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The sea level falling
by as much as 1 5 metres
and exposing vast
of mud... and sand
At first sight a place,
entirely life
fact, the is
packed with life
- the ,
feeding in a ,
quite
the departure of the sea
But life is not all roses
in this world
A sand - in Northern
Australia - it hunts
Just a across, the sand
works ,
passing
into its mouth,
all the
and kicking aside the waste
will clean every grain of
sand within a metre of its
Endless practise for the best back
heel in the Natural World
work fast because they can
only when the sand is damp
Remarkably, they work the entire
surface of the beach
within just a couple of hours
of retreating
Then they simply return to their
and await the next tide
a falling tide is the
cue for some bizarre activity
These slow moving
use their feet
to bury themselves under the sand
they fail to get under cover,
will leave them exposed
to the air and they will
But once they can
wait deep down in the sand,
safe beneath the beach
And not a moment too soon
June in Southeast
and in just four hours
a vast is exposed
by the falling tide
The bears are hungry
- at this time of year
the land
are few and far between
But any food here has long since
buried itself deep under the sand
To a hungry adult bear
that is no barrier
- they smell the through
the sand and simply dig them out
For such large animals,
they show quite extraordinary
at opening the unfortunate
try their luck, too,
none too successfully!
But for the adults the
lasts as long as remains out
Table Mountain in South Africa
Every day the retreating waves leave
somewhere ...
...and this creature is scenting the
currents for the of fish
carries the scent
far into the
Responding to the smell,
emerge from the sand
This is a race against
- need to find their meal
before the tide leaves it
beyond their reach
But are slow and
the tides fall rapidly
These, however,
are no ordinary
They can !
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}
crab [kræb] n. 螃蟹；蟹肉；脾气乖戾的人；起重机 vt. 抱怨；破坏；使偏航 vi. 捕蟹；发牢骚；抱怨 {cet6 ky toefl gre :5100}
underground [ˈʌndəgraʊnd] n. 地下；地铁；地道；地下组织；秘密活动；先锋派团体 adj. 地下的；秘密的；先锋派的 adv. 在地下；秘密地 {zk gk toefl ielts :5281}
feast [fi:st] n. 筵席，宴会；节日 vt. 享受；款待，宴请 vi. 享受；参加宴会 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :5626}
miniature [ˈmɪnətʃə(r)] adj. 微型的，小规模的 n. 缩图；微型画；微型图画绘画术 vt. 是…的缩影 {cet6 ky toefl gre :6061}
tracts [trækts] n. 大片土地( tract的名词复数 ); 地带; （体内的）道; （尤指宣扬宗教、伦理或政治的）短文 { :6081}
odour [ˈəʊdə(r)] n. 气味；声誉 {cet4 cet6 ielts :6254}
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}
muscular [ˈmʌskjələ(r)] adj. 肌肉的；肌肉发达的；强健的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6864}
surf [sɜ:f] vi. 作冲浪运动 vt. 在…冲浪 n. 海浪，拍岸浪 n. (Surf)人名；(英)瑟夫 { :7750}
unaffected [ˌʌnəˈfektɪd] adj. 不受影响的；自然的；真挚的；不矫揉造作的 {gre :8595}
