时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(一)月


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AS IT IS 2016-01-09 Trending Today: A Dramatic Owl 1 Fly-By, a Sad Raccoon 今日趋势-一个低空飞过的猫头鹰,一个伤心的浣熊


This is What’s Trending Today…


Snowy Owl Fly-By


Snowy Owls 2 are native to the Arctic. But in the winter, they head south. Some wind up in southern Canada and the northern United States.


For example, two years ago, a snowy owl made news when it was hit by a bus in Washington, D.C. The National Zoo treated the owl to help it heal.


It even received some artificial feathers so it could fly again.


This week, another snowy owl made headlines because of a unique fly-by in Canada.


A traffic camera in Montreal caught some images of a dramatic pass by a snowy owl on Jan. 3.


The transport minister of Quebec tweeted about the owl on Thursday and then released a video of the fly-by later in the day.


The CBC posted the video on its Facebook page. It has been seen almost 4 million times in less than a day.


A bird expert from McGill University in Montreal tells the CBC a snowy owl sighting is rare, even though it is the official bird of Quebec.


A Mystery for a Raccoon


Earlier this week there was a lot of sympathy for a raccoon in Japan that tried to eat some cotton candy.


A video showed the raccoon with a block of sweet, white cotton candy. But the raccoon dipped the candy into a pool of water and it dissolved.


Lots of people on Twitter and Facebook posted about how sad they were for this raccoon.


But then, more video came out later in the week showing that the raccoon was part of a Japanese television show that demonstrated how raccoons like to put their food in water before they eat it.


The longer video showed the raccoon trying to wash its cotton candy block twice, and it dissolving twice.


But then the raccoon learned about how cotton candy worked. And it kept the treat out of the water this time.


The raccoon was happy, and people on social media were relieved.


Words in This Story


dissolve – v. to mix with a liquid and become part of the liquid


lens – n. a clear curved piece of glass or plastic that is used in eyeglasses, cameras, telescopes, etc., to make things look clearer, smaller, or bigger


swoop 3 – v. to fly down through the air suddenly



n.猫头鹰,枭
  • Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
  • I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚,经常半夜后才睡觉。
n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 )
  • 'Clumsy fellows,'said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls.' “这些笨蛋,”我说,“他们大概还醉得像死猪一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
  • The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity. 大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。 来自辞典例句
n.俯冲,攫取;v.抓取,突然袭击
  • The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
  • We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。
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