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These flooded forests cover huge
areas of the coastal shallows

Extraordinarily, the roots
of the mangrove trees

can live in salt water and they
make a perfect nursery for small fish

Silversides and snapper find
sanctuary in the maze of roots

- big predators seldom
find a way in here

And now the tide is
falling once more

The water starts losing
what little oxygen it contained

and quickly becomes stagnant

Most predators have
abandoned the mangroves,

but these tarpon are still
here trapped by the falling tide

The dissolved oxygen
is fast running out,

but they have a vital
survival technique...

...they can breathe air

Pumped up with fresh oxygen
they can easily out

manoeuvre the dozy silversides

The tide has turned again

And this is no ordinary tide

Since it is the equinox
- the tide is rising fast

but now out to sea a hurricane is on
its way, forcing the tide yet higher

The passing storm leaves large areas
of the coast flooded by the sea...

...and the low lying islands
like the Bahamas

are even more prone
to storm flooding

The sun's power here is immense

As the tide recedes and the
remaining flood water evaporates

- a remarkable transformation
takes place...

The mud is coated with
a magical world of salt

Any remaining water is extremely salty
- very few creatures can survive here...

...except these brine shrimp

And on the water's edge, brine flies

Both are the favourite food
of an extraordinary animal

The Caribbean Flamingo

Remarkably, they actually
seek out such briny places

- they are the best spots for
them to find their food

And they also provide the protection
the flamingos need to raise their young

Nesting sites like this are
surrounded by corrosive brine

lt's a formidable barrier to any predators
seeking to dine on flamingo chicks

The Flamingo takes the precaution
of building next

Just in case of further flatting

Strangely, it's actually the
power of the storm tides

that gives the flamingos
both their food


知识点

重点词汇
formidable [ˈfɔ:mɪdəbl] adj. 强大的；可怕的；令人敬畏的；艰难的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5358}

Caribbean [.kæri'bi:әn] n. 加勒比海 adj. 加勒比人的；加勒比海的；加勒比语的 { :5535}

magical [ˈmædʒɪkl] adj. 魔术的；有魔力的 {toefl :5584}

strangely [ˈstreɪndʒli] adv. 奇怪地；奇妙地；不可思议地 { :5683}

precaution [prɪˈkɔ:ʃn] n. 预防，警惕；预防措施 vt. 警惕；预先警告 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :5945}

sanctuary [ˈsæŋktʃuəri] n. 避难所；至圣所；耶路撒冷的神殿 {toefl :5985}

prone [prəʊn] adj. 俯卧的；有…倾向的，易于…的 n. (Prone)人名；(意、法)普罗内 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6224}

manoeuvre [məˈnu:və(r)] vi. 调动；演习；用策略 vt. 诱使；操纵；耍花招 n. 策略（等于maneuvre） {cet6 ky toefl :6389}

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

extraordinarily [ɪk'strɔ:dnrəlɪ] adv. 非常；格外地；非凡地 {cet6 :7314}

dine [daɪn] vi. 进餐，用餐 vt. 宴请 n. (Dine)人名；(意、葡)迪内；(英)戴恩；(法)迪纳 {gk cet6 ky ielts :7360}

recedes [riˈsi:dz] v. 逐渐远离( recede的第三人称单数 ); 向后倾斜; 自原处后退或避开别人的注视; 尤指问题 { :7675}

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}

evaporates [iˈvæpəreits] n. 蒸发岩；蒸发盐 v. 蒸发；消失；衰退（evaporate的三单形式） { :7887}

flatting [f'lættɪŋ] n. 使物体平滑的方法，使油漆无光泽的方法; 宽料锯窄 { :8558}

salty [ˈsɔ:lti] adj. 咸的；含盐的 {gk :9377}

stagnant [ˈstægnənt] adj. 停滞的；不景气的；污浊的；迟钝的 {toefl ielts gre :12153}


难点词汇
snapper [ˈsnæpə(r)] n. 鲷鱼；揿钮；咬人的狗；暴燥的人 n. (Snapper)人名；(英)斯纳珀 { :14153}

mangroves [ ] n. [林] 红树林（mangrove的复数）；红树属植物 { :15533}

mangrove [ˈmæŋgrəʊv] n. 红树林 { :15533}

Bahamas [bә'hɑ:mәz] n. 巴哈马群岛（拉丁美洲国家） { :15946}

corrosive [kəˈrəʊsɪv] n. 腐蚀物 adj. 腐蚀的；侵蚀性的 {toefl gre :16120}

brine [braɪn] n. 卤水；盐水；海水 n. (Brine)人名；(阿拉伯)布里内；(英)布赖恩 vt. 用浓盐水处理（或浸泡） { :16183}

tarpon ['tɑ:pɒn] n. 大海鲢 { :19657}

flamingos [fləˈmɪŋgəʊz] n. 红鹳，火烈鸟（羽毛粉红、长颈的大涉禽）( flamingo的名词复数 ) { :21112}

flamingo [fləˈmɪŋgəʊ] n. [鸟] 火烈鸟 { :21112}

equinox [ˈi:kwɪnɒks] n. 春分；秋分；昼夜平分点 { :22684}

dozy [ˈdəʊzi] adj. 想睡的，困倦的；愚蠢的 { :24310}

briny [ˈbraɪni] adj. 海水的；咸的；盐水的 {toefl :26904}

silversides ['sɪlvəsaɪdz] n. 银河鱼 { :46332}


复习词汇
tide [taɪd] n. 趋势，潮流；潮汐 vt. 随潮漂流 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :3284}


词组
brine fly [ ] [网络] 盐水飞

brine shrimp [brain ʃrimp] na. 盐水褐虾 [网络] 丰年虾；卤虫；盐水丰年虾

dine on [dain ɔn] na. 吃(鸡) [网络] 享用饮食；在进餐时吃；用……餐

dissolved oxygen [ ] un. 溶解氧计 [网络] 溶氧量；溶解氧气；溶解氧测试

falling tide [ ] 落潮,退潮

flood water [ ] un. 洪水 [网络] 注入水；大水；洪水是

ordinary tide [ ] 【海洋学】平均潮面

prone to [prəun tu:] v. 易于 [网络] 倾向于；易于…的；倾于

storm flood [ ] 暴雨洪水

storm tide [ ] na. 暴风潮(因岸向风而产生的) [网络] 风暴潮；风暴波浪；因风暴所引起的海洋波浪

the Bahamas [ ] [网络] 巴哈马群岛；巴哈马国；巴哈马联邦

the caribbean [ ] [网络] 加勒比海；加勒比海地区；加勒比地区

the Maze [ ] [网络] 迷宫；夜迷宫；迷宫区

the tide [ðə taid] [网络] 潮水；潮汐；潮来潮往

to dine [ ] [网络] 吃饭；吃晚饭；意思就是用餐



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