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The whales need to surprise the pups,

so they have stopped calling
to one another and keep silent

Speed is everything

The whales do not take pups
that are out of the water,

but sometimes their momentum
drives them right up the beach

and then there's real danger
of getting stuck

The whale has to thrash in this
frenzied way to get off the beach

Most of the pups are taken into deep
water while they're still alive

And there the whales - apparently
- play with them

Often an adult whale is joined
in the game by a youngster

lt may be learning how to grab a seal pup
before it risks a drive up the beach

Whatever the reason the seal pup
- still alive

- is tossed back and forth
for over half an hour

Even when the pup is dead, the whales'
sport is not completely over

We can only speculate at the real reasons
behind this extraordinary behaviour

But for the whales, the hunting
season is a short one

Before long the pups learn to
stay well clear of the water

and the whales become less
and less successful

After just two weeks, they move on

The killing season is over

That's how it often happens
along the coast

Things are always changing

They're never the same
for long in this,

the most dynamic of all
the ocean's habitats


知识点

重点词汇
frenzied [ˈfrenzid] adj. 疯狂的；狂乱的；激怒的 v. 使狂乱（frenzy的过去式） { :7279}


难点词汇
thrash [θræʃ] n. 打谷；逆风浪行进；踢水动作 vt. 打；使逆行 vi. 打谷；白忙；猛烈摆动 n. (Thrash)人名；(英)思拉什 {cet6 gre :8770}

Lt [ ] abbr. 书信电报（letter message）；数据处理（Language Translation） { :9242}

pups [pʌps] abbr. puppies 小狗，幼犬，自负的青年 n. 小狗( pup的名词复数 ); 自负的傻小子; （小狐，小海豹等）幼小的动物; 卖给/买到伪劣货 { :9257}

pup [pʌp] n. 小狗；幼畜 vt. 生（小狗等小动物） vi. 生小狗 { :9257}


复习词汇
whales [hweilz] n. 鲸鱼（whale的复数） v. 捕鲸（whale的第三人称单数形式） {ielts :4232}


词组
the seal [ ] [网络] 海豹；密封；印鉴



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