国家地理-2008-07-03 Mating Moments 求偶时刻
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：国家地理2008年
Ok, here is the clinic for you guys out there on the “Dos and Don’ts” of finding emotional joy and carnal fulfillment in its most primitive 1 form, if you get my drift.
This male wildebeest dashes up to this herd 2 of females, oblivious 3 to the fact that other wildebeest males consider him about as welcome as a plague of locusts 4. See? You can't just move in on another guy's turf without getting, you know, clipped. But of course, our hero doesn't get the message, and doesn't stop trying to conjugate 5 the verb. He humps, they dump. (Of) Course, he leaps to his feet, as if to say "Huh, yeah, I meant to do that. No problem. It's under control. I'm cool." "Yeah, right. "
The male springbok antelope 6, however, has it all worked out. His mating strategy is to gently touch flanks of the female as a way of asking if she wants to do what comes naturally. If we could put words to his actions:
"Ok, are you ready? Ah em, no? Ok, how about now? That's been five seconds. Ok, um, how about now? Now? Is now OK? Ok, how about now? Ok, I'm gonna take that for a yes. That, well,ok... Oops. Huh hem 7, wait a minute, it's ... Ok, standing 8 still can also be a signal, so uh... Yeah, you know, I'd better go back to that leg thing."
In case you wonder just how primal 9 the lust 10 for the female really is, consider these two male lions. Pals 11, hunting partners. You know, they're classic best buds, nothing can come between them. That is until this Venus of the veldt. This leonine, a bit of feminine flush struts 12 her stuff before the two of them. And then...
Years of brotherly comradery torn asunder 13 in seconds, slaughtered 14 by Cupid's bow. The loser slinks away to lick his wounds. He's lost the girl and his best friend. Eh, but wait a minute. Haho, another female! No, she is just here to toss another shovelful 15 of dirt on the coffin 16. Some days, you just can't win for losing.
Vocabulary Mix:
drift: General meaning or purport 17; tenor 18. 大意：大致的意思或要旨；目的.
wildebeest: Either of two large African antelopes(Connochaetes gnou or C. taurinus) having a drooping 19 mane and beard, a long tufted tail, and curved horns in both sexes.牛羚，角马：两种非常大的非洲羚羊之一（角马属 白尾角马 或 角马属 斑纹角马） 属，有飘垂的鬃须，长而成簇的尾，雌雄性皆有弯角
springbok: A small brown and white gazelle(Antidorcas marsupialis) of southern Africa, noted 20 for its habit of repeatedly leaping high into the air when startled. 小瞪羚：一种产于非洲南部小的棕白色瞪羚（跳羚 瞪羚属） ，因受惊时习惯性地反复跃入空中而闻名
- It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
- His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。
- 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。
- Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness.这次病后，妈妈变得特别健忘。
- He was quite oblivious of the danger.他完全没有察觉到危险。
- a swarm of locusts 一大群蝗虫
- In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything. 很快蝗虫就飞落下来开始吃东西，什么都吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A partition that is its own conjugate is ealled self-conjugate.一个分析如与其自身共轭称为自共轭。
- It is important to learn to conjugate irregular verbs.学会不规则动词的变化是相当重要的。
- Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics.选择藏羚羊表示中国需要绿色奥运。
- The tiger was dragging the antelope across the field.老虎拖着羚羊穿过原野。
- The hem on her skirt needs sewing.她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。
- The hem of your dress needs to be let down an inch.你衣服的折边有必要放长1英寸。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- Jealousy is a primal emotion.嫉妒是最原始的情感。
- Money was a primal necessity to them.对于他们，钱是主要的需要。
- He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。
- Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念，就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。
- We've been pals for years. 我们是多年的哥们儿了。
- CD 8 positive cells remarkably increased in PALS and RP(P CD8+细胞在再生脾PALS和RP内均明显增加(P 来自互联网
- The struts are firmly braced. 那些支柱上得很牢靠。
- The Struts + EJB framework is described in part four. 三、介绍Struts+EJB框架的技术组成：Struts框架和EJB组件技术。
- The curtains had been drawn asunder.窗帘被拉向两边。
- Your conscience,conviction,integrity,and loyalties were torn asunder.你的良心、信念、正直和忠诚都被扯得粉碎了。
- The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
- The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。
- Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.许多理论都标榜以单一的原因解释生长。
- Her letter may purport her forthcoming arrival.她的来信可能意味着她快要到了。
- The tenor of his speech was that war would come.他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
- The four parts in singing are soprano,alto,tenor and bass.唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。