【英语时差8,16】斑螽斯的诱惑之歌
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：英语时差8，16
The Siren Song of the Spotted 1 Katydid A lonely male cicada scrambles 2 through the top of a tree in eastern Australia. He chirps 3 and then pauses–listening. He’s hunting for a mate. He chirps again and he hears it–the tell-tale click of a receptive female. He moves towards the sound and chirps again. Right on cue, she clicks back. He moves closer and closer. CHIRPS. Listens. He follows the female clicks, which get louder as he draws nearer and nearer to the source. Surely she must be close by. But just then a lightning-fast flash of long green legs and the lovelorn male cicada unfortunately finds himself the dinner of a predatory spotted katydid. It was the katydid all along making those clicks. Like the mythological 5 sirens, who lured 7 mortal men to their doom 8 with their enchanting 9 songs, the katydids lure 6 male cicadas to their doom by singing an irresistible 10 song. To human ears, the clicks of a female cicada may not sound like the sweetest of love songs. But for a male cicada, the katydid’s clicks perfectly 11 mimic 12 the mating calls of the female cicada. The males are irresistibly 13 drawn 14 towards the source of the clicks. The spotted katydids are even more amazing in that they can mimic the female calls of many different species of cicadas. Katydids were able to fool male cicadas of twenty-two out of twenty-six different species tested! The katydids’ deceptive 15 behavior was discovered by entomologists from the University of Connecticut, Storrs. The discovery is remarkable 16 because it’s the first documented case of acoustic 17 mimicry 18 used in an aggressive manner. There are many known examples of predators 19 mimicking 20 the odors or visual displays of prey 21 species to lure victims, but this is the first example of a predator 4 mimicking sounds to attract victims.
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
- The breaking of symmetry scrambles the underlying order of nature. 对称性的破坏会打乱自然界的根本秩序。 来自互联网
- The move comes as Japan scrambles for ways to persuade women to have more babies. 这一行动的出现正值日本政府想尽各种办法鼓励妇女多生育孩子。 来自互联网
- The linnet chirps her vernal song. 红雀吱喳鸣叫着她春天的歌。
- She heard nothing but the chirps and whirrs of insects. 除了虫的鸣叫声外，她什么也没听见。
- 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。
- He is remembered for his historical and mythological works. 他以其带有历史感和神话色彩的作品而著称。
- But even so, the cumulative process had for most Americans a deep, almost mythological significance. 不过即使如此，移民渐增的过程，对于大部分美国人，还是意味深长的，几乎有不可思议的影响。
- Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
- He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
- The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
- Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。
- The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
- The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
- His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑，活脱儿象他父亲。
- Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方，我又向往又害怕。
- The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
- She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。
- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
- A parrot can mimic a person's voice.鹦鹉能学人的声音。
- He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another.他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside. 她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was irresistibly attracted by her charm. 他不能自已地被她的魅力所吸引。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
- His appearance was deceptive.他的外表带有欺骗性。
- The storyline is deceptively simple.故事情节看似简单，其实不然。
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
- The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
- Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。
- One of his few strengths was his skill at mimicry.他为数不多的强项之一就是善于模仿。
- Language learning usually necessitates conscious mimicry.一般地说，学习语言就要进行有意识的摹仿。
- 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》
- She's always mimicking the teachers. 她总喜欢模仿老师的言谈举止。
- The boy made us all laugh by mimicking the teacher's voice. 这男孩模仿老师的声音，逗得我们大家都笑了。 来自辞典例句