赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第68期:污染造成红鹤死亡
时间：2018-12-28 作者：英语课 分类：赖世雄英语新闻听力通
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(NAIROBI, Reuters)Deaths of flamingos 1 have revived fears that pollution is menacing the future of the majestic 2 pink birds.
（路透社内罗毕电）由于红鹤大量死亡，让大家不禁再度担忧，污染正危及这种大型粉红鸟的未来。
Hundreds of dead flamingos were found on the shores of two lakes in western Kenya.
肯尼亚西部的两座湖岸发现了数百只已经死亡的红鹤。
Researchers said the exact cause of their deaths remains 3 a mystery, but several toxins 4 have been identified inthe bodies of the birds.
研究人员表示，造成这些红鹤死亡的原因仍不得而知，不过他们在这些鸟的体内检测出好几种有毒物质。
1 flamingos
n.红鹳，火烈鸟（羽毛粉红、长颈的大涉禽）( flamingo的名词复数 )
- Flamingos stand in a salt lake in Larnaca, Cyprus. 塞浦路斯的拉纳卡市一个盐湖中的火烈鸟。 来自互联网
- The research started researchers studied greater flamingos and in a bird sanctuary in southern Spain. 研究人员在西班牙南部的一个鸟类保护区对大型火烈鸟进行研究。 来自互联网
2 majestic
adj.雄伟的，壮丽的，庄严的，威严的，崇高的
- In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
- He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。
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