snails [sneɪls] n. [无脊椎] 蜗牛；腹足类；行动迟缓的人或动物（snail的复数） v. 使成蜗纹；缓慢地进行（snail的三单形式） { :8765}
barren [ˈbærən] n. 荒地 adj. 贫瘠的；不生育的；无益的；沉闷无趣的；空洞的 n. (Barren)人名；(西、英)巴伦 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :8809}
centimetre [ˈsentɪmi:tə(r)] n. 厘米；公分 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :8893}
underwater [ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)] n. 水下 adj. 在水中的；水面下的 adv. 在水下 {toefl :9111}
perish [ˈperɪʃ] vi. 死亡；毁灭；腐烂；枯萎 vt. 使麻木；毁坏 {cet6 ky ielts gre :9475}
rotting [rɒtɪŋ] vt. 腐败，腐坏之（rot的现在分词形式）；深蚀刻 n. 沤麻 { :9578}
microscopic [ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk] adj. 微观的；用显微镜可见的 {cet6 toefl gre :9581}
devoid [dɪˈvɔɪd] adj. 缺乏的；全无的 {toefl gre :9605}
cubs ['kʌbz] n. 幼仔；幼童军；没经验的年轻人 vi. 生幼仔 { :10029}
clams [klæmz] n. 蛤蚌；沉默寡言的人（clam的复数形式） { :10109}
burrow [ˈbʌrəʊ] n. （兔、狐等的）洞穴，地道；藏身处，住处 vt. 挖掘，挖出；在…挖洞（或通道）；使躲入洞穴 vi. 探索，寻找；挖地洞，挖通道；住入地洞，躲藏起来；钻进某处；偎依著 n. (Burrow)人名；(英)伯罗 {toefl ielts gre :10878}
Burrows [ˈbʌrəuz] n. 地洞( burrow的名词复数 ) v. 挖掘（洞穴），挖洞( burrow的第三人称单数 ); 翻寻 { :10878}
Alaska [əˈlæskə] n. 阿拉斯加州 {ielts :12468}
underworld [ˈʌndəwɜ:ld] n. 黑社会；地狱；下层社会；尘世 { :12970}
shellfish [ˈʃelfɪʃ] n. 甲壳类动物；贝类等有壳的水生动物 {toefl :13065}
难点词汇
sieve [sɪv] vt. 筛；滤 n. [粮食][矿业] 筛子；滤网；不能保守秘密的人 vi. 筛；滤 n. (Sieve)人名；(英)西夫 {toefl ielts :15525}
pickings [ˈpɪkɪŋz] n. 不义之财；轻易取得之财 { :18630}
dexterity [dekˈsterəti] n. 灵巧；敏捷；机敏 {gre :18696}
breakneck [ˈbreɪknek] adj. 非常危险的；要使颈骨折断似的；极快的 { :20423}
flotsam [ˈflɒtsəm] n. 废料；（遇难船的）漂流货物；浮货；零碎物 { :24242}
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}
复习词汇
beach [bi:tʃ] n. 海滩；湖滨 vt. 将…拖上岸 vi. 搁浅；定居 n. (Beach)人名；(英)比奇 {zk gk cet4 ky ielts :1900}
sand [sænd] n. 沙；沙地；沙洲；沙滩；沙子 vt. 撒沙于；以沙掩盖；用砂纸等擦平或磨光某物；使撒沙似地布满；给…掺沙子 vi. 被沙堵塞 n. (Sand)人名；(英、德、意、芬、罗、捷、挪)桑德；(瑞典)桑德；(法)桑 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky :2205}
tide [taɪd] n. 趋势，潮流；潮汐 vt. 随潮漂流 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :3284}
生僻词
bubbler ['bʌblə] n. 喷水式饮水口
meiofauna ['maɪəʊfɔ:nə] n. 较小型底栖生物，较小型水底生物
词组
at breakneck speed [ ] na. 以危险的高速行驶 [网络] 以惊险速度；以极危险的高速；飞快地以极快的速度
breakneck speed [ ] [网络] 惊人的速度；惊险的速度；危险的高速行驶
damp sand [ ] un. 湿砂
devoid of [ ] v. 缺乏N；没有N [网络] 缺少；全无的；缺乏的
falling tide [ ] 落潮,退潮
filter out [ˈfiltə aut] un. 〔物〕滤光；滤出；慢慢传出；听不进去 [网络] 过滤；滤除；过滤掉
grain of sand [ ] [网络] 沙粒；一料沙子；沙子堆成的恶魔来找你
grains of sand [ ] [网络] 砂粒；沙粒；微粒度
on the beach [ ] na. 失业的；穷愁潦倒的；【航】担任陆上职务 [网络] 在沙滩上；在海滩上；海滨
picking on [ ] na. 与…为难；不断责骂；挑中 [网络] 怪我挑剔；挑剔人
sand grain [ ] un. 沙粒；砂粒 [网络] 砂孔
sand grains [sænd ɡreinz] [网络] 砂粒；英文翻译
Sandy Beach [ ] n. 沙滩 [网络] 桑迪海滩；砂质海滩；多沙海滩图片
surf zone [ ] un. 碎波带；拍岸浪区 [网络] 碎波区；碎浪带；冲浪带
the Crab [ ] [网络] 巨蟹座；螃蟹；螃蟹的钳瓜
the snail [ ] [网络] 蜗牛；井底的蜗牛；丝瓜花上蜗牛
the tide [ðə taid] [网络] 潮水；潮汐；潮来潮往
unaffected by [ ] adj.不受...影响
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