenerationfightsitout,inbattleswecanseebyacceleratingtime.Theymustgetlightiftheyaretosurviveandtheysqueeze,crushandevenslashoneanotherinordertoreachit.她使用特别的工具一件接着一件以便能吃到所有蜂蜜不到几分钟她就将无刺蜂数年构建的蜂巢给毁了在雨林没有什么是安全的在刚果每英亩土地都挤着500颗树为了争夺空间有些树在几十年里就会窜到60多米高在这样的山谷地带可能生长着接近1000种不同的树上方的树冠间很少接触树与树之间互不干扰对方的生存空间当它们的种子落到森林地面时小树苗和植物的生长更加无拘无束但是每一代新植物都要战斗到底我们可以通过快进看清这场战斗如果想生存下来就必须得到光照它们会挤压击碎甚至刺破对方去获取阳光restrained[ri'streind]adj.克制的，受限制的；拘谨的v.抑制；约束（r

squeeze[skwi:z]v.压榨，挤压，塞进

n.压榨，勒索，榨取

survive[sə'vaiv]vt.比...活得长，幸免于难，艰难度过

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scheme[ski:m]n.方案，计划，阴谋

v.计画，设计，体系

germinate['dʒə:mineit]vt.使发芽，使发展

vi.发芽，萌芽，开

accelerating[æk'sæləreitiŋ]adj.加速的，促进的，催化的动词accelerat

crush[krʌʃ]v.压碎，碾碎，压榨

n.压碎，压榨，拥挤

species['spi:ʃiz]n.（单复同）物种，种类

discredit[dis'kredit]vt.使...不可信，怀疑，损害...的信用

minutes['minits]n.会议记录，(复数)分钟循环大自然16They'reover60centimetreslong,alreadybigenoughtobeathreattothesmallerinhabitantsoftheforest.Buttheyarethemselvesvulnerable.Particularlytoothersnakes.Butthisoneistheirmother.Unusuallyforsnakes,hermaternalinstinctscontinuefordaysafterhereggshatch.Evenso,theforestissuchadangerousplacethatonlyonein100ofheryoungstersislikelytoreachadulthood.Justoccasionally,thecompetitioneases.Atreesuddenlyproducesfruit.It'samagnetforthecreaturesofthecanopy,andthey,inturn,astheyfeed,createabonanzaforthoseonthegroundbelow.他们身长60多厘米足以对森林里比他们小的居民构成威胁但是他们自身也是很脆弱的尤其是对其它蛇来说但这是它母亲超乎寻常的蛇宝宝出壳后她的母性本能仍持续了几天即便如此森林是个危险遍布的地方蛇宝宝长大成年的概率只有1%森林里偶尔也会有竞争缓和的时候有棵树突然结果了那非常吸引在树冠层上生存的生物他们在自己吃的同时也给地面生存的生物带来了福利单词

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vulnerable['vʌlnərəbl]adj.易受伤害的，有弱点的

hatch[hætʃ]n.孵化，舱口

vt.孵，孵出

competition[kɔmpi'tiʃən]n.比赛，竞争，竞赛

threat[θret]n.威胁，凶兆

vt.威胁,恐吓

reap[ri:p]vt.收割，收获，获得

vi.收割

occasionally[ə'keiʒənəli]adv.偶尔地

magnet['mægnit]n.磁体，磁铁，有强大吸引力的人或物

canopy['kænəpi]n.天篷，遮篷，苍穹

hatch[hætʃ]n.孵化，舱口森林慢慢消亡17Meltwaterflowsdownfromtheglaciers.Andonthelowerslopes,allthiswatersupportsthickjungle.....remnantsofthedense,steamyforeststhatoncedominatedthewholeofEastAfrica.Butdrivenbyadryingclimatebeyondthemountains,theforestsbegantowitheraway.Today,onlysmallpocketsofuplandjungleremain-hometoanimalswhoonceroamedtheancientforests.Thelargestlivingprimatesonearth.Mountaingorillas.冰雪融水从冰川滚滚而下到了低缓的山坡便会滋润茂密的丛林那曾经遍布整个东非的苍郁茂盛氤氲淋漓的森林的残余部分但是受山外干旱气候的影响森林开始慢慢消亡现在就只剩高山区的零星几片丛林了成为曾经在古森林中漫步的动物们最后的家园那是地球上现存的最大的灵长动物山地大猩猩点单词

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