CCTV9英语新闻：青海发现雪豹栖息地
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：CCTV9英语新闻2014年07月
Zoologists 1 have found a habitat in western China’s Qinghai Province with the greatest density 2 of snow leopards 3 in the country.
Zoologists have spotted a habitat with the greatest density of snow leopards in the entire country, located in western China’s Qinghai province.
The habitat, located in a canyon 5 region near China’s biggest river, the Yangtze, covers an area smaller than 40 square kilometers, but it is home to a number of rare snow leopards. Last October, a few cases of snow leopards attacking lifestock in a neighboring village drew experts’ attention to the area and prompted a field investigation 6.
Snow leopards typically live in high altitude mountains and plateaus across China, Afghanistan, India and Nepal. The creatures are critically endangered because their fur was once highly prized and their natural prey 7 has declined. The number of surviving wild snow leopards is estimated at only 3,500 worldwide.
Zoologists have spotted a habitat with the greatest density of snow leopards in the entire country, located in western China’s Qinghai province.
Zoologists have spotted a habitat with the greatest density of snow leopards in the entire country, located in western China’s Qinghai province.
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zoologists
动物学家( zoologist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Zoologists refer barnacles to Crustanceans. 动物学家把螺蛳归入甲壳类。
It is now a source of growing interest for chemists and zoologists as well. 它现在也是化学家和动物学家愈感兴趣的一个所在。
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density
n.密集，密度，浓度
参考例句：
The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。
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leopards
n.豹( leopard的名词复数 )；本性难移
参考例句：
Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）
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spotted
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
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canyon
n.峡谷，溪谷
参考例句：
The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。
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investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
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prey
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
参考例句：
Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
- Zoologists refer barnacles to Crustanceans. 动物学家把螺蛳归入甲壳类。
- It is now a source of growing interest for chemists and zoologists as well. 它现在也是化学家和动物学家愈感兴趣的一个所在。
- The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
- The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。
- Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
- The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
- The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。