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████ 重点词汇
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The their guts
and simply their rivals alive
A no man's land, a band
of white is
the only evidence of the
night's border dispute
Some are targeted
by yet more deadly predators
Predators that can crawl
in search of their victims
, ,
eating machines
They also their gut
and
But some have help
Small living within
their branches resist
these and defend their home
From beneath they launch an attack on
the vulnerable of the
Even the will retreat
from such a determined attack
and this is left
Humphead - nearly a metre
and a half in length
Their jaws are so powerful
they can bite through rock
When they descend to feed the
itself is under threat
They are ,
taking both rock and
their
These fish play a large part
in the erosion of the
The rock and they swallow
emerges later as a fine sand
On a single they can
produce tonnes of it every year
This soft sand forms the tropical
beaches that we find so
Over time the sand builds up
to form an island,
which is then
by animals and plants
Trees take root... birds arrive
The from thousands of
which have chosen to nest here
the ,
which then can support more plants
But these , like other ,
depend on the ocean for their food
Below water on the there is not
only competition for living space,
but a contest
between predators and prey
lt's the arms race between
them that over millions of years
知识点
重点词汇
crabs [kræbz] n. 蟹类；吊钳；脾气坏的人（crab的复数） v. 捕蟹；抱怨；侧航（crab的三单形式） { :5100}
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}
sandy [ˈsændi] adj. 沙地的；多沙的；含沙的 n. (Sandy)人名；(法、喀、罗、西、英)桑迪(教名Alasdair、Alastair、Alexander、Alister、Elshender的昵称) {cet4 cet6 toefl :6261}
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}
enriches [inˈritʃiz] v. 使富有( enrich的第三人称单数 ); 使富裕; 充实; 使丰富 { :6879}
wholesale [ˈhəʊlseɪl] n. 批发 adj. 批发的；大规模的 vt. 批发 adv. 大规模地；以批发方式 vi. 批发；经营批发业 {toefl ielts :6952}
continual [kənˈtɪnjuəl] adj. 持续不断的；频繁的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl :7561}
digest [daɪˈdʒest] n. 文摘；摘要 vt. 消化；吸收；融会贯通 vi. 消化 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :7573}
algae [ˈældʒi:] n. [植] 藻类；[植] 海藻 {toefl :8285}
poisonous [ˈpɔɪzənəs] adj. 有毒的；恶毒的；讨厌的 {gk cet4 cet6 ky gre :9555}
thorns [θɔ:nz] n. [植] 刺，刺尖（thorn的复数形式）；[植] 荆棘 { :9881}
underside [ˈʌndəsaɪd] n. 下面；阴暗面 { :9970}
feeders [ˈfi:dəz] n. （动植物）进某种食物者( feeder的名词复数 ); 进料器; 供给装置; 鸟食罐 { :10516}
onslaughts [ˈɔnˌslɔ:ts] n. 猛攻，攻击( onslaught的名词复数 ) { :11104}
alluring [əˈlʊərɪŋ] adj. 诱惑的，诱人的；迷人的，吸引人的 {gre :11876}
polyps [ˈpɔlips] n. 珊瑚虫（水螅型），息肉( polyp的名词复数 ) { :13529}
难点词汇
indiscriminate [ˌɪndɪsˈkrɪmɪnət] adj. 任意的；无差别的；不分皂白的 { :14046}
invincible [ɪnˈvɪnsəbl] adj. 无敌的；不能征服的 {ielts :14952}
colonised [ ] (colonise 的过去分词) vi. 开拓殖民地；移民于殖民地 { :15908}
terns [tə:nz] n. 三个一组，燕鸥( tern的名词复数 ) { :17271}
unharmed [ʌnˈhɑ:md] adj. 无恙的；没有受伤的 { :18182}
starfish [ˈstɑ:fɪʃ] n. 海星 {toefl :20725}
seabirds [ˈsi:bɜ:dz] n. 海鸟( seabird的名词复数 ) { :21036}
extrude [ɪkˈstru:d] vt. 挤出，压出；使突出；逐出 vi. 突出，喷出 {toefl gre :24602}
guano [ˈgwɑ:nəʊ] n. 海鸟粪；鱼肥料；鸟粪石 n. (Guano)人名；(意)瓜诺 vt. 施海鸟肥料 { :29183}
parrotfish ['pærətfɪʃ] n. 隆头鱼；鹦嘴鱼 { :40959}
复习词汇
predators [p'redətəz] [动] 捕食者 [动] 食肉动物（predator的复数） { :4699}
词组
alike in [ ] 在...方面相象
crown of thorn [ ] [网络] 麒麟花虎刺
quest for [ ] un. 寻找；设法找到 [网络] 追求；探索；寻求
retreat from [ ] v. 放弃；撤退 [网络] 从退出；从……退却；避开
sandy soil [ ] na. 砂壤 [网络] 砂土；砂质土；沙土
单词释义末尾数字为词频顺序
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