国家地理-2008-05-12 Wolf Hunting Tactics 合作至上的狼群
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：国家地理2008年
We are here in Yellowstone National Park to follow some grey wolves and observe the deadly brilliance 1 of the pack. They’ve learned to cooperate, hunting their prey 2 with many acting 3 as one pack.
This mother grizzly 4 knows how to protect its cub 5 and itself. Stand your ground. Don’t be intimidated 6. Don’t let the grey wolves run you down. Grizzly mum stands up to the grey wolves. And eventually, they lose interest.
Stand up, hold your ground. Wolves know that large prey can be dangerous if they fight back. What the wolves want is to get their prey on the run. Like, for example this herd 7 of elk 8. Now the wolves can fan out over the herd, waiting for an old or sick or just unlucky elk to make a wrong move. The alpha male leads the hunt. He bides 10 his time, directing his troops. And eventually, one elk stumbles.
The hungry wolves quickly surround their faltering 11 victim. They swarm 12 in forthe kill, and then, the meal. Wolves are a vital part of a healthy Yellowstone echo-system. They filter out sick and weak animals in the herds 13 and helpscavengers survive but providing leftovers 15 from their hunts. This coyote however is not a scavenger 14 but also a competitor, who's been interfering 16 with the kills of the pack.
So once again, the wolves use cooperation to guard their turf and drive out the intruder.
1. alpha/beta/omega male or female:
In the power hierarchy 17, the alpha male or alpha female is the individual in the community to whom the others follow and defer 18. The beta male or female is the contender, subservient 19 to the alpha male or female, but only after testing. The omega refer to member at the bottom of the social hierarchy that is subservient to all members.
2. bide 9 one's time:
To await an opportunity; wait patiently until your chance comes.
3. scavenger:
An animal, such as a bird or insect, that feeds on dead or decaying matter.
- I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。
- The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。
- Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
- The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
- This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
- Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。
- The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
- The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。
- We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
- The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
- He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。
- I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。
- The refuge contains the largest wintering population of elk in the world.这座庇护所有着世界上数量最大的冬季麋鹿群。
- We'll have to bide our time until the rain stops.我们必须等到雨停。
- Bide here for a while. 请在这儿等一会儿。
- He is a man who bides by a bargain. 他是个守信用的人。 来自互联网
- I cherish his because in me it bides. 我爱他的心，因为他在我体内安眠。 来自互联网
- The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
- I canfeel my legs faltering. 我感到我的腿在颤抖。
- There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
- A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。
- Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
- There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
- He's just fit for a job as scavenger.他只配当个清道夫。
- He is not a scavenger nor just a moving appetite as some sharks are.它不是食腐动物，也不像有些鲨鱼那样，只知道游来游去满足食欲。
- He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
- She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。
- There is a rigid hierarchy of power in that country.那个国家有一套严密的权力等级制度。
- She's high up in the management hierarchy.她在管理阶层中地位很高。
- We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
- We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。
- He was subservient and servile.他低声下气、卑躬屈膝。
- It was horrible to have to be affable and subservient.不得不强作欢颜卖弄风骚，真是太可怕了。