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Well aware of the danger, the belugas
stay submerged as long as they can

But they can only hold their breath
for about twenty minutes

Catching a four-metre long whale
that weighs one ton is no easy task

- even if that whale is
weakened by starvation

But a beluga is well
worth waiting for

Day by day, as the hole
gets bigger,

it becomes increasingly difficult
for the bear to land a whale

Keeping its fur in good condition and
free from salt is important for warmth

- and the bear uses snow
like blotting paper

These belugas have been attacked by many
bears over the last six months

- and some have been caught

lt may have taken a long time and
a lot of patience, but a catch,

when it's made, brings abundant
rewards of energy rich blubber

Gulls rely on bear-kills
at this time of the year

- and the colour of blood staining the
ice attracts them from a long way away

The remaining belugas still have
a long wait before they are released

from their prison and
the threat of slaughter

Arctic foxes also rely on the
polar bears to hunt on their behalf

They're the jackals of the north and
scavenge from bear kills whenever they can

ln winter and early spring,
they are wholly dependent on bears

Only in the summer,
when the sea ice melts,

will they regularly
catch prey for themselves

They are not strong enough
to tackle adult seals,

but can certainly take
new-born pups or birds

This canny individual
is going to bury its prize

- it may need it during
the uncertain times ahead

The presence of bears
affects the behaviour of almost

all the animals here
- big and small

The bears tend to avoid the fringe of
fragmented ice bordering open water

- where travelling can
be very laborious

But that very fact makes
this area - the pack ice

- a particularly good place
for seals to pup

Harp seals breed here

Their pups are born with white
coats which camouflage them

very effectively against the snow

Harp seals have a very
short nursing period

- a necessity on this
unstable pack ice

But suckling is intensive

The pup feeds for just twelve days
on milk that is 45 percent fat

Then it is abandoned
and has to fend for itself

A male hooded seal

This impressive nasal display is used
to warn away other males...


知识点

重点词汇
hooded [ˈhʊdɪd] adj. 有罩盖的,戴头巾的 { :5182}

staining [steɪnɪŋ] n. 着色 v. 沾染(stain的ing形式) { :5778}

arctic ['ɑ:ktɪk] n. 北极圈;御寒防水套鞋 n. (Arctic)人名;(英)阿克蒂克 adj. 北极的;极寒的 {gk cet6 toefl ielts gre :6116}

abundant [əˈbʌndənt] adj. 丰富的;充裕的;盛产 {gk cet4 ky toefl gre :6223}

polar [ˈpəʊlə(r)] n. 极面;极线 adj. 极地的;两极的;正好相反的 n. (Polar)人名;(德、西)波拉尔 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6795}

unstable [ʌnˈsteɪbl] adj. 不稳定的;动荡的;易变的 {cet4 cet6 toefl :6975}

nasal [ˈneɪzl] adj. 鼻的;鼻音的 n. 鼻骨;鼻音;鼻音字 {gre :7721}

slaughter [ˈslɔ:tə(r)] n. 屠宰,屠杀;杀戮;消灭 vt. 屠宰,屠杀;杀戮;使惨败 n. (Slaughter)人名;(英)斯劳特 {cet6 ky ielts gre :8340}

starvation [stɑ:ˈveɪʃn] n. 饿死;挨饿;绝食 {gk cet4 toefl :8598}

fend [fend] vi. 照料;供养;力争 vt. 谋生;保护;挡开;供养 {ielts :9011}

gulls ['ɡʌlz] n. [鸟] 鸥;气球假目标雷达反射器;笨人;易受骗之人(gull的复数形式) v. 诈欺,骗(gull的第三人称单数形式) { :9078}

Lt [ ] abbr. 书信电报(letter message);数据处理(Language Translation) { :9242}

pups [pʌps] abbr. puppies 小狗,幼犬,自负的青年 n. 小狗( pup的名词复数 ); 自负的傻小子; (小狐,小海豹等)幼小的动物; 卖给/买到伪劣货 { :9257}

pup [pʌp] n. 小狗;幼畜 vt. 生(小狗等小动物) vi. 生小狗 { :9257}

submerged [səb'mɜ:dʒd] adj. 水下的,在水中的 v. 潜入水中(submerge的过去分词);使陷入 {toefl :11140}

blotting [blɒtɪŋ] n. [遗] 印迹;吸去 v. 玷污;吸掉(blot的ing形式) { :11768}

harp [hɑ:p] n. 竖琴 vi. 弹奏竖琴;喋喋不休;不停地说 n. (Harp)人名;(英)哈普 {cet6 gre :11984}

camouflage [ˈkæməflɑ:ʒ] n. 伪装,掩饰 vt. 伪装,掩饰 vi. 伪装起来 {toefl gre :12127}


难点词汇
laborious [ləˈbɔ:riəs] adj. 勤劳的;艰苦的;费劲的 {toefl ielts :14158}

beluga [bəˈlu:gə] n. [脊椎] 白鲸;白色大鳇鱼 { :14304}

belugas [biˈlu:ɡəz] n. 鲟( beluga的名词复数 ); 鲟子酱; 白鲸 { :14304}

scavenge [ˈskævɪndʒ] vt. 打扫;排除废气;以…为食 vi. 清除污物;打扫 { :17515}

canny [ˈkæni] n. (Canny)人名;(英)坎尼 adj. 精明的,谨慎的;节约的 {toefl gre :18523}

jackals [ˈdʒækəlz] n. 豺( jackal的名词复数 ) { :20082}

suckling ['sʌkliŋ] n. 乳儿;乳臭未干的小子 adj. 尚未断奶的,哺乳的;初出茅庐的 v. 哺乳;养育(suckle的ing形式) n. (Suckling)人名;(英)萨克林 { :21460}

blubber [ˈblʌbə(r)] n. 鲸脂;哭泣 vi. 又哭又闹 vt. 又哭又闹 adj. 肿大的 { :23945}

ln [ ] abbr. 自然对数(Napierian Logarithm);液态氮(Liquid Nitrogen) { :28828}


复习词汇
seals [si:lz] n. seal的复数形式 { :4021}


词组
a whale [ ] [网络] 鲸鱼号;一条鲸鱼;巨鲸

arctic fox [ˈɑ:ktɪk fɔks] un. 北极狐 [网络] 白狐;北极狐也在睡觉;快乐狐狸

arctic foxes [ ] [网络] 北极狐类

blood stain [ ] un. 血迹;血痕;血污染 [网络] 血印;血渍;命案现场上血迹

fend for [ ] na. 筹措;扶养 [网络] 照料;自生自灭;自谋生路

harp seal [hɑ:p si:l] [网络] 竖琴海豹;格陵兰海豹;鞍纹海豹

harp seals [ ] [网络] 琴海豹;格陵兰海豹

hooded seal [ ] [动物]冠海豹 (Cystophora cristata)[亦称作bladdernose]

polar bear [ˈpəulə bɛə] n. 北极熊;白熊 [网络] 冬泳者;极地熊;北极熊篇

polar bears [ ] na. 北极熊 [网络] 北极熊的采血点;爱上北极熊;梁伟灏

the fringe [ ] [网络] 边缘;艺穗;这种英式刘海



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