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英语听力：自然百科 火烈鸟与狒狒

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 This is East Africa, the Great Rift1 Valley, a land in constant upheaval2. The flamingos3 and baboons4 here at Lake Bogoria live in harmony. They share this landscape and all it has to offer. They may not be compatible. But in the midst of Bogoria's bounty5, they can afford to be indifferent.

 
In July, after a successful breeding season, nearly four million flamingos gather along the scenes of the Great Rift Valley. They carve the inlets and crowd the local residents.
 
The baboons who live here all year round can't help but take notice of the sheer numbers of new arrivers. Some baboons have never seen these many flamingos before, and some of them don't know how to behave.
 
There are so many birds at Bogoria that they trip over each other in order to escape. Baboons aren't meat eaters, but this is something unusual for baboons. Choosing between fruits and flesh is a simple matter for these meat eaters.
 
Until now, such an orchestrated attack on flamingos has rarely been witnessed or recorded. The graceful6 wading7 birds become a buffet8 of pink feathers and crimson9 flesh.
 
The young have discovered a new taste and they like it. Perhaps this is nature's coldly indifferent way of restoring balance.

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1 rift bCEzt     
n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入
参考例句：
  • He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
  • The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。
2 upheaval Tp6y1     
n.胀起，(地壳)的隆起；剧变，动乱
参考例句：
  • It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
  • The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。
3 flamingos 8ff667734ac0706d98599e1f6b6f6f49     
n.红鹳，火烈鸟（羽毛粉红、长颈的大涉禽）( flamingo的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Flamingos stand in a salt lake in Larnaca, Cyprus. 塞浦路斯的拉纳卡市一个盐湖中的火烈鸟。 来自互联网
  • The research started researchers studied greater flamingos and in a bird sanctuary in southern Spain. 研究人员在西班牙南部的一个鸟类保护区对大型火烈鸟进行研究。 来自互联网
4 baboons 2ea074fed3eb47c5bc3098d84f7bc946     
n.狒狒( baboon的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Baboons could break branches and leaders. 狒狒会折断侧枝和顶梢。 来自辞典例句
  • And as nonprimates, they provoke fewer ethical and safety-related concerns than chimps or baboons. 而且作为非灵长类，就不会产生像用黑猩猩或狒狒那样的伦理和安全方面的顾虑。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
5 bounty EtQzZ     
n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与
参考例句：
  • He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
  • We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。
6 graceful deHza     
adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的
参考例句：
  • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
  • The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
7 wading 0fd83283f7380e84316a66c449c69658     
（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The man tucked up his trousers for wading. 那人卷起裤子，准备涉水。
  • The children were wading in the sea. 孩子们在海水中走着。
8 buffet 8sXzg     
n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台
参考例句：
  • Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
  • Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？
9 crimson AYwzH     
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色
参考例句：
  • She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
  • Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

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