赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第4期:澳洲小企鹅
时间：2018-12-04 作者：英语课 分类：赖世雄英语新闻听力通
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(REUTERS)one thousand of Australia's fairy penguins 1 are ready for winter and oil spills.
（路透社电）一千只澳洲小企鹅已经有万全准备，可以抵御寒冬与油轮漏油的威胁。
One thousand tiny woolen 2 sweaters were specially 3 knitted for them, some came from as far away as Japan.
一千件小羊毛衣是特别为它们量身“订织”的，有的还从日本远渡重洋而来。
The jerseys,which cover the 40cm tall penguins from neck to ankle,stop oil-coated birds preening 4 themselves and ingesting oil.
这些针织衣物可以将四十公分高的企鹅从脖子到脚躁全都包覆，并可防止身上沽满油污的企鹅梳理它们的羽毛而因此吃下油污。
1 penguins
n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )
- Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2 woolen
adj.羊毛(制)的；毛纺的
- She likes to wear woolen socks in winter.冬天她喜欢穿羊毛袜。
- There is one bar of woolen blanket on that bed.那张床上有一条毛毯。