英语听力：2012-02-26 从南极到北极 From Pole To Pole—18
时间：2019-01-23 作者：英语课 分类：探索与发现2012年
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The dogs know their prey 1 must come out or drown. Now it’s a waiting game. The rest of the pack are calling. They’ve made a kill in the forest and this is an invitation to join in the meal. The impala is in luck. A pack this size kills once a day and everything is shared. And this impala is reprieved 2.
The elephants are nearing the end of their long journey. After weeks of marching, they are desperately 3 tired. The matriarch can smell water and encourages the herd 4 to make one last effort. The youngsters are exhausted 5, but their mothers have made this journey before and they know that they are close to water. After many hundreds of miles, they’ve arrived.
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。
v.缓期执行（死刑）( reprieve的过去式和过去分词 )
- 70 jobs have been reprieved until next April. 有70个职位暂时保留到明年四月份。
- We were reprieved from the danger for a time. 我们暂免危险。 来自辞典例句
adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地
- He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
- He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
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。