英语听力：自然百科 走进西藏 tibet—6
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2010年
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In this rugged 1 and unforgiving terrain 2 littered with fractured rock and ice-cold rivers, the slightest miscalculation may have fatal consequences. The snow leopard 3 is the world’s highest living big cat. But there’s another smaller predator 4 that ranges even higher, almost to the roof of the world. At a mind-numbing 8,848 metres high, Everest is one of the most hostile places for life on Earth. Hundreds of people have died trying to conquer it. But when climbers first reached the ice fields three quarters of the way up the mountain, something had already beaten them to it.
This jumping spider is the highest permanent resident on the planet. Totally at home amongst the glaciers 5 of Everest, it scours 7 the slopes for wind-borne prey 8 such as springtails. Chinese call this fierce little hunter the “fly tiger”. Jumping spiders are found all over the world. Their eight eyes include an oversized central pair, which act like powerful binoculars 9 to spot potential victims. They use hydraulic 10 pressure to work their legs like pistons 11, catapulting up to 30 times their own body length. The ideal way to get around in rocky terrain. But like all mountaineers, they always secure a safety line first. A springtail grazes on the detritus 12, unaware 13 that it’s been stalked by such an acrobatic predator.
The Tibetans call Everest “Qomolangma”, meaning mother of the world. It’s a mark of their affection for the mountain, however brutal 14 it may appear. Venture further from the mountain and out onto the open plateau and life doesn’t appear to get any easier. High winds scour 6 the landscape and temperatures can drop from baking to freezing in moments.
This is the Chang Tang, or Northern Grassland 15. It’s so remote that it’s been called a third pole.
adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的
- Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
- The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。
n.地面，地形，地图
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。
n.豹
- I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
- The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。
n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者
- The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
- Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。
冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )
- Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
- It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）
v.搜索；擦，洗，腹泻，冲刷
- Mother made me scour the family silver.母亲让我擦洗家里的银器。
- We scoured the telephone directory for clues.我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
走遍（某地）搜寻（人或物）( scour的第三人称单数 )； （用力）刷； 擦净； 擦亮
- The roasting pan scours better than pot. 烤盘比锅容易擦干净。
- The best scours for UF membrane washing were 0.1%NaOH and 0.5%U10 solution consecutively washing. 0.1%NaOH 和0.5%U10溶液是理想的超滤膜清洗剂。
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。
n.双筒望远镜
- He watched the play through his binoculars.他用双筒望远镜看戏。
- If I had binoculars,I could see that comet clearly.如果我有望远镜，我就可以清楚地看见那颗彗星。
adj.水力的；水压的，液压的；水力学的
- The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.这艘船配有不少于5个液压泵。
- A group of apprentics were operating the hydraulic press.一群学徒正在开动水压机。
活塞( piston的名词复数 )
- Some pistons have seating rings of metal or leather. 有些活塞上有金属或皮革的密封环。
- A pump uses valves and pistons. 泵使用阀和活塞。
n.碎石
- Detritus usually consists of gravel, sand and clay.岩屑通常是由砂砾，沙和粘土组成的。
- A channel is no sooner cut than it chokes in its own detritus.一个河道刚被切割了不久，很快又被它自己的碎屑物质所充塞。
a.不知道的，未意识到的
- They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
- I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。