英语听力：自然百科 秃鹰
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2009年
英语课
October in the Upper Mississippi Valley, the fall weather is mild and eagles are free from the burdens of the nest. Water birds, soon to depart for warmer havens 1, are briefly 2 abundant. Joining the eagles that live here year-round are bald eagle migrants flying south from Canada. Some have flown 1,400 miles to find open water. This surge of eagles now turns to hunting.
Bald eagles will sometimes chase mallards, but the river offers much easier prey 3. Coots raft together by the thousands and these calm birds are a favorite meal. The strong wind allows an eagle the rare chance to hover 4 like a smaller raptor, the kite.
There's more than enough prey for every eagle, but thievery is in their nature. As one hunter lands at a muskrat 5 hut, other eagles immediately try to steal his prize.
This autumn bounty 6 is a returning glimmer 7 of the old days.
n.港口，安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口，安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )
- Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
- Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网
adv.简单地，简短地
- I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
- He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
- Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
- The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
vi.翱翔，盘旋；徘徊；彷徨，犹豫
- You don't hover round the table.你不要围着桌子走来走去。
- A plane is hover on our house.有一架飞机在我们的房子上盘旋。
n.麝香鼠
- Muskrat fur almost equals beaver fur in quality.麝鼠皮在质量上几乎和海獭皮不相上下。
- I saw a muskrat come out of a hole in the ice.我看到一只麝鼠从冰里面钻出来。
n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与
- He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
- We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。