Unit 55：野生动物

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The lion’s deep roar echoed across the savanna at dusk.

狮子低沉的吼声在黄昏时分回荡在草原上。

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Conservationists are working to protect wild tiger populations in Asia.

保护工作者正努力保护亚洲野生老虎种群。

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The cheetah sprinted at over 110 km/h to catch its prey.

猎豹以超过110公里/小时的速度冲刺捕猎。

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Leopards often drag their kills high into tree branches.

豹子经常把猎物拖到高高的树杈上。

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The jaguar’s powerful bite can pierce turtle shells.

美洲豹强有力的咬合力能刺穿龟壳。

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Hikers carry bear spray as a precaution in grizzly country.

徒步者在灰熊出没地区随身携带防熊喷雾以防万一。

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Melting sea ice threatens the polar bear’s primary hunting grounds.

海冰融化正威胁北极熊的主要狩猎场。

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Giant pandas spend up to fourteen hours a day eating bamboo.

大熊猫每天最多花十四小时吃竹子。

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Koalas sleep for nearly twenty hours a day in eucalyptus trees.

考拉每天在桉树上睡将近二十个小时。

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A mother kangaroo carries her joey in her pouch for six months.

母袋鼠将幼崽放在育儿袋中长达六个月。

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The monkey snatched the banana and scrambled up the palm tree.

猴子一把抓过香蕉，迅速爬上棕榈树。

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Mountain gorillas live in stable family groups led by a dominant silverback.

山地大猩猩生活在由一头占主导地位的银背大猩猩领导的稳定家庭群体中。

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Wild boar have damaged crops across several rural counties.

野猪已毁坏了多个乡村县的农作物。

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The fox slipped silently through the frost-covered grass at dawn.

狐狸在黎明时分悄无声息地穿过结霜的草地。

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The wolf howls to strengthen pack bonds and mark territory.

灰狼通过嚎叫来加强群体纽带并标记领地。

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African elephants use infrasound to communicate over distances of several kilometres.

非洲象利用次声波在数公里距离内交流。

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Poaching remains the greatest threat to the critically endangered rhinoceros.

盗猎仍是极度濒危犀牛面临的最大威胁。

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A hippopotamus can run faster on land than a human.

尽管体型庞大，河马在陆地上的奔跑速度仍快于人类。

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Saltwater crocodiles are the largest living reptiles on Earth.

咸水鳄是地球上现存体型最大的爬行动物。

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The snake slithered silently through the tall grass.

那条蛇悄无声息地在高草中滑行。

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A green lizard darted across the sun-baked rock.

一只绿色蜥蜴倏地掠过被阳光晒得滚烫的岩石。

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Frogs croak loudly near the pond at dusk.

青蛙在黄昏时分于池塘边大声鸣叫。

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Tourists took camel rides across the golden desert dunes.

游客们骑着骆驼穿越金色的沙漠沙丘。

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Wild water buffalo are endangered in Southeast Asia.

野生水牛在东南亚濒临灭绝。

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The American bison once roamed the Great Plains in vast herds.

美洲野牛曾成群结队地漫游于大平原。

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A white-tailed deer froze in the forest clearing.

一只白尾鹿在林间空地上突然僵住不动。

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Zebras use their stripes to confuse predators during a chase.

斑马利用条纹在被追捕时迷惑天敌。

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The giraffe stretched its long neck to browse acacia leaves.

长颈鹿伸长脖子取食金合欢树叶。

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A Thomson's gazelle leapt gracefully over the dry scrubland.

一只汤氏瞪羚轻盈地跃过干枯的灌木丛。

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Several antelope species inhabit the African savanna.

多种羚羊栖息于非洲稀树草原。

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The moose waded slowly through the shallow lake.

驼鹿缓缓蹚过浅湖。

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Tibetan herders rely on yaks for milk, wool, and transport.

藏族牧民依靠牦牛获取奶、毛和运输力。

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Bats navigate using echolocation while flying at night.

蝙蝠夜间飞行时利用回声定位导航。

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There’s a small, dark mole just above her left eyebrow.

她左眉上方有一颗小小的黑痣。

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Beavers build dams from logs and mud to create ponds.

海狸用原木和泥巴筑坝，形成池塘。

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A striped chipmunk scurried up the oak tree with an acorn.

一只条纹花栗鼠叼着橡子飞快爬上橡树。

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The mongoose swiftly killed the venomous snake.

猫鼬迅速杀死了那条毒蛇。

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Meerkats stand upright on their hind legs to scan for danger.

猫鼬直立后肢瞭望危险。

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A raccoon rummaged through the campsite trash bin.

一只浣熊在露营地的垃圾箱里翻找食物。

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When threatened, the armadillo rolls into a hard-shelled ball.

受到威胁时，犰狳会蜷缩成一个坚硬的球状。

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The sloth moved so slowly that algae grew on its fur.

树懒行动如此缓慢，以至于藻类都长在了它的皮毛上。

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The Malayan tapir has distinctive black-and-white markings.

马来貘具有醒目的黑白体色斑纹。

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The lion roars to assert dominance over its territory.

雄狮咆哮以宣示对领地的统治权。

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The prairie dog burrows complex underground tunnels for shelter.

草原犬鼠挖掘结构复杂的地下洞穴以作庇护所。

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Orcas hunt cooperatively in groups to catch seals.

虎鲸以群体协作方式围猎海豹。

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The spider monkey swings effortlessly through the rainforest canopy.

蜘蛛猴在雨林树冠层中轻松自如地荡行。

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The cat prowls silently through the garden at dusk.

猫在黄昏时悄无声息地在花园里潜行。