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████ 重点词汇
████ 难点词汇
████ 词组 & 惯用语
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all the seas of the world the warm
waters of contain the richest
and the most communities
They may seem like
,
but they are battle
grounds... for space
Even the have
to fight for it
this crowded, community every
individual has to find its own place,
its own way of surviving
But none of these creatures would
be here if it were not for the
A the open sea
floating in a soup of young animals
just one of these
settles in a suitable spot
and survives a new will be founded
just a few days the
changes form and becomes a ,
similar to a
ldentical copies and
gradually a colony develops
Each surrounds itself
with a hard
and from this solid base
begins to grow
increases in length by an
impressive fifteen a year
This branching is only two years old
- a mature can be thousands
provide the foundations on
which the entire community relies
Some organisms, like the Christmas Tree
Worms actually live within the coral
Others climb out, away from the ,
to filter their food from the water
As the community grows intimate
relationships are formed
and different creatures become
increasingly dependent on one another
Even animals that spend much
of their time
travelling in the open ocean
return to the reef for a clean
can be home
to numbers of fish
Here swim the smallest
and the largest fish in the sea
are only visitors
When currents bring nutrient-rich water up
from the deep, they come here to feed
All these animals are here
because of the coral
This extraordinary complex
is built layer upon layer
by millions and millions of
individual animals -
Each polyp's flesh is supported
by a
知识点
重点词汇
colourful [ˈkʌləfl] adj. 鲜艳的；生动的；色彩丰富的；富有趣味的 { :5311}
paradise [ˈpærədaɪs] n. 天堂 至福境地 {cet4 cet6 ielts :5567}
coral [ˈkɒrəl] n. 珊瑚；珊瑚虫 adj. 珊瑚的；珊瑚色的 n. (Coral)人名；(英、法、西、葡)科拉尔 {gk toefl :5793}
corals [ˈkɔrəlz] n. 珊瑚( coral的名词复数 ); 珊瑚虫 { :5793}
skeleton [ˈskelɪtn] n. 骨架，骨骼；纲要；骨瘦如柴的人 adj. 骨骼的；骨瘦如柴的；概略的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5954}
limestone [ˈlaɪmstəʊn] n. [岩] 石灰岩 {cet6 toefl gre :6225}
reef [ri:f] n. 暗礁；[地质] 矿脉；收帆 vt. 收帆；缩帆 vi. 缩帆；收帆 {cet6 toefl :6352}
reefs [ri:fs] 礁体 { :6352}
bud [bʌd] n. 芽，萌芽；蓓蕾 vt. 使发芽 vi. 发芽，萌芽 n. (Bud)人名；(英)巴德；(中)布特(蒙语·汉语拼音)；(罗、匈)布德 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6466}
larvae [ˈlɑ:vi:] n. 幼虫；幼体（larva的复数形式） {toefl :7470}
larva [ˈlɑ:və] n. [水产] 幼体，[昆] 幼虫 n. (Larva)人名；(芬、捷)拉尔瓦 {toefl gre :7470}
maze [meɪz] n. 迷宫；迷惑；糊涂 vt. 迷失；使混乱；使困惑 n. (Maze)人名；(英)梅兹；(法)马兹 {toefl gre :7688}
perpetual [pəˈpetʃuəl] adj. 永久的；不断的；四季开花的；无期限的 {cet6 ky ielts gre :8450}
centimetres [ˈsentiˌmi:təz] n. 厘米( centimetre的名词复数 ) { :8893}
underwater [ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)] n. 水下 adj. 在水中的；水面下的 adv. 在水下 {toefl :9111}
Lt [ ] abbr. 书信电报（letter message）；数据处理（Language Translation） { :9242}
难点词汇
astounding [əˈstaʊndɪŋ] adj. 令人震惊的；令人惊骇的 {toefl :12802}
tropics ['trɒpɪks] n. 热带地区 {toefl :13268}
polyp [ˈpɒlɪp] n. 息肉；珊瑚虫；水螅虫 { :13529}
polyps [ˈpɔlips] n. 珊瑚虫（水螅型），息肉( polyp的名词复数 ) { :13529}
frenetic [frəˈnetɪk] n. 疯子；狂人 adj. 狂热的；发狂的 {toefl gre :16374}
anemone [əˈneməni] n. 银莲花；银莲花属；海葵（sea anemone） { :16775}
ln [ ] abbr. 自然对数（Napierian Logarithm）；液态氮（Liquid Nitrogen） { :28828}
LF [ ] [计] 换行, 低频 [医] 絮凝单位, 絮凝限度 { :30107}
词组
bud off [ ] un. 发芽 [网络] 芽出
coral reef [ˈkɔrəl ri:f] n. 【地】珊瑚礁 [网络] 海底珊瑚礁；美国珊瑚礁；礁墙
coral reefs [ ] n. 【地】珊瑚礁 [网络] 珊瑚礁生态系；国际珊瑚礁期刊；岌岌可危的珊瑚礁
drift in [ ] v. 沉浮于 [网络] 被水或风吹进；发音播放；浮动插入
intimate relationship [ ] [网络] 亲密的关系；亲密关系；亲密关系的发展
intimate relationships [ ] [网络] 亲密关系；爱情心理学
sea anemone [si: əˈneməni] n. 海葵 [网络] 海葵类；海洋生物海葵；海葵的字当中
the tropic [ ] [网络] 热带区
whale shark [hweil ʃɑ:k] na. 【鱼】鲸鲨 [网络] 豆腐鲨的鲸鲨；鲸鲨共游；鲸鲨秀
whale sharks [ ] [网络] 杀人鲸；鲸鲛
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