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vast[va:st]a.辽阔的；巨大的；庞大的；大量的avastareaofforest莽莽苍苍的森林plains[plein]n.平原Highmountainsriseabovetheplain.immense[i1mens]a.极大的；巨大的Thereisstillanimmenseamountofworktobedone.eerie['lari]a.怪异的；神秘的；恐怖的Therewasaneerieresemblancebetweenthem.illusion [i1lu：3（a）n]n.错误的观念；幻想Hecouldnolongerdistinguishbetweenillusionandreality.miraculous[ma'r»kjulas]a.奇迹般的；不可思议的；不平凡的She'smadeamiraculousrecovery.steppe[step]n.(尤指东南欧及西伯利亚树少的)大草原，干草原thevastRussiansteppes 辽阔的俄罗斯大草原effortlessly[1efatl3sli]adv.轻松地，毫不费劲地Sherunssoeffortlesslyasifit'stheeasiestthingintheworld.cruise [kru:z]v,以平稳的速度行驶alightaircraftcruisingat4000feet一架在4000英尺高度巡航的轻型飞机thermal [163：(r)m(3)l]n.上升的热气流It'ssummerandeagleseffortlesslycruisethethermalsscanningthegroundbeneathforsignsofprey.reaches [ri:tj]n.边缘地带；边远地区theouterreachesofspace外层太空migration [mai1greij(s)n]n.迁移；移居；迁徙seasonalmigration季节性迁徙gazelle[gs1zel]n.羚羊(瞪羚属)Assoonasthegazelleliftsitsheadagain,thecheetahmunal[1komjun(s)l]a.(尤指居住在一起的人)共享的，共有的，共用的Asastudenthetriedcommunallivingforafewyears.calve [k宏v]v.生小牛；产犊Fourcowscalvedovernight.sneakup(onsb/sth)偷偷走近Boo!HesneakeduponhissisterandshoutedBoo!inhabitant [in1h把bit。nt]n.（某地的）居民，栖息动物theoldestinhabitantofthevillage 这个村最早的居民theelementsn.（尤指恶劣的）天气tobeexposedtotheelements 经受风吹雨打spark [spa:（r）k]v.引发；触发Theriotsweresparkedoffbythearrestofalocalleader.骚乱是因逮捕一名当地领导人而触发的。calf[ka:f]n.（象、鲸等的）崽，幼兽Gazellesareborntorun,andevenyoungcalveseasilyoutpacetheflamesiftheycanavoidbeingtrampled.outpace [।aut1peis]v.（在速度上）超过；比…快Heeasilyoutpacedtheotherrunners.他轻而易举地超过了其他赛跑选手。trample [1tr宏mp(a)l]v.踩碎；踩伤；践踏Peopleweretrampledunderfootintherushfortheexit.pasture [1pa:stJa(r)]n.牧场；牧草地anareaofpermanent/rough/richpasture一片永久的/高低不平的/富饶的牧场desolation [।desa1leiJ(a)n]n.废墟；荒芜；荒凉asceneofutterdesolation 满目疮痍的景象phoenix[1fi:niks]n.(传说中的)凤凰，长生鸟toriselikeaphoenixfromtheashes(=tobepowerfulorsuccessfulagain)雄起如再生的凤凰indestructible[iindi1straktab(a)l]a.不可摧毁的；破坏不了的plasticcontainersthatarevirtuallyindestructible几乎不可毁坏的塑料容器redbilledquelea红嘴奎利亚雀Redbilledquelea.OneandahalfbillionswarmacrossthesavannasofAfrica.ThesearethemostnumerousbirdsonEarth.savanna [sd1v宏na]n.(尤指非洲的)稀树草原PartnerslookatmelikeI'magazelleonthesavanna.numerous[1njumaras]a.众多的；许多的Hehasbeenlateonnumerousoccasions.ravenous[1r»v(a)nas]a.极其饥饿的What'sforlunch?I'mabsolutelyravenous.horde[ho：(r)d]n.一大群人Therearealwayshordesoftouristshereinthesummer.devour[di1vau。