英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非：喀拉哈里大沙漠—10
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2013年
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But in 1893, it wasn't the river or the geology that was to be protected, rather the local antelope 1 herds 2. Policing methods proved adequate though, hunting remain widespread and the antelope population remains 3 a fraction of what it once was.Today, the entire park is named after its central feature, the massive and thundering waterfall, which the indigenous 4 people had named Angrabies.
-Angrabies might mean a place of great noise, but this spot is deliciously quiet.
Some 12 kilometers from the Falls, birdsong and a gentle breeze are all that accompanied me along this day's river walk. After wandering through swine grasses, bleached 5 white by the sun, the river slowly winds its way around the bank, known as Echo Corner.
-Right, let's test out the name of Echo Corner. HELLO! Not bad!
Ehco Corner is where the Angrabies Gorge 6 starts in earnest. Upstream towards the Falls, valley tightens 7 on the cliffs rise up, so this might be the last chance to see the Orange River in such a peace state.
-Angrabies might mean a place of great noise, but this spot is deliciously quiet.
Some 12 kilometers from the Falls, birdsong and a gentle breeze are all that accompanied me along this day's river walk. After wandering through swine grasses, bleached 5 white by the sun, the river slowly winds its way around the bank, known as Echo Corner.
-Right, let's test out the name of Echo Corner. HELLO! Not bad!
Ehco Corner is where the Angrabies Gorge 6 starts in earnest. Upstream towards the Falls, valley tightens 7 on the cliffs rise up, so this might be the last chance to see the Orange River in such a peace state.
n.羚羊；羚羊皮
- Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics.选择藏羚羊表示中国需要绿色奥运。
- The tiger was dragging the antelope across the field.老虎拖着羚羊穿过原野。
兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众
- Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
- There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的
- Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
- Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
漂白的，晒白的，颜色变浅的
- His hair was bleached by the sun . 他的头发被太阳晒得发白。
- The sun has bleached her yellow skirt. 阳光把她的黄裙子晒得褪色了。
n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃
- East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
- It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。