英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国：彩云之南-13
时间：2019-02-05 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力：文化博览2008年
英语课
As the flower's heat increases, a cloud of odor rises up. The foul 1 perfume carries far and wide. It doesn't go unnoticed. Carrion 2 beetles 3 arrive on the scene. The beetles come in search of a feast of warm decaying flesh, but they've been tricked. Slippery sides ensure they tumble straight into the center of the monster flower. There's not enough room to spread their wings and the waxy 4 walls ensure that there is no escape.
But there is nothing sinister 5 in the flower's agenda. The beetles will be its unwitting helpers. Dawn arrives, but the flower remains 6 unchanged, holding its captives through the day. As the second night falls, the witch stirs again. In a matter of minutes, the flower's precious, golden pollen 7 squeezes from the stamens and begins to fall, showering onto the captive beetles below. Now at last, the prisoners are free to go. The flower's wall changes texture 8, becoming rough to provide the ideal escape ladder. Loaded with their pollen parcels, they can now climb to freedom, just as other forest witches are beginning to open. Seduced 9 by the irresistible 10 perfume, the beetles are sure to pay a visit, so ensuring pollination 11 and another generation of incredibly big smelly flowers.
As dawn arrives, forest birds claim their territories in the canopy 12. But there's one call, which stands out among the rest, virtuoso 13 of the forest symphony. It's a gibbon.
adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规
- Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
- What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！
n.腐肉
- A crow of bloodthirsty ants is attracted by the carrion.一群嗜血的蚂蚁被腐肉所吸引。
- Vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill.兀鹫通常以腐肉和公路上的死伤动物为食。
n.甲虫( beetle的名词复数 )
- Beetles bury pellets of dung and lay their eggs within them. 甲壳虫把粪粒埋起来，然后在里面产卵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This kind of beetles have hard shell. 这类甲虫有坚硬的外壳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adj.苍白的；光滑的
- Choose small waxy potatoes for the salad.选些个头小、表皮光滑的土豆做色拉。
- The waxy oil keeps ears from getting too dry.这些蜡状耳油可以保持耳朵不会太干燥。
adj.不吉利的，凶恶的，左边的
- There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
- Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
n.[植]花粉
- Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
- He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
n.(织物)质地；(材料)构造；结构；肌理
- We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
- Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。
诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾引； 诱使堕落； 使入迷
- The promise of huge profits seduced him into parting with his money. 高额利润的许诺诱使他把钱出了手。
- His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。
adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的
- 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。
n.授粉
- The flowers get pollination by insects.这些花通过昆虫授粉。
- Without sufficient pollination,the growth of the corn is stunted.没有得到充足的授粉，谷物的长势就会受阻。
n.天篷，遮篷
- The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
- They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。