【英语时差8,16】英国最大的胆小鬼
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：英语时差8，16
UK's Biggest Scaredy Cat As one of nature’s top predators 1, the tiger is not an animal that we would ordinarily think of as being chicken. However, one tiger, which lives in an English zoo, turned out to be more cowardly than his keepers could ever have imagined. Tanvir, a two-year-old Bengal tiger, got stuck at the top of a new 5m-high activity tower in his enclosure, after climbing it for the first time. The branching tower had been designed to provide mental stimulation 2 for Tanvir by testing his ingenuity 3, but after scaling the exercise structure in just a few seconds, he lost his nerve when it came to coming back down. Tanvir went on to spend nearly two days at the top of the tower trying to pluck up the courage to attempt a descent. A spokesperson for the zoo said that Tanvir had taken half an hour to come down from a smaller structure only 1.5m high previously 4, and that the taller tower had clearly been too much for him. "Every time he gets to the edge, he looks out, puts a paw over, and thinks, 'no, I'm not doing it!'" said Samantha Cordrey. In the end Tanvir’s hunger got the better of his fear, and after almost 48 hours he made his way down in order to eat. And what better way to put such a traumatic ordeal 5 behind you than by tucking in to an entire pig’s head? It appears that Tanvir is none the worse for his experience, but it is not known if he will find the guts 6 to go back up his exercise tower again. The whole episode only serves to underline the difficulties faced by zoo staff in creating environments that will stimulate 7 the animals living in enclosed spaces. "It was made to challenge him but he's a bit of a wimp," said Tanvir’s keeper.
- 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》
- The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
- You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。
- The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。
- I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
- She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
- Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。