2007-09-13, Animal Mothers:鳄鱼Baby
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：国家地理2007年
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When you think of alligators 2, the first words that come to mind probably aren't tender, loving and maternal 3. This video may make you think again.
Here in the everglades, a mother alligator 1 listens to the calls of her young as they hatch. Predators 4 like this skunk 5 just love delectable 6, helpless, hatchling gators. The skunk hones in on the hatchlings' cries. Gator mom is having none of this.
She excavates 7 her newborns and transports them to the swamp in her jaws 8 of death.
Now the gator babies are with mom. Unlike crocs, the gator toddlers stay close to mom for the first year and for a good reason, because death lurks 9 just about everywhere. This hungry great blue heron is on the prowl for a meal.
This gator baby hides under a lily pad and calls for his mother.
A baby gator is one thing, but a full grown gator is a whole different deal. Mom is right there with her babies and she saves the day until, ah oh, this poor little guy is an easy target for a snapping turtle. Fortunately, the turtle just isn't hungry.
But one of the babies isn't so lucky. He is way too far from mom, and way too oblivious 10 to the danger that's all around him. He tries hard to escape, but this gator will never again know the shelter of its mother's ferocious 11 but gentle jaws. Now come on, say the words with me, tender, gentle, loving, maternal.
Here in the everglades, a mother alligator 1 listens to the calls of her young as they hatch. Predators 4 like this skunk 5 just love delectable 6, helpless, hatchling gators. The skunk hones in on the hatchlings' cries. Gator mom is having none of this.
She excavates 7 her newborns and transports them to the swamp in her jaws 8 of death.
Now the gator babies are with mom. Unlike crocs, the gator toddlers stay close to mom for the first year and for a good reason, because death lurks 9 just about everywhere. This hungry great blue heron is on the prowl for a meal.
This gator baby hides under a lily pad and calls for his mother.
A baby gator is one thing, but a full grown gator is a whole different deal. Mom is right there with her babies and she saves the day until, ah oh, this poor little guy is an easy target for a snapping turtle. Fortunately, the turtle just isn't hungry.
But one of the babies isn't so lucky. He is way too far from mom, and way too oblivious 10 to the danger that's all around him. He tries hard to escape, but this gator will never again know the shelter of its mother's ferocious 11 but gentle jaws. Now come on, say the words with me, tender, gentle, loving, maternal.
n.短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼)
- She wandered off to play with her toy alligator.她开始玩鳄鱼玩具。
- Alligator skin is five times more costlier than leather.鳄鱼皮比通常的皮革要贵5倍。
n.短吻鳄( alligator的名词复数 )
- Two alligators rest their snouts on the water's surface. 两只鳄鱼的大嘴栖息在水面上。 来自辞典例句
- In the movement of logs by water the lumber industry was greatly helped by alligators. 木材工业过去在水上运输木料时所十分倚重的就是鳄鱼。 来自辞典例句
adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的
- He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
- The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）
- birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
- The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.臭鼬，黄鼠狼；v.使惨败，使得零分；烂醉如泥
- That was a rotten thing to do, you skunk!那种事做得太缺德了，你这卑鄙的家伙！
- The skunk gives off an unpleasant smell when attacked.受到攻击时臭鼬会发出一种难闻的气味。
adj.使人愉快的；美味的
- What delectable food you cook!你做的食品真好吃！
- But today the delectable seafood is no longer available in abundance.但是今天这种可口的海味已不再大量存在。
v.挖掘( excavate的第三人称单数 )；开凿；挖出；发掘
- Biblical criticism excavates the various deposits that have been gathered in successive layers in these writings. “圣经”考证把向来积聚于这些作品的各层中的各种堆积物掘开。 来自辞典例句
- Why excavates K-V5's archaeology one not to die a violent death? 为什么发掘K-V5的考古者们没有一个死于非命呢？ 来自互联网
n.口部；嘴
- The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
- The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
n.潜在，潜伏；（lurk的复数形式）vi.潜伏，埋伏（lurk的第三人称单数形式）
- Behind his cool exterior lurks a reckless and frustrated person. 在冷酷的外表背后，他是一个鲁莽又不得志的人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Good fortune lies within Bad, Bad fortune lurks within good. 福兮祸所倚，祸兮福所伏。 来自互联网
adj.易忘的，遗忘的，忘却的，健忘的
- Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness.这次病后，妈妈变得特别健忘。
- He was quite oblivious of the danger.他完全没有察觉到危险。