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████ 生僻词
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As the picks up,
the take to the air once more.
Out to sea, have found prey....
They are driving a of
small up towards the surface.
The crowd the skies above,
following the dolphins' every turn.
The are still some metres down.
But when the
come ,
the makes its move.
Far from being mere ,
the can now become
predators themselves.
lncredibly they can to
depths of several metres.
The hunting dolphin prevent the
from escaping and
both predators themselves.
Soon the birds
and even drive them away from their meal.
But another squadron of predators
arrives to replace .
Adult .
These are giants - two metres long.
They are heading directly
for the .
Despite the arrival of the giant fish,
the continue to
press home their attack .
Eventually the move on, leaving the
to battle among themselves.
As long as a or a dolphin
remains at the scene the
can't escape to safety.
But when the little
start to move away,
gradually the begins to sink
in to the depths towards safety.
The follow it down to the
very limit of their breath-holding ability
perhaps as deep as fifteen metres.
At last, even they are forced
to leave their quarry.
However good or bad
this summer's feeding may be
within three months winter will be
on its way and the temperature of these
waters will drop by a few degrees.
Then the ocean hunters will
abandon the once more.
As ever, they will move on - searching for
another feeding opportunity,
the of life in the distant
reaches of the Open Ocean.
知识点
重点词汇
dive [daɪv] n. 潜水；跳水；俯冲；扑 vi. 潜水；跳水；俯冲；急剧下降 n. (Dive)人名；(法)迪夫 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :5121}
diving [ˈdaɪvɪŋ] n. 跳水，潜水 adj. 跳水的，潜水的 v. 跳水（dive的现在分词）；潜水 { :5121}
tuna [ˈtju:nə] n. 金枪鱼，鲔鱼 n. (Tuna)人名；(葡、匈、捷、土、塞)图纳 {cet6 :5993}
bait [beɪt] n. 饵；诱饵 vt. 引诱；在…中放诱饵；折磨 vi. 中途休息 n. (Bait)人名；(意)巴伊特 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6346}
downwards [ˈdaʊnwədz] adv. 向下，往下 { :6850}
airborne [ˈeəbɔ:n] adj. [航] 空运的；空气传播的；风媒的 {toefl gre :7134}
underwater [ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)] n. 水下 adj. 在水中的；水面下的 adv. 在水下 {toefl :9111}
outnumber [ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə(r)] vt. 数目超过；比…多 { :9186}
gorge [gɔ:dʒ] n. 峡谷；胃；暴食；咽喉；障碍物 vt. 使吃饱；吞下；使扩张 vi. 拚命吃；狼吞虎咽 n. (Gorge)人名；(西)戈赫；(法)戈尔热 {toefl gre :10137}
predatory [ˈpredətri] adj. 掠夺的，掠夺成性的；食肉的；捕食生物的 {toefl :11039}
bystanders ['baɪstændəz] n. 旁观者（bystander的复数） { :11928}
难点词汇
shoal [ʃəʊl] n. 浅滩，沙洲；鱼群；潜在危险 vi. 变浅 vt. 使变浅；驶入 adj. 浅的 {ielts gre :12753}
mackerel [ˈmækrəl] n. 鲭（产于北大西洋）；马鲛鱼 { :15554}
skipjack [ˈskɪpdʒæk] n. 飞鱼；跳跃玩具；叩头虫 { :32359}
shearwaters [ ] (shearwater 的复数) n. 剪嘴鸥 { :42453}
shearwater [ˈʃɪəwɔ:tə(r)] n. 海鸥；海鸥类飞鸟 { :42453}
unfazed [ʌnˈfeɪzd] 不苦恼的 { :48698}
复习词汇
metres [ˈmi:təz] n. 米( metre的名词复数 ); （诗的）格律; 用于竞赛名称 metres { :2099}
dolphin [ˈdɒlfɪn] n. 海豚 n. (Dolphin)人名；(英)多尔芬 {toefl :4232}
predators [p'redətəz] [动] 捕食者 [动] 食肉动物（predator的复数） { :4699}
生僻词
azores [ә'zɔ:z] n. 亚速尔群岛（位于大西洋北部）
baitfish ['beɪtfɪʃ] 钓饵鱼
词组
airborne division [ˈeəˌbɔ:n diˈviʒən] un. 空降师 [网络] 伞兵师；也得依照法令派军队
bait ball [ ] [网络] 饵球
dive down [ ] [网络] 潜入；潜下；潜入水中
next pulse [ ] [计] 下一个脉冲
predatory fish [ ] [网络] 掠食性鱼类；捕食性鱼类；食鱼性鱼
sea breeze [si: bri:z] n. （从海洋吹向陆地的）海风 [网络] 海洋微风；浦风；海陆风
skipjack (tuna) [ ] 鲣
skipjack tuna [ ] [网络] 鲣鱼；正鲣；金枪鱼
sufficiently close [ ] [网络] 充份接近
the dolphin [ ] [网络] 海豚；海豚号
yellow-fin tuna [ ] n. 黄鱼,黄鳍金枪鱼
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