(r)]v.(尤指因饥饿而)狼吞虎咽地吃光Theboysdevouredtheirpancakes.crop[krdp]v.啃吃(青草或其他植物上面的部分)Iletthehorsedrophisheadtocropthespringgrass.antelope[1»nt口l例p]n.羚；羚类动物Antelopesaregracefulandcanrunfast.Therearemanydifferenttypesofantelope.wildebeest [1viId3|bist]n.牛羚；角马aherdofwildebeest一群牛羚bitter[1bitd(r)]a.严寒的abitterwind刺骨寒风toloosen/release/relaxyourgrip松手Sheloosenedhergriponthesteering-wheel.Hereleasedhisgripandsteppedback.sprout[spraut]v.发芽；抽芽；抽条；生长Theseedswillsproutinafewdays.这些种子几天后就会发芽。recede[ri1sid]v.逐渐远离；渐渐远去amiddle-agedmanwithrecedinghair/arecedinghairline发际后移的中年男子tundra[1tAndr9]n.冻原，苔原（树木不生，底土常年冰冻的北极地区）ThisistheArctictundra.It'sadesolatesilentwildernessbutit'sabouttochange.desolate [1des9191]a.无人居住的；荒无人烟的；荒凉的ableakanddesolatelandscape 一片荒凉的景色winter [1wints(r)]v.过冬ManyBritishbirdswinterinAfrica.许多英国的鸟在非洲过冬。marathon [1m■rs6(s)n]a.马拉松式的amarathonjourneylasting56hours持续了56小时的马拉松式的旅程pair[pes(r)]v.配对(以繁殖)；交配Manyofthespeciespairforlife.许多物种都终生配对。stake(out)a/yourclaim(to/for/onsth)公开宣布自己(对某物)的拥有权；向公众表示某物应属于自己AdamsstakedhisclaimforaplaceintheOlympicteamwithhiseasywinyesterday.亚当斯昨天轻松获胜，这无异于告诉人们奥运代表队中应有他的位置。quarrelsome [1kwdr。ls(s)m]a.爰争吵的；好与人口角的Benedicthadbeenawildboyandaquarrelsomeyoungman.vicious [1vijss]a.凶猛危险的aviciousdog恶犬pointtaken(接受相反的意见)同意，好吧，算你有理Pointtaken.Let'sdropthesubject.好吧。咱们就抛开这个话题吧。grazer['greiz。]n.吃草的动物，食草动物Wildhorsesfirstevolvedhereandbecamedominantgrazers.vigorously [1vigsrssli]adv.精神旺盛地，活泼地ChinawillvigorouslyparticipateinUNeffortstosettleinternationaldisputes.incubate [”gkjube11]v.孵（卵）；孵化Thefemalebirdincubatestheeggsforaboutsixteendayswhilethemalebringsfood.favor[1feivs（r）]v.优惠；特别照顾；偏袒ThetreatyseemstofavourtheUS.这项条约似乎偏向美国。Fortunefavorsthebrave.（谚）幸运眷顾勇者；勇者得到好运pickings[1pikigz]n.油水；（不正当的）外快；不义之财Thestrikeaffectingthecountry'slargestairlineisproducingeasypickingsforsmallercompanies.罢工给全国最大航空公司带来的影响使得较小的航空公司轻易捡到便宜。compel[ksm1pel]v.强迫；迫使；使必须Thelawcancompelfatherstomakeregularpaymentsfortheirchildren.stash [st宏J]v.存放；贮藏；隐藏Shehasafortunestashedawayinvariousbankaccounts. 她有一大笔钱存在几个不同的银行账户下。plunder [1planda（r）]n.（尤指战争中）掠夺的财物Thethieveshidtheirplunderinthewl[praul]v.潜行（为捕猎等）Thetigerprowledthroughtheundergrowth.老虎悄然穿过矮树丛。caribou[1k至rabu]n.北美驯鹿AcaribouisalargenorthAmericandeer.quest[kwest]n.探索，寻找，追求（幸福等）thequestforhappiness/knowledge/truth对幸福/知识/真理的追求onwards['dnwa(r)dz]adv,向前；前往Wedroveonwardstowardsthecoast.我们驱车前往海滨。trail[tre11]n.