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（单词翻译）

 By November, the blinding equatorial sun has turned their southern water holes into sucking mud, a trap for unwary youngsters and so they must move north toward permanent water.  Their pace quickens with the male's need to reach their ancient battle grounds.

 
 
 
After months on the move, they arrive at the northern edge of their migration1, a net work of swamps and rivers, but they can't unleash2 their unique breeding spectacle. This is where the antelope/ lacks reform, vast fighting arenas3, where gladiators duel4, sometimes to the death for the right to mate. 
 
 
 
Their breeding season brief, their hormonal5 rage intense, they are about to dispense6 with ritual and get straight to the blood bleeding
 
 
 
Head butting7 males are conspicuous8 icons9 of the need to breed. But in the hidden world of the Costa Rican rainforest, it is the saving sisterhood of hunger that assures the success of the next generation.

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1 migration mDpxj     
n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙
参考例句：
  • Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
  • He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。
2 unleash bjewz     
vt.发泄，发出；解带子放开
参考例句：
  • They hope to create allies to unleash against diseases,pests,and invasive species.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。
  • Changing water levels now at times unleash a miasma of disease from exposed sewage.如今，大坝不时地改变水位，从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。
3 arenas 199b9126e4f57770e1c427caf458ae03     
表演场地( arena的名词复数 )； 竞技场； 活动或斗争的场所或场面； 圆形运动场
参考例句：
  • Demolition derbies are large-scale automobile rodeos that take place in big arenas. 撞车比赛指的是在很大的竞技场上举行的大型汽车驾驶技术表演。
  • Are there areas of privacy in the most public of arenas? 在绝大部分公开的场合中存在需要保护隐私的领域吗？
4 duel 2rmxa     
n./v.决斗；(双方的)斗争
参考例句：
  • The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
  • Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。
5 hormonal Fcpx6     
adj.激素的
参考例句：
  • Some viral diseases are more severe during pregnancy, probably tecause of hormonal changes. 有些病毒病在妊娠期间比较严重，可能是由于激素变化引起的。
  • She underwent surgical intervention and a subsequent short period of hormonal therapy. 他接受外科手术及随后短暂荷尔蒙治疗。
6 dispense lZgzh     
vt.分配，分发；配(药)，发(药)；实施
参考例句：
  • Let us dispense the food.咱们来分发这食物。
  • The charity has been given a large sum of money to dispense as it sees fit.这个慈善机构获得一大笔钱，可自行适当分配。
7 butting 040c106d50d62fd82f9f4419ebe99980     
用头撞人（犯规动作）
参考例句：
  • When they were talking Mary kept butting in. 当他们在谈话时，玛丽老是插嘴。
  • A couple of goats are butting each other. 两只山羊在用角互相顶撞。
8 conspicuous spszE     
adj.明眼的，惹人注目的；炫耀的，摆阔气的
参考例句：
  • It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显，抽烟对健康有害。
  • Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
9 icons bd21190449b7e88db48fa0f580a8f666     
n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像
参考例句：
  • Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

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