《美丽中国》第二集part2

New words & Expressions1. gripe rap n. 控制；发牢骚；肠绞痛 vt. 绞痛；握紧；惹恼 vi. 抱怨，发牢骚；肠绞痛eg: This is a big gripe Ive seen in forums. 在论坛中我也发现了有很多人抱怨这个情况。2. torrent tr()nt n. 奔流；倾注；迸发；连续不断eg: Theres a torrent of cultural knowledge flowing over us all the time, and we get to decide how to use that knowledge to shape our future. 我们一直沉浸在文化知识的洪流里，我们必须决定如何使用这些知识来塑造我们的未来。New words & Expressions3. precipitous prspts adj. 险峻的；急躁的，鲁莽的eg: Could there be a mountain more precipitous than this? 山之险峻，宁有逾此?4. commission km()n n. 委员会；佣金；犯；委任；委 任状 vt. 委任；使服役；委托制作eg: The report was submitted to the commission for its consideration. 这份报告已呈报委员会审批。5. vibrant vabrnt adj. 振动的；充满生气的；战栗的eg: But you know not everyone is going to be able to creat their own autonomous, vibrant economy. 但是要知道，不是所有城市都能够孤立地创造有活力的而且独立的经济。New words & Expressions6. moisture mst n. 水分；湿度；潮湿；降雨量eg: Moisture in the atmosphere condensed into dew during the night. 大气中的水分在夜间凝结成露珠。7. abundance bnd()ns n. 充裕，丰富eg: They have an abundance mentality. 她们有丰富的心理世界。8. vigour vg n. 活力；气势 vigorous virs adj. 有力的，精力充沛的eg: He seems never to lose his youthful vigour. 他好像永远不会失去青春活力。9. give rise to 引起，导致；使发生eg: The tiny components in chips are already starting to give rise to errors. 芯片里的小部件已经开始产生错误了。10. have access to 到达；可以使用；有机会接触的机会（或权利）eg: If students do not hava access to weapons, then they are less likely to use them in school. 如果学生们没有接触过武器，那么他们在学校里使用它们的可能性就小些。11. neon sign n. 霓虹灯（广告牌）12. gusts of wind 阵阵的狂风eg: There ware gusts of wind up to eighty kilometres an hour last night. 昨夜的狂风达到每小时八十公里。13. sniff out 发现，寻找eg: “There have been a number of examples of dogs being able to sniff out disease,says Russell.Key points:难句点拨 1. Remarkable film footage连续镜头连续镜头captured his entourage随从随从on a series of expeditions, as they pushed into the deepest corners of Yunnan. 结构分析：这句话的难度在于有一些稍微生僻的单词： footage n.英尺长度；连续镜头；capture vt. 俘获；夺得 n. 捕获；战利品，俘虏；entourage n. 随从；周围；环境； a series of 一系列的； expedition 征程，行程；as 译为当时候 参考译文：参考译文：胶片出色的记录了他与随行人员的一胶片出色的记录了他与随行人员的一系列深入云南腹地的探险远征。系列深入云南腹地的探险远征。2. This 300-kilometre stretch of raging rapids is as much as a barrier to life as are the mountains above. 结构分析： stretch of 一片（土地);一泓（水域); as much as 差不多；和同样程度； barrier n. 障碍物，屏障；界线；vt. 把关入栅栏 参考译文：参考译文：绵延三百公里的急流如同那些巍绵延三百公里的急流如同那些巍峨群山，成为了保护野生生命的天然屏障，峨群山，成为了保护野生生命的天然屏障，惊涛拍岸。惊涛拍岸。 3. Constant moisture in the air means that the branches are laden with flowering epiphytes附生附生植物植物, fiercely guarded by tiny sunbirds太阳鸟太阳鸟, unique to these valleys. 结构分析： moisture n. 水分；湿度；潮湿；降雨量；laden的原形为lade，意为负载，装载；epiphytes n. 附生植物；体表寄生菌；that引导的为宾语从句。 参考译文：参考译文：空气中丰富的水份供养的寄生植物增空气中丰富的水份供养的寄生植物增加了枝条的负载，这些山谷中特有的小太阳鸟精加了枝条的负载，这些山谷中特有的小太阳鸟精心护卫着杜鹃花的枝条心护卫着杜鹃花的枝条 4. Such abundance of food encourages a high diversity of fruit eaters more commonly found in the tropics. 结构分析： abundance n. 充裕，丰富；abundant为其形容词形式； a high diversity of的多样性；more commonly found为eaters后置定语。 参考译文：参考译文：如此丰盛的水果吸引了各式各样如此丰盛的水果吸引了各式各样原本仅存于热带地区的原本仅存于热带地区的“水果派水果派”们。们。 5. Built thousands of years ago, the southwestern tea and silk road gave access to the world beyond Chinas borders, carrying tradesmen and travelers from as far away as Rome. 结构分析：gave access to通路到；carrying tradesmen为结果状语。 参考译文：参考译文：西南茶马古道越过中国的边境迎来了西南茶马古道越过中国的边境迎来了远自罗马的商人与旅者，将这片古老土地与世界远自罗马的商人与旅者，将这片古老土地与世界相连。相连。 注：西南部的茶马古道(即为西南丝绸之路)，其源于古代西南边疆的茶马互市，兴于唐宋盛于明清。 6. The giant river valleys, created millions of years ago, act like immense funnels. 