英语听力：自然百科 海洋天堂大堡礁:堡礁内外—20

It means the living can slip away for now, she'll not go far, she'll be back again up to 8 times during a single breeding season, to deposit up to 100 eggs on each visit, only then can she head back to her feeding grounds where who knows what will happen to her, away from the great barrier reef, sea turtles are caught to eat, and sharks aren't immune either, these tiger sharks bear the scars of hooks from long line fishing, it's not surprising then that the older sharks are conspicuous¹ by their absence. While at reine island the sharks and turtles are in a sanctuary², but even sanctuaries³ can come under threat although not necessarily from us. Great thunderstorms are a welcome break from the heat and humidity, but they can also build into the mother of all storms. The summer heats up the ocean, creating tropical storms that spiraling from the coral sea, in America storms of this intensity⁴ are known as hurricanes, and in Japan they are called typhoons, but here they are known as cyclones⁵.

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1 conspicuous   

adj.明眼的，惹人注目的；炫耀的，摆阔气的

参考例句：

• It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显，抽烟对健康有害。
• Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。

2 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

3 sanctuaries   

n.避难所( sanctuary的名词复数 )；庇护；圣所；庇护所

参考例句：

• The designation of special marine reserves and marine sanctuaries shall be subject to the State Council for approval. 海洋特别保护区、海上自然保护区的确定，须经国务院批准。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After 1965 he acquiesced when they established sanctuaries on that soil. 1965年以后，他默认了他们在那块土地上建立庇护所。 来自辞典例句

4 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

5 cyclones   

n.气旋( cyclone的名词复数 )；旋风；飓风；暴风

参考例句：

• The pricipal objective in designing cyclones is to create a vortex. 设计旋风除尘器的主要目的在于造成涡旋运动。 来自辞典例句
• Middle-latitude cyclones originate at the popar front. 中纬度地区的气旋发源于极锋。 来自辞典例句