(尤指打猎时跟踪的)踪迹，足迹，臭迹Thehoundswerefollowingthefox'strail.猎犬追踪着狐狸的气味。marvel[1ma(r)v(a)1]n.令人惊异的人(或事)；奇迹themarvelsofnature/technology大自然的/技术的奇迹gosling [1gDzlig]n.小鹅；幼鹅Thecolonyisnowhometoamilliongoslings.prairies['preari]n.北美草原；新大陆北部草原（美国北部和加拿大）Thebest-knownexampleisthecompassplantoftheprairies.bison[1bais（a）n]n.野牛（分北美野牛和欧洲野牛两类）aherdofbison一群野牛immune[i1mjun]a.不受影响You'lleventuallybecomeimmunetocriticism.你终究会变得不在乎批评了。habitat [1h宏bit»t]n.（动植物的）生活环境，栖息地Thepanda'snaturalhabitatisthebambooforest.rigorous[1rigaras]a.严格的；严厉的Theworkfailedtomeettheirrigorousstandards.工作没有达到他们的严格标准。temperate[1temp(s)rst]a.气候温和的；温带的TheNileValleykeepsatemperateclimatethroughouttheyear.veldt[velt]n.南非的无树草原NowhereismoreimpressivethanontheveldtofSouthAfrica.yak[j委k]n.耗牛(生活于中亚)ananimalofthecowfamily,withlonghornsandlonghair,thatlivesincentralAsiaclingtosth|clingontosth不愿放弃；坚持Shemanagedtoclingontolifeforanothercoupleofyears.她顽强地又活了几年。frisky[1friski]a.活泼的；活蹦乱跳的；爰玩耍的afriskypuppy活泼的小狗unfathomable [an1f»8。mob（。）l]a.难以理解的；莫测高深的anunfathomablemystery难以解释的奥秘nomad [1n。。m宏d]n.游牧部落的人thenomadiclifeofaforeigncorrespondent驻国外记者的流浪生活trek[trek]v.（尤指徒步）长途跋涉Ihatehavingtotrekupthathillwithallthegroceries.我很不愿意得带着这么多吃用杂物爬上那个山头。parched [pa（r）tjt]a.焦干的；晒焦的dryparchedland焦干的土地liable [1lai。b（。）l]a.可能（做某事）We'reallliabletomakemistakeswhenwe'retired.conspicuous [kan1spikjgs]a.易见的；明显的；惹人注意的Ifeltveryconspicuousinmynewcar.坐在我的新车里，我感到十分惹人注目。pika['paika]n.鼠兔Pika.Arelativeoftherabbit.Ittoofeedsongrass.squatter[1skwdta(r)]n.擅自占用他人房子(或土地)的人WhentheyreturnedtoTuolSakor,theyfoundallthebestlandtakenbysquatters.当回到图尔沙科尔时，他们发现那些最好的土地全都被人侵占了。groundpeckern.啄地鸟snowfinchn.雪雀Whilegroundpeckersandsnowfinchescanbeanuisancethey'reworthtolerating.nuisance[1njus（a）ns]n.麻烦事；讨厌的人（或东西）Idon'twanttobeanuisancesotellmeifyouwanttobealone.nemesis [1nemasis]n.难以对付的敌手ThebizarreTibetanfox.Thepika'snemesis.stalk[sto：k]v.偷偷接近，潜近（猎物或人）Thelionwasstalkingazebra.lesserfloricann.鸨（孟加拉鸨或姬鸨）Themalelesserflorican.It'shardworkgettingnoticedwhenyougocourtinginthehighgrass.pygmy[1pigmi]a.（比同类动植物）小得多的，矮小的，微小的Pygmyhogsarenobiggerthanrabbits.dustbowln.干旱尘暴区；风沙侵蚀区Ontheothersidewasanotherdustbowlidenticaltothelast.matriarch [1meitri।a(r)k]n.女家长；女族长Shehadbeentherockofourwholefamily,thematriarch,amarvelous,marvelouswoman.impenetrable[im1penitrab(3)l]a.不可进入的；穿不过的；无法透视的animpenetrablejungle无法穿越的丛林straggler[1str»gla(r)]n.掉队者；落在最后的人(或动物)Thereweretwostragglerstw