英语听力：2012-02-19 从南极到北极 From Pole To Pole—15
时间：2019-01-23 作者：英语课 分类：探索与发现2012年
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At the peak of the dry season in the Kalahari, water arrives in the Okavango. It fell as rain a thousand miles away in the highlands of Angola and has taken nearly five months to reach here. The water drives out insects from the parched 1 ground which are snapped up by plovers 2. Catfish 3 travelling with the flood collect any drowning creatures the birds have missed. It’s a seasonal 4 feast for animals of all kinds.
Birds are the first to arrive in any numbers, wattled cranes, then black storks 5. Behind the birds come buffalo 6. After weeks of marching, their trek 7 is coming to an end. As the water sweeps into the Okavango, a vast area of the Kalahari has transformed into a fertile paradise. Nowhere on our planet is the life-giving power of water so clearly demonstrated. The Okavango becomes crisscrossed with trails as animals move into its heart. The new arrivals open up paths like arteries 8 along which water flows, extending the reach of the flood.
adj.焦干的；极渴的；v.（使）焦干
- Hot winds parched the crops.热风使庄稼干透了。
- The land in this region is rather dry and parched.这片土地十分干燥。
n.珩，珩科鸟（如凤头麦鸡）( plover的名词复数 )
- The most likely reason for this is that male plovers outnumber females. 导致这种现象最可能的原因是雄性？鸟比雌性多。 来自互联网
n.鲶鱼
- Huge catfish are skinned and dressed by hand.用手剥去巨鲇的皮并剖洗干净。
- We gigged for catfish off the pier.我们在码头以鱼叉叉鲶鱼。
adj.季节的，季节性的
- The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
- The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。
n.鹳( stork的名词复数 )
- Meg and Jo fed their mother like dutiful young storks. 麦格和裘像一对忠实的小鹳似地喂她们的母亲。 来自辞典例句
- They believe that storks bring new babies to the parents' home. 他们相信白鹤会给父母带来婴儿。 来自互联网
n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛
- Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
- The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行
- We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
- It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。