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Now they have a long walk
back to the colony

Emperor penguin colonies are some
way back from the ice edge

ln winter they may be as much as
a hundred miles from it,

but as the summer progresses
and the ice melts,

the edge comes ever
closer to the colony

So by the time the chicks are fledged
and ready to take their first swim,

the water is close by

This colony is in the lee
of a headland

and that prevents the ice from
being broken up by ocean currents

The returning adults are so full
of food that they can barely walk

But with no predator to threaten
them now, they can take their time

Somehow, in this melee of sixty
thousand or so penguins,

a parent has to find its chick

lt returns to the place where it last
left its chick in the hope that

it might still be close by

But chicks tend to wander,
so the adult has to call to it

The chick responds - and they slowly
home in on one another

The plaintive entreaties
of the chick stimulates

the adult to regurgitate
a mouthful of fish

With the return of one parent,

the other is free to go
to sea to feed for itself

Aware of the leopard
seal's presence,

the penguins press
together at the ice edge,

unwilling to be the
first to risk diving in

Occasionally, the seal comes out
onto the ice and attempts to grab one

But its most successful strategy
by far is to lie in wait

lt hides behind a corner of ice

The emperors gain confidence
and make a dash for it

The first wave of penguins escape

Once in open water,
they will be safe

But the seal is alerted by the noise,
and through the mass of bubbles,

it makes its attack

Almost invariably,
it makes a kill

Encouraged by the absence
of the seal,

the remaining penguins
make a break for the open sea

ln time, their chicks will fledge

And when the Antarctic
autumn is near its end,

these adults will walk across
the newly formed ice,

to endure yet another winter
on the frozen sea


知识点

重点词汇
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}

unwilling [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ] adj. 不愿意的；不情愿的；勉强的 {gk cet4 cet6 :5583}

dash [dæʃ] n. 破折号；冲撞 vi. 猛冲；撞击 vt. 使…破灭；猛撞；泼溅 n. (Dash)人名；(英、印)达什；(蒙)达希 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :5634}

chick [tʃɪk] n. 小鸡；小鸟；少妇 n. (Chick)人名；(英)奇克 adj. 胆小的；懦弱的 {gk :7269}

chicks [t'ʃɪks] n. 小鸡（chick的复数形式）；雏鸡 {ielts :7269}

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}

penguins [ˈpeŋɡwinz] n. [鸟] 企鹅（penguin的复数） { :10209}

penguin [ˈpeŋgwɪn] n. 企鹅；空军地勤人员 { :10209}

antarctic [ænt'ɑ:ktik] adj.南极的, 南极地带的 {gk cet6 ielts gre :10763}

leopard [ˈlepəd] n. 豹；美洲豹 {cet6 toefl :11916}

headland [ˈhedlənd] n. 岬 n. (Headland)人名；(英)黑德兰 { :12520}


难点词汇
plaintive [ˈpleɪntɪv] adj. 哀伤的；悲哀的 {ielts gre :19048}

melee [ˈmeleɪ] n. 混战，格斗；互殴 { :19160}

fledged [fledʒd] adj. 成熟的；快会飞的；羽毛丰满的 { :19759}

fledge [fledʒ] vt. 装上羽毛 vi. 长羽毛 {gre :21875}

entreaties [enˈtri:ti:z] n. <正>恳求，乞求( entreaty的名词复数 ) { :21942}

regurgitate [rɪˈgɜ:dʒɪteɪt] vt. 使回流；使回涌；使反刍 vi. 回流；回涌；反胃；反刍 { :23381}

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


复习词汇
colony [ˈkɒləni] n. 殖民地；移民队；种群；动物栖息地 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :3443}

seal [si:l] n. 密封；印章；海豹；封条；标志 vt. 密封；盖章 vi. 猎海豹 n. (Seal)人名；(英)西尔 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :4021}


词组
a dash [ ] [网络] 少许；猛跑

dive in [ ] un. 跳水: [网络] 这一刻，爱吧；在中跳水图片；潜力无穷

emperor penguin [ˈempərə ˈpeŋɡwin] [网络] 皇帝企鹅；帝王企鹅；皇企鹅

make a dash [meik ei dæʃ] un. 赶 [网络] 急速奔跑

make a dash for [ ] na. 向…猛冲 [网络] 向...猛冲；冲向；向……冲去

Seal Is. [ ] [地名] 锡尔群岛 ( 澳、美、南极洲 )

the antarctic [æn'tɑ:ktɪk] n. 南极地区 [网络] 南极洲；南极区；北极地区

the colony [ ] 重建人类社会

the seal [ ] [网络] 海豹；密封；印鉴

to endure [ ] [网络] 忍受；要么忍；忍耐

to regurgitate [ ] 反刍;逆流

unwilling to [ ] [网络] 不愿意；不情愿的



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