英语听力：自然百科 拯救野马

 They are considered the only wild horses left in the world. The takhi, known as Przewalski horses in the west, don't look like their domastic cousins, they are noted¹ for their large heads, stiff zebra like meats, pop bellies², and short stocky legs, and also unlike their cousins, they've never truely been domesticated³. But the takhi, is an endangered species, forty years ago, these horses disappeared from their native home of Mongolia, and were decleared extinct in the wild.

1 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

2 bellies   

n.肚子( belly的名词复数 )；腹部；（物体的）圆形或凸起部份；腹部…形的

参考例句：

• They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
• starving children with huge distended bellies 鼓着浮肿肚子的挨饿儿童

3 domesticated   

adj.喜欢家庭生活的；（指动物）被驯养了的v.驯化( domesticate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He is thoroughly domesticated and cooks a delicious chicken casserole. 他精于家务，烹制的砂锅炖小鸡非常可口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The donkey is a domesticated form of the African wild ass. 驴是非洲野驴的一种已驯化的品种。 来自《简明英汉词典》