英语听力：自然百科 大迁徙 Great Migrations—18
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2010年
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But there is desperation here for the crocs well. Eat well now, and they may survive leaner times for months even a year.
It's easy to forget that death is as vital to the herd 1 as life. The young emerge from this brutal 2 baptism stronger and wiser. Battered 3 but unbroken, they exude 4 the will to live. They will continue to chase the rains and face down the crocs for the rest of their lives. Moving in masses, surviving as one. Every year, new generations are born into lives of perpetual motion.
Maiden 5 flights fine-tuned by sunlit antennae 6, young giants resonating to the earth's cues, red battalions 7 of moon-dancing mothers and skittering pink spirits, compelled by the courage of numbers and the guts 8 of the one. Led most of all by the earth herself, who whispers to all, "move, move, move, and live".
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。
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。
adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损
- He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
- The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。
v.(使)流出，(使)渗出
- Some successful men exude self-confidence.有些成功的人流露出自信。
- The sun made him exude sweat.烈日晒得他汗流浃背。
n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的
- The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
- The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。
n.天线；触角
- Sometimes a creature uses a pair of antennae to swim.有时某些动物使用其一对触须来游泳。
- Cuba's government said that Cubans found watching American television on clandestine antennae would face three years in jail.古巴政府说那些用秘密天线收看美国电视的古巴人将面临三年监禁。
n.（陆军的）一营（大约有一千兵士）( battalion的名词复数 )；协同作战的部队；军队；（组织在一起工作的）队伍
- God is always on the side of the strongest battalions. 上帝总是帮助强者。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Two battalions were disposed for an attack on the air base. 配置两个营的兵力进攻空军基地。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》