英语听力：自然百科 冰冻星球 前往地球尽头(4)

Few have witnessed this moment, for the male, his only tender encounter in the otherwise solitary¹ life . But it doesn't last long , a rival suitor has also caught the female scent² ,catch ,pass me ,put on hold, he must fight for his rights.He sees off the first challenge without injury to either party,but bloodier³ battles are to come. Another battle won, though he has been slightly injured ,he headed back to his mate, but now she seems to have lost enthusiasm, female polar bears are high maintenance .Wherever she goes ,she will follow ,mating with her when she allows and guarding her at all times .Over the next two weeks, the male sees off many rivals ,but the battles take that toll⁴ of them ,he is almost spent, but he isn't sure that no other bear has mate it with his female.

有一些动物目睹了这一刻,而那位追逐的男性,他唯一的温柔遇到离群索居的生活。但这不会持续太久,对手也被女性的香味吸引,要想过去就必须过我这关,他要为自己的权利而战。他的第一个挑战没有让他受伤,但血腥的战斗马上就要来到。赢得了另一场战斗,尽管他稍微受了一点伤,他仍然朝伴侣走去,但现在她似乎已经失去了激情,因为母北极熊极为高调。无论她走到哪儿,他都会跟随,交配,她会允许及保护她。接下来的2周,男性将会同许多对手战斗,人数上不占优势，而且他几乎精疲力竭,但他并不确定其他的熊是否对他的伴侣感兴趣。

1 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

2 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

3 bloodier   

adj.血污的( bloody的比较级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

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4 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。