英语听力：自然百科 野性俄罗斯之西伯利亚 Siberia—13
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2011年
英语课
Away from the rocks and into the grasslands 1, the family of ground squirrels keep a watchful 2 eye. At just three weeks old, four siblings 3 have started to explore the world beyond their burrow 4. Like Meerkats in Africa, vigilance is key. They stay alert even when they are feeding.
When they are not nibbling 5 grass, the ground squirrels nibble 6 with each other. Grooming 7 is a big part of their lives because if the snakes don't get them, the insects will.
Close inspection 8 shows their fur harbors a miniature universe of mites 9 and bugs 10, perhaps not so cute after all.
The ground squirrels aren't the only ones on Olkhon with problems. Around 100,000 Baikal seals live on the lake which may soon be an unsustainable figure. Hundreds crowd onto rocks around the island. They shiver involuntarily to keep warm and seek rocks for sunbathing 11 .But space is tight. The lucky ones squeeze in though that doesn't necessarily guarantee a warm reception.
The frustration 12 of one soon spreads .With few natural enemies, the seals apparently 13 like to pick on each other.
n.草原，牧场( grassland的名词复数 )
- Songs were heard ringing loud and clear over the grasslands. 草原上扬起清亮激越的歌声。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Grasslands have been broken and planted to wheat. 草原已经开垦出来，种上了小麦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.注意的，警惕的
- The children played under the watchful eye of their father.孩子们在父亲的小心照看下玩耍。
- It is important that health organizations remain watchful.卫生组织保持警惕是极为重要的。
n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )
- A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分
vt.挖掘(洞穴)；钻进；vi.挖洞；翻寻；n.地洞
- Earthworms burrow deep into the subsoil.蚯蚓深深地钻进底土。
- The dog had chased a rabbit into its burrow.狗把兔子追进了洞穴。
v.啃，一点一点地咬（吃）( nibble的现在分词 )；啃出（洞），一点一点咬出（洞）；慢慢减少；小口咬
- We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿，喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
- He was nibbling on the apple. 他在啃苹果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
n.轻咬，啃；v.一点点地咬，慢慢啃，吹毛求疵
- Inflation began to nibble away at their savings.通货膨胀开始蚕食他们的存款。
- The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。
n. 修饰, 美容，（动物）梳理毛发
- You should always pay attention to personal grooming. 你应随时注意个人仪容。
- We watched two apes grooming each other. 我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。
n.检查，审查，检阅
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
- The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
n.（尤指令人怜悯的）小孩( mite的名词复数 )；一点点；一文钱；螨
- The only discovered animals are water bears, mites, microscopic rotifers. 能够发现的动物只有海蜘蛛、螨和微小的轮虫。 来自辞典例句
- Mites are frequently found on eggs. 螨会经常出现在蛋上。 来自辞典例句
adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误
- All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.日光浴
- tourists sunbathing on the beach 在海滩上沐浴着阳光的游客
- We've been sunbathing on the beach. 我们一直在海滩上晒日光浴。
n.挫折，失败，失效，落空
- He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
- He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。