英语听力：自然百科 黄石公园的夏天 Yellowstone—2
时间：2019-01-05 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2012年
英语课
The end of winter comes late to the mountainous northwest of the United States, and in particular, it lingers in Yellowstone.
The heart of Yellowstone is a high cold plateau, 8,000 / feet up, surround by the spires 1 of the Rocky Mountains.
After five months sleeping in those mountains, a powerful presence returns.
This female grizzly 2 bear has awoken early to find food for her two-year-old cubs 3. But she may have brought her family here too early.
The Tetons, on the extreme southern edge of the Yellowstone plateau, is where the spring thaw 4 normally begins. But this year, it's come late.
Deep snow is still a novelty for her cubs, but she is much more focused. Let by her nose, she risks a 300-pound bulk on the thin ice of the bend in the Snake River.
It doesn't look promising 5, but her cubs follow with only a little hesitation 6. With paws that can knock down an elk 7, she feels delicately in the water, a fish frozen beneath the ice by this cold winter.
One fish won't feed the family, but she knows there are almost certainly more. The cubs must learn to find them
n.（教堂的） 塔尖，尖顶( spire的名词复数 )
- Her masts leveled with the spires of churches. 船的桅杆和教堂的塔尖一样高。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- White church spires lift above green valleys. 教堂的白色尖顶耸立在绿色山谷中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊
- 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。
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
- a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
- Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和
- The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
- The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。
adj.有希望的，有前途的
- The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
n.犹豫，踌躇
- After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
- There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。