英语听力：自然百科 大迁徙 Great Migrations—14
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2010年
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Many will drown in their frenzy 1 to launch their eggs seaward. Most years, only a handful of their offspring survive. But sometimes, if wind and sea and luck are with them, a tidal wave of tiny crablings will return to these shores. There is no way to predict if this will be the year of crab 2.
Far out in the Atlantic Ocean, a cacophony 3 of clicks announces return of titans. Mother and calf 4 listen intently. Only she knows what these clicks mean. The males have arrived, stupendous, battle-scarred bulls. Back from epic 5 wanderings, the oldest may be 70 years old and have traveled 60 times the circumference 6 of the earth. Most of the time, utterly 7 alone. Now gentle greetings take place. The whales seem to revel 8 in displays of affection. Young males bounce sounds off each other, sizing up the competition in more ways than one. The curious calf joins in.
n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动
- He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
- They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。
n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气
- I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
- The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。
n.刺耳的声音
- All around was bubbling a cacophony of voices.周围人声嘈杂。
- The drivers behind him honked,and the cacophony grew louder.后面的司机还在按喇叭，且那刺耳的声音越来越大。
n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮
- The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
- The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。
n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的
- I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
- They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
n.圆周，周长，圆周线
- It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
- The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。
adv.完全地，绝对地
- Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
- I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。