英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国 -10
时间：2019-02-02 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力：文化博览2008年
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Winding between Zhangjiajie's peaks, crystal clear mountain streams are home to what is perhaps China's strangest creature.
This bizarre animal is a type of newt, the Chinese giant salamander. In China, it is known as the baby fish because when distressed 1, it makes a sound like a crying infant.
It grows up to a meter and a half long, making it the world's largest amphibian 2. Under natural conditions, a giant salamander may live for decades, but like so many Chinese animals, it is considered delicious to eat.
Despite being classed as a protected species, giant salamanders are still illegally sold for food, and the baby fish is now rare and endangered in the wild. Fortunately, in a few areas like Zhangjiajie, giant salamanders still survive under strict official protection.
The rivers of Zhangjiajie flow northeast into the Yangtze flood plain, known as the land of fish and rice. On an island, in a lake, in Anhui Province, a dragon is stirring.
This is the ancestral home of China's largest and rarest reptiles 4, a creature of mystery and legend.
Dragon eggs are greatly prized. These babies need to hatch out quick. It was seen someone is on their trail. For a helpless baby reptile 3, imprisoned 5 in a leathery membrane 6 inside a chalky shell, a process of hatching is a titanic 7 struggle, and time is running out. It's taken two hours for the little dragon to get its head out of the egg. It needs to gather its strength now for one final massive push.
Free at last, the baby Chinese alligators 8 instinctively 9 head upwards 10 towards the surface of the nest and the outside world.
痛苦的
- He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
- The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。
n.两栖动物；水陆两用飞机和车辆
- The frog is an amphibian,which means it can live on land and in water.青蛙属于两栖动物，也就是说它既能生活在陆地上也能生活在水里。
- Amphibian is an important specie in ecosystem and has profound meaning in the ecotoxicology evaluation.两栖类是生态系统中的重要物种，并且对环境毒理评价有着深远意义。
n.爬行动物；两栖动物
- The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
- So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以，你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。
n.爬行动物，爬虫( reptile的名词复数 )
- Snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles. 蛇和鳄鱼都是爬行动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs. 鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
- He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
- They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
n.薄膜，膜皮，羊皮纸
- A vibrating membrane in the ear helps to convey sounds to the brain.耳膜的振动帮助声音传送到大脑。
- A plastic membrane serves as selective diffusion barrier.一层塑料薄膜起着选择性渗透屏障的作用。
adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的
- We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
- The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。
n.短吻鳄( alligator的名词复数 )
- Two alligators rest their snouts on the water's surface. 两只鳄鱼的大嘴栖息在水面上。 来自辞典例句
- In the movement of logs by water the lumber industry was greatly helped by alligators. 木材工业过去在水上运输木料时所十分倚重的就是鳄鱼。 来自辞典例句
adv.本能地
- As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近，她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》