大学英语教程4（南方版）读写译UNIT 2wild life.ppt

* orangutan ?[,?:r??‘u:t?n] 猩猩 ape ?[eip] n.猿 vt.模仿 resort ?[ri‘z?:t] n. ?度假胜地, 手段, 凭借, 常去之地 vi. ?诉诸, 常去 * indigenous ?[in‘did?in?s] a. ?本土的, 国产的, 固有的 [医] 原产的, 本土的 * arboreal ?[ɑ:b?uri?l] a. ?树的, 栖于树木的 * inhale ?[in‘heil] vt. ?吸入 vi. ?吸气When you inhale, you breathe in. When you inhale something such as smoke, you take it into your lungs when you breathe in. intake ?[‘inteik] n. ?入口, 吸入, 吸入量 (不是动词！！) ? take in: If you take something in, you see all of it at the same time or with just one look. soak up: If a soft or dry material soaks up a liquid, the liquid goes into the substance * agile ?[?d?ail] a. ?敏捷的, 灵活的, 机敏的 * * blunder: n. ?大错, 大失策 vi. ?失策, 跌跌撞撞地走, 犯错 vt. ?做错 * Other example: The overall picture for farming is encouraging.农业的总体形势是令人鼓舞的。 * Other example: The overall picture for farming is encouraging.农业的总体形势是令人鼓舞的。 * 2. ( ) Through the passing 400 million years, thousands of animal species have come and gone as a result of human expansion. F Through the passing 400 million years, thousands of animal species have come and gone as a natural balance. But now the great expansion of modern civilization threatens to upset this natural balance. * 3. ( ) The larger animals like the bighorn sheep and grizzly bear have almost been exterminated by hunters and are now extinct. The larger animals like the bighorn sheep and grizzly bear have almost been exterminated by hunters and now put on the endangered species list. F * 4. ( ) The so-called predator-control programs were largely funded by the government in an attempt to protect predators including the wolf, mountain lion, fox, bobcat, and bear. F The so-called predator-control programs were funded by the government in an attempt to protect livestock from the attack of predators including the wolf, mountain lion, fox, bobcat, and bear * 5. ( ) Hunters shot the larger animals like the bighorn sheep and grizzly bear. And they didn’t let pass smaller animals like the prairie dog and the coyote. F Hu