时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:大学英语六级听力短文


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Can Animals Be Made to Work for Us?


Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be taught to do a number or simple jobs. They say that in a film or on TV, we may see elephants or monkeys, dogs, bears or other animals doing a lot of things. If you watch carefully, you may find that those animals are always given something to eat in return for doing them. The scientists said that many different animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get something to eat in return. Of course, as we know, dogs can be used 1 to guard 2 a house. And elephants can be used to do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animals to work in factories. Apes 3, for example, have been used in America to help make cars. And scientists believe that these large monkeys may one day get in crops 4 and even drive trains.



1 used
adj.用旧了的,旧的;习惯于…;过去惯/经常
  • I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
  • He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。
2 guard
n.守卫者,警戒;v.保卫,看守,当心
  • A guard was placed at the door.门口设了一个警卫。
  • The guard stopped him from going through the gate.警卫不让他通过大门。
3 apes
猿( ape的名词复数 )
  • We watched two apes grooming each other. 我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。
  • Chimpanzees and gorillas are both apes. 黑猩猩和大猩猩都是类人猿。
4 crops
pl.农作物
  • Farmers are being encouraged to diversify into new crops. 目前正鼓励农民兼种新的农作物。
  • The crops will not grow on exposed hillsides. 在裸露的山坡上庄稼没法生长。
学英语单词
-ae
aircraft derivatives
all cryotron computer
anadara scapha
analog digital element
angular unit method
arrowroots
arterial scleroses
augmentation principle
ballistic air density
begur (bagur)
benihiol
calamint
can chamber
cheverels
Cnemidophorus tesselatus
collector-reflector
compound ether
crash truck
DBF (design basis fire)
defense budget
depth of focus
Diff N
disk braked train
dyremose
electronic label
FERC.
fibre-optic telecommunication cable
fighter controller
finite logical view
floriform
flour trier
Fly R.
foster son
fyke net
galbulus
gallows plow
gamma-hydroxybutyrate
gas-phases
gesticulatingly
haikoo
high-frequency induction quenching
hiltz
Himalayas, the
Independent Injury
late-stages
leaps out
luxatio complexa
lyapolate sodium
maritime satellite system
medjays
mental breakdowns
mesne process
metallic currency-based economies
misattuning
mocimycin
Moo U
mooncakes
near-normal
neocytheretta spongiosa
night signaling
nitric anhydride
ofdm modulation
off ... block
oil line
oxygen removal by combustion
paid-surplus
paralysants
passive fibre optics element
periganglionic
polytrichum swartzii
reactive aggression
read modify write
recognized principle
registry certificate
repeated contact
response times
return of materials to supplies
rhinelands
rosenstiel
rotatory crossgraphy
San Baudilio de Llobregat
scorpaenopsis ramaraoi
silene latifolias
simultaneous broadcast
single parenthood
slow line
slush lamp
spoon food
steam lead (pipe)
subduced
supermultiplet theory
teleopsia
the star - spangled banner
theengs
tubeless seal tire
underslung conveyor
unobservable value
waive one's right of appeal
warranty condition
x.215
zero air void