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about half the size
of the mother
She can real damage with her tail
But the killers are not after her
They are after her
As long as the mother
can keep it on the move,
it will be safe and
she does her best to hurry it along
At first the killers
avoid getting too close...
to the mother but just keep pace alongside
They know that the ,
going at this speed, will eventually tire
After three hours
of being harried in this way
the becomes too exhausted
to swim any further
The mother has to stop
This is the moment the killers
have been waiting for
They start to try and force themselves
between mother and
A , separated from its mother,
will not be able to defend itself
Time and again the black
of the killers appear between
the backs of the
At last the killers succeed
And now that they've got the calf
on its own, they change their tactics
They leap right on to the calf
and try to push it under
They are trying to drown it
The calf a desperate breath
The mother becomes increasingly
,
she tries to push her calf back
to the surface so that it can breathe
But now it is so exhausted that it has
to be supported by its mother's body
The killers won't give up
Like a pack of wolves,
they take turns in the whales
Now the whole is involved
One of them
Soon the sea is
with the calf's blood
and the killers close in for the final act
The calf is dead
After a six-hour hunt, the
have finally won their prize
The mother, , has to continue
her migration north on her own
She leaves behind the
of a calf that
she
for thirteen months in her
for which she delayed
her own journey to find food
The of fifteen spent
over six hours trying to kill this calf
知识点
重点词汇
snatches [snætʃɪz] n. 抢( snatch的名词复数 ); 夺; 攫取; （物的）片段 v. 突然伸手拿取，攫取，抓住( snatch的第三人称单数 ); 抓紧时间做; 乘机获得; 夺去 { :5049}
inflict [ɪnˈflɪkt] vt. 造成；使遭受（损伤、痛苦等）；给予（打击等） {cet6 toefl ielts gre :5303}
calf [kɑ:f] n. [解剖] 腓肠，小腿；小牛；小牛皮；(鲸等大哺乳动物的)幼崽 { :5425}
harassing [ˈhærəsɪŋ] 扰乱 { :7135}
fins [finz] n. 鳍片，散热翅片；五元纸币（fin的复数形式） v. 切除鳍；装上翅（fin的第三人称单数） n. (Fins)人名；(葡)芬斯 { :8226}
pod [pɒd] n. 蚕茧；豆荚 n. (Pod)人名；(罗)波德 vt. 从豆荚中剥出 vi. 结豆荚 {gre :8381}
cherished [ˈtʃeriʃt] adj. 珍爱的 珍视的 珍视 珍爱 珍藏的 { :8660}
frantically ['fræntɪklɪ] adv. 疯狂似地；狂暴地 { :8758}
womb [wu:m] n. [解剖] 子宫；发源地 vt. 容纳 { :9091}
carcass [ˈkɑ:kəs] n. （人或动物的）尸体；残骸；（除脏去头备食用的）畜体 {toefl :9410}
难点词汇
agitated [ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd] v. 焦虑；鼓动（agitate的过去分词） adj. 激动的；焦虑的；表现不安的 {gre :12134}
bereft [bɪˈreft] adj. 丧失的；被剥夺的；失去亲人的 v. 失去…的（bereave的过去式） {gre :14655}
mottled [ˈmɒtld] adj. 斑驳的，杂色的 v. 使成杂色（mottle的过去分词） {gre :15312}
reddened [ˈrednd] vi. 变红；脸红 vt. 使变红 n. (Redden)人名；(英)雷登 { :16258}
复习词汇
killers [ˈkɪləz] n. 凶手( killer的名词复数 ); 消灭…者; 致命物; <非正>极难的事 { :2613}
whales [hweilz] n. 鲸鱼（whale的复数） v. 捕鲸（whale的第三人称单数形式） {ielts :4232}
词组
a bite [ ] [网络] 一口；太急；咬一口
exhaust to [ ] 排到
grey whale [ ] na. 【动】灰鲸 (Eschrichtius glancus) [网络] 与灰鲸亲密接触；小鲸鱼；鲸鱼都是灰鲸
killer whale [ˈkɪlə hweil] n. 虎鲸；逆戟鲸；恶鲸；杀人鲸 [网络] 杀手鲸；倒戟鲸；虎鲸逆戟鲸
killer whales [ ] [网络] 蓝海虎鲸；杀人鲸；鲸鱼班
take a bite [ ] v. 进食 [网络] 咬一口；吃一口；你可以尝一口
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