英语听力：自然百科:野性俄罗斯之西伯利亚(2)

They disturb a falcon¹, which in turn disturbs the ravens².

他们打扰到一只猎鹰,进而转向打扰乌鸦。

Apparently³ Siberia's 13 million square kilometers still isn't enough space.

显然西伯利亚1300万平方公里还没有足够的生存空间。

Howling, the wolf call to arms, gathers the pack and warns other wolves to back off.

嚎叫着,狼号召着聚集同伴警告其他的狼后退。

The chorus can carry for 10 kilometers.

这种声音可以传达10公里远。

A strong sense of smell helps locate carrion⁴ or live prey⁵.

强烈的嗅觉帮助定位腐尸或活着的猎物。

Each animal could eat up to 9 kilos of meat and travel up to 200 kilometers a day.

每个动物都可以吃9公斤的肉并且每天旅行200公里。

With the lake frozen solid, they eat the ice to quench⁶ their thirst.

湖水已经冻结，它们就吃冰来抵御饥渴。

In the north of Siberia lies Yakutia, idyllic⁷ and picturesque⁸, and also the coldest spot in the northern hemisphere.

西伯利亚北部的雅库特如田园般而且风景如画的,也是在北半球最冷的地方。

Temperatures here can plunge⁹ to -70 degrees Celsius¹⁰.

这里气温可降至零下70摄氏度。

Yakut horses face it head on.

雅库特马直面这种恶劣环境。

To help survive the harshest of winters, they keep movement to a minimum.

为了在最凶恶的冬天生存,他们保持最低限度的运动。

1 falcon   

n.隼，猎鹰

参考例句：

• The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
• The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。

2 ravens   

n.低质煤；渡鸦( raven的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together. 哪里有死尸，哪里就有乌鸦麇集。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A couple of ravens croaked above our boat. 两只乌鸦在我们小船的上空嘎嘎叫着。 来自辞典例句

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 carrion   

n.腐肉

参考例句：

• A crow of bloodthirsty ants is attracted by the carrion.一群嗜血的蚂蚁被腐肉所吸引。
• Vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill.兀鹫通常以腐肉和公路上的死伤动物为食。

5 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

6 quench   

vt.熄灭，扑灭；压制

参考例句：

• The firemen were unable to quench the fire.消防人员无法扑灭这场大火。
• Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.喝一瓶汽水不够解渴。

7 idyllic   

adj.质朴宜人的，田园风光的

参考例句：

• These scenes had an idyllic air.这种情景多少有点田园气氛。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。

8 picturesque   

adj.美丽如画的，（语言）生动的，绘声绘色的

参考例句：

• You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
• That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。

9 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

10 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。