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Unit 12 Humans and animals Key Words and Expressions Part A Poke v.to push somebody/something sharply (with a sick,one’figure,etc)(用棍棒，手指等）戳 Crawl v.to move slowly,with the body on or close to the ground 爬，爬行 ‘Crawl onto sth’ Devour v.to eat something hungrily or greedily 贪婪地吃；吞吃 Withdraw: 取回，撤离 Twig: 细枝，嫩枝 Fashion: make out of components (often in an improvising manner); She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks （尤指用手工）制作；使成形；塑造 Manipulate:1. influence or control shrewdly or deviously; “He manipulated public opinion in his favor” 操控，控制 The right size and shape of twig is thus fashioned into a very useful tool for manipulating their environment. Homo sapiens： modern man regard as a species 智人? (现代人的学名) Homo sapiens needed another distinction if they were to maintain such a lofty position within creation. Mortality : the quality or state of being mortal 必死性 The fact that we humans even pretend that we can possibly dismiss other species as ‘soulless’ is the height of arrogance. Barney; Boo Droopy: 1.?下垂的,无精打采的 ‘droopy eyed’ Pony: 矮马，小马 Colic n. severe pain in the abdomen 绞痛 Amidst : 在…之中 ‘He is walking amidst the snow’; ‘amidst many tears” Jim; Joom Keeper: ?饲养员;保管人 Rally: vt,vt.?召集；集合 Howl: ?嗥叫, 咆哮2.?吼叫, 哀号 Caf:牛犊, (海豹、鲸等大哺乳动物的)幼崽 Matariarch n.female head of a family or tribe女家长，女族长 ‘herd matriarch’ Poacher:.?偷猎者;\ Soulfully: 灵魂上地 in a soulful manner; he looked at her soulfully Irritable:急躁的，易怒的 Part B Numbing. :?使麻木的,使失去感觉的 ‘the heart ache was numbing’ Grey Whales Marina Chaperone:1.?年长女伴(以前在英国,未婚女子出入社交场所必须有年长的女性陪同,以监督她的行为。）2.?(尤指儿童表演时的)保护人; 监护人3.?(未成年人舞会上的)行为监督人4.?(未成年人集体旅行的)保护人; 监护人 vt. 1.?作女子陪伴人; 作监护人 ‘ we were all chaperoned into little motor boats.’ Water sprout: Sprout: V:1.?发芽, 抽芽, 长出2.?出现；（使）涌现出;n. .?新芽, 嫩枝 Alert sb to sth ?apprehensive: 不安的；害怕的；担心的；恐惧的；焦虑的 Surface: Vi. ‘One surfaced in front of me.’ jolt v. to give somebody a sudden shock or surprise 使震惊 Barnacle: (岩石、船底等处的)附着甲壳动物 Scarred:瘢痕性的 Snout:猪等动物的)长鼻子,口鼻部 Be besid