英语听力：自然百科 野性俄罗斯之西伯利亚 Siberia—7
时间：2018-12-26 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2011年
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In spring, as the weather finally warms, the rivers begin to unlock. Broken-ice makes handy barges 1 for lazy water fowl 2. But the gaps in the ice also give golden-eye ducks a chance to fish. Soon, they are hunting in force. They are not the only ones braving the cold waters. Dippers, live up to their names bobbing for small bugs 3 and crustaceans 4. As parts of the river thaw 5, the birds flock to the grand openings.
The retreating ice only shows a remarkably 6 hardy 7 amphibian 8. The Siberian salamander, compounds in their blood enable these newts to survive temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius 9. They can stay frozen solid for years before thawing 10 and reviving as good as new. They then head for the cold water where they will mate and lay eggs before freezing again next season.
1 barges
驳船( barge的名词复数 )
- The tug is towing three barges. 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
- There were plenty of barges dropping down with the tide. 有不少驳船顺流而下。
2 fowl
n.家禽，鸡，禽肉
- Fowl is not part of a traditional brunch.禽肉不是传统的早午餐的一部分。
- Since my heart attack,I've eaten more fish and fowl and less red meat.自从我患了心脏病后，我就多吃鱼肉和禽肉，少吃红色肉类。
3 bugs
adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误
- All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 crustaceans
n.甲壳纲动物（如蟹、龙虾）( crustacean的名词复数 )
- These crustaceans provide a valuable food source for some fish. 这些甲壳纲动物是某些鱼类重要的食物来源。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- When the tide ebbs it's a rock pool inhabited by crustaceans. 退潮时，它便成为甲壳动物居住的岩石区潮水潭。 来自辞典例句
5 thaw
v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和
- The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
- The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。
6 remarkably
ad.不同寻常地，相当地
- I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
- He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。
7 hardy
adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的
- The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
- He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。
8 amphibian
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。