结构分析：act like 是这句话的谓语动词，created 过去分词表被动；immense adj. 巨大的，广大的；无边无际的；非常好的；funnel n. 漏斗 v. 使成漏斗形； 参考译文：参考译文：热带季风带来了充沛的雨量，形成于热带季风带来了充沛的雨量，形成于千百万年前的巨大河谷，如同巨大的漏斗一般。千百万年前的巨大河谷，如同巨大的漏斗一般。 7. Succulent when young, in maturity its tough and durable, ideal for making a table and strong enough for a pipe to last a lifetime. 结构分析： Succulent adj. 多汁的；多水分的；多汁性的；n. 肉质植物；多汁植物； maturity n. 成熟；到期；完备；其动词与形容词形式为mature；when young 省略了it is. 参考译文：参考译文：嫩竹子富含水分，成材的竹子制成的嫩竹子富含水分，成材的竹子制成的桌子坚固耐用，用竹子做成的水烟筒甚至可以用桌子坚固耐用，用竹子做成的水烟筒甚至可以用上一辈子上一辈子。 8. But as human activity has fragmented their forest home, pandas find it increasingly hard to find large enough areas in which to survive. 结构分析：fragment n. 碎片；片断或不完整部分；vt. 使成碎片；vi. 破碎或裂开；sb. finds it+adj. to do sth. 某人发现做某事怎么样；in which 引导定语从句，先行词为areas. 参考译文：参考译文：人类的活动已经破坏了熊猫生存区域人类的活动已经破坏了熊猫生存区域的连续性，大熊猫所面临的生存环境日益窘迫。的连续性，大熊猫所面临的生存环境日益窘迫。 Exercises1. Who are known as the Plant Hunters? Celebrity名人_, intrepid无畏的botanist-explorers are known as the Plant Hunters. 2. How does Joseph Rock find his Shangri-la ? To find his Shangri-la, not only had he to traverse横穿横穿endless mountain ranges, but some of the deepest _in the world. 3. Whats the function of the markets? The markets bring the mountain _ together. tunnels,jungle, poison,maturity,gorgest,tribes,adventurers,moistureadventurersgorges tribes4. Whats the remarkable discovery of Plant Hunters ? Far from the tropics, they seemed to be entering a steamy, vibrant tropical_, the forest of Gaoligongshan.5. What causes Gaoligongshans strange and remarkable climate? The winds are hot and saturated饱和with water. They come all the way from the Indian Ocean. Channelled by Yunnans unique geography, they bring with them the _ of the tropical monsoon热带季风.tunnels,jungle, poison,maturity,gorgest,tribes,adventurers,moisturejunglemoisture6. If grabbed by a potential predator, what is crocodile reaction? If grabbed by a potential predator, the tips of its ribs squeeze a deadly _from the bumps凸凸起起. 7.What is the usage of bamboos? Succulent多汁的when young, in _its tough and durable, ideal for making a table and strong enough for a pipe to last a lifetime. 8.Where do bamboo rats live? Feeding almost exclusively on bamboo, they live their entire lives in _beneath the forest. tunnels,jungle, poison,maturity,gorgest,tribes,adventurers,moisturepoison maturitytunnels A bamboo bat. The size of a bumblebee, its one of the tiniest _ in the world. The entire colony, up to 25 bats, fits into a single section of bamboo stem, smaller than a tea cup. Its quite a _ ! Half the _ are babies. Though barely a week old, they are already almost _ their moms. Feeding such a fast-growing brood is hard work. The mums leave to hunt just after dusk each night. Back in the roost, the young are left on their own. Special pads on their wings help them to _ on the bamboo walls - most of the time. The young bats use the extra space to _ a life on the wing by preening and stretching. Packed in like sardines, they would make an easy _ for a snake. But the snake has _ of getting in. The _ is thinner than the width of a pencil. When the mothers return, they can push through the_ entrance only because of their unusually flattened skulls. But its still a squeeze. mammalssqueezecolonyas big as grip prepare for target no chance entrance narrowcolony，grip，target，narrow，entrance，no chance ，prepare for ，squeeze，as big as ， mammals，