英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 珊瑚礁至雨林(10)

Balanced on its hinder legs and tale like a tripod, it's a trick few other lizards² can perform.

靠后腿和尾巴像三脚架那样支撑身体，这个姿势只有少数几种蜥蜴可以做到。

But it's effective to get to those just out-of-reach places.

但这可以让蜥蜴到达那些原来够不到的地方。

The gouannas' sense of smell is important to its sight.

巨蜥的味觉与视觉一样重要。

Its forked tone helps detect food from distance.

它分叉的舌头能感知远处的食物。

By comparing the strength of smell reahing each of two prones,it can pinppoint where it comes from.

通过对比到达舌头两个尖的味道强度，它可以查明味道的来源。

A rotten fish is irresistible³.

腐烂的鱼其诱惑不可抗拒。

They're usually solitary⁴.

它们通常独居。

But here on lizards island, they torlerate each other as well as there is plenty of food to go around.

但在蜥蜴岛上，它们会相互容忍，只要这里有足够的食物。

Small gouannas give way to larger ones.

小巨蜥给大巨蜥让路。

Foraging⁵ a variet of food has helped gouannas build a large population on the lizard¹ island.

食性甚广的巨蜥在蜥蜴岛上繁衍出庞大的种群。

There is another important factor, and that's how they react to me.

但还有另一个重要的因素就是它们对我的反应。

1 lizard   

n.蜥蜴，壁虎

参考例句：

• A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。

2 lizards   

n.蜥蜴( lizard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nothing lives in Pompeii except crickets and beetles and lizards. 在庞培城里除了蟋蟀、甲壳虫和蜥蜴外，没有别的生物。 来自辞典例句
• Can lizards reproduce their tails? 蜥蜴的尾巴断了以后能再生吗？ 来自辞典例句

3 irresistible   

adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的

参考例句：

• The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
• She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。

4 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。

5 foraging   

v.搜寻（食物），尤指动物觅（食）( forage的现在分词 )；（尤指用手）搜寻（东西）

参考例句：

• They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps. 他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The campers went foraging for wood to make a fire. 露营者去搜寻柴木点火。 来自辞典例句