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The
are also summer visitors
They have travelled thousands of miles
from their winter
breeding grounds in the
to gather the food
that becomes available
here in summer
just four months,
they accumulate enough fat
to provide them with energy for
the whole of the rest of the year
All these animals have come here
in search of one thing - the
is the of
food web
occurs in quantity
- billions of individuals
in a single ,
and can stretch for miles
also collect this
rich food
are very ,
but once found, feeding is easy
hundreds of thousands of
them in a single
When the going is good,
the whales feed ,
each eating up to two tonnes
of in twenty-four hours
Further south, near the continent,
the sea ice is still sound
Here, where the ice remains
for most of the summer,
make their home
These have been feeding out
at sea and are now ready
to make their way back to the
colony to feed their
lnstead of heading straight
for the ice edge,
the hesitate
some distance from it
They're nervous
They and
investigate the ice edge
And for good reason
patrol this border
are the Antarctic's
equivalent of
They are the
But they hunt most successfully
in the water,
so by and large, the animals they prey
on are safer out on the ice
They have a grace that
their nature
Confident that the coast is clear,
the head for the ice
But they certainly don't
Now they have a long walk
back to the colony
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}
linger [ˈlɪŋgə(r)] vi. 徘徊；苟延残喘；磨蹭 vt. 消磨；缓慢度过 n. (Linger)人名；(德、捷、瑞典)林格；(法)兰热 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5721}
continuously [kən'tɪnjʊəslɪ] adv. 连续不断地 { :5930}
lazy [ˈleɪzi] adj. 懒惰的；懒洋洋的；怠惰的；慢吞吞的 n. (Lazy)人名；(德)拉齐 {zk gk cet4 ky :6238}
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}
chicks [t'ʃɪks] n. 小鸡（chick的复数形式）；雏鸡 {ielts :7269}
swarm [swɔ:m] n. 蜂群；一大群 vi. 挤满；成群浮游；云集 vt. 挤满；爬 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :8983}
swarms [swɔ:mz] n. 蜂群，一大群( swarm的名词复数 ) v. 密集( swarm的第三人称单数 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 { :8983}
phenomenal [fəˈnɒmɪnl] adj. 现象的；显著的；异常的；能知觉的；惊人的，非凡的 {ielts gre :9058}
mouthful [ˈmaʊθfʊl] n. 一口，满口 {gk cet4 cet6 :9085}
Lt [ ] abbr. 书信电报（letter message）；数据处理（Language Translation） { :9242}
engulf [ɪnˈgʌlf] vt. 吞没；吞食，狼吞虎咽 {toefl gre :9563}
penguins [ˈpeŋɡwinz] n. [鸟] 企鹅（penguin的复数） { :10209}
majestic [məˈdʒestɪk] adj. 庄严的；宏伟的 {toefl ielts gre :10534}
antarctic [ænt'ɑ:ktik] adj.南极的, 南极地带的 {gk cet6 ielts gre :10763}
patchy [ˈpætʃi] adj. 不调和的；拼凑成的；有补丁的 { :11114}
ferocious [fəˈrəʊʃəs] adj. 残忍的；惊人的 {toefl ielts gre :11205}
leopard [ˈlepəd] n. 豹；美洲豹 {cet6 toefl :11916}
mainstay [ˈmeɪnsteɪ] n. 支柱；中流砥柱；主要的依靠；主桅支索 { :13265}
tropics ['trɒpɪks] n. 热带地区 {toefl :13268}
难点词汇
belies [bɪˈlaɪz] v. 掩饰( belie的第三人称单数 ); 证明（或显示）…为虚假; 辜负; <古>就…扯谎 { :14713}
gargantuan [gɑ:ˈgæntʃuən] adj. 庞大的，巨大的 {gre :17088}
humpbacks [ˈhʌmpbæks] n. 驼背( humpback的名词复数 ) { :21537}
humpback [ˈhʌmpbæk] n. 驼背；座头鲸 { :21537}
ln [ ] abbr. 自然对数（Napierian Logarithm）；液态氮（Liquid Nitrogen） { :28828}
krill [krɪl] n. [无脊椎] 磷虾 n. (Krill)人名；(英、德)克里尔 { :32079}
复习词汇
seals [si:lz] n. seal的复数形式 { :4021}
生僻词
superabundant [ˌsju:pərəˈbʌndənt] adj. 过多的；大量的
词组
dive down [ ] [网络] 潜入；潜下；潜入水中
emperor penguin [ˈempərə ˈpeŋɡwin] [网络] 皇帝企鹅；帝王企鹅；皇企鹅
fur seal [fə: si:l] na. 海狗；海獭 [网络] 毛皮海豹；毛海豹；皮毛海豹
fur seals [ ] [网络] 海豹；毛海豹；毛皮海豹
humpback (whale) [ ] 大鳍鲸
humpback whale [ˈhʌmpbæk hweil] n. 【动】座头鲸 [网络] 驼背鲸；大翅鲸；驼背鲸鱼
humpback whales [ ] n. 【动】座头鲸 [网络] 驼背鲸；头驼背鲸；鲸鱼
leopard seal [ ] [网络] 豹形海豹；豹斑海豹；豹海豹
leopard seals [ ] [网络] 海豹；豹海豹
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
prey on [prei ɔn] v. 捕食；掠夺 [网络] 杀害；掠夺折磨；折磨，损害
the antarctic [æn'tɑ:ktɪk] n. 南极地区 [网络] 南极洲；南极区；北极地区
the tropic [ ] [网络] 热带区
top predator [ ] 顶位捕食者
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