英语听力：自然百科 大迁徙 Great Migrations—10
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2010年
英语课
A quarter of a million wildebeest will die in their yearly odyssey 1.
In the sun burnt Serengeti, hunger keeps the wildebeests thundering northward 2, following the rain. A collective intelligence keeps the herd 3 on track, neighbor leading neighbor, along ancestral paths.
Testosterone drives young males to flaunt 4 their strength, fleetness and stamina 5. The plain is awash in hormones 6. And young male ostriches 7 gyrate in outlandish displays. But most of the march is a blistering 8 slog, with patient scavengers and predators 9 knowing some will falter 10.
One of the last born, his young body exhausted 11 beyond measure, simply can not carry on. His mother, caught between the pull of maternity 12 and the need to survive, waits, urges.
n.长途冒险旅行；一连串的冒险
- The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程。
- His odyssey of passion, friendship,love,and revenge was now finished.他的热情、友谊、爱情和复仇的漫长历程，到此结束了。
adv.向北；n.北方的地区
- He pointed his boat northward.他将船驶向北方。
- I would have a chance to head northward quickly.我就很快有机会去北方了。
n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起
- 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。
vt.夸耀，夸饰
- His behavior was an outrageous flaunt.他的行为是一种无耻的炫耀。
- Why would you flaunt that on a public forum?为什么你们会在公共论坛大肆炫耀？
n.体力；精力；耐力
- I lacked the stamina to run the whole length of the race.我没有跑完全程的耐力。
- Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.戒烟神奇地增强了他的体力。
n.鸵鸟( ostrich的名词复数 )；逃避现实的人，不愿正视现实者
- They are the silliest lot of old ostriches I ever heard of. 他们真是我闻所未闻的一群最傻的老鸵鸟。 来自辞典例句
- How ostriches could bear to run so hard in this heat I never succeed in understanding. 驼鸟在这样干燥炎热的地带为什么能疾速长跑，我永远也理解不了。 来自辞典例句
adj.酷热的；猛烈的；使起疱的；可恶的v.起水疱；起气泡；使受暴晒n.[涂料] 起泡
- The runners set off at a blistering pace. 赛跑运动员如脱缰野马般起跑了。
- This failure is known as preferential wetting and is responsible for blistering. 这种故障称为优先吸湿，是产生气泡的原因。 来自辞典例句
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）
- birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
- The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》
vi.(嗓音)颤抖，结巴地说；犹豫；蹒跚
- His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。
- As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。
adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的
- It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
- Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。