英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国：彩云之南-15
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
But there was a problem for the rubber growers. While Yunnan’s unique natural forests can survive on the valley slopes which stretch to the north, just one severe frost will kill off these delicate rubber trees. So Yunnan’s terrain 1 puts a limit on how far the plantations 2 can spread, halting at least their northwards advance.
The jungles of Yunnan are increasingly under pressure. New roads crisscross the tiny remnant forests, the infrastructure 3 needed for trade, industry and increasingly tourism. It’s a meeting of two very different worlds. That elephants still exist in China is remarkable 4, considering the immense pressures in the world’s most highly populated country. The 250 or so wild elephants which still live here are now strictly 5 protected. And each year young are born to the small herds 6. If elephants were to survive anywhere in China, it could only have been here, in Yunnan. The same mountains, which guide the monsoon 7 rains north, and which made Joseph Rock’s journeys so treacherous 8, also guarded Yunnan’s forests and its wildlife.
For the moment, the mountains are still carpeted in a rich green, deceptive 9 in its simplicity 10. Below the canopy 11 lies perhaps China’s richest natural treasure, delicate and unique, a complex world of intricate relationships between animals, plants and people beneath the clouds.
n.地面，地形，地图
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。
n.种植园，大农场( plantation的名词复数 )
- Soon great plantations, supported by slave labor, made some families very wealthy. 不久之后出现了依靠奴隶劳动的大庄园，使一些家庭成了富豪。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- Winterborne's contract was completed, and the plantations were deserted. 维恩特波恩的合同完成后，那片林地变得荒废了。 来自辞典例句
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地
- His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
- The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。
兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众
- Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
- There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
n.季雨，季风，大雨
- The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
- The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。
adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的
- The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
- The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。
adj.骗人的，造成假象的，靠不住的
- His appearance was deceptive.他的外表带有欺骗性。
- The storyline is deceptively simple.故事情节看似简单，其实不然。
n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯
- She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
- The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。