英語聽力：長毛象王國-17

Musk oxen and arctic hares are well-insulated against the cold as are the largest grazers of them all, the woolly mammoths.

This herd is regrouping, ready for a long day feeding on the grasses beneath the snow. Mothers need to keep milk flowing for the young.

This baby will need all the care that he can get to make it through its first Beringian winter. Despite the cold, there is still food available. The high winds stop the snow from building up and keep the grass exposed, a lifeline for all Beringia’s grazers.

1 Arctic

adj.北極的;n.北極

參考例句：

They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他們飛過了茫茫無邊的北極上空。

The sort of animal lived in the Arctic Circle.這種動物生活在北極圈里。

2 hares

n.野兔( hare的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )

參考例句：

He caught three hares, but one ran a mile. 他逮了三只野兔，跑了一只。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 兩只兔都趕，一只也逮不著。 來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

3 herd

n.獸群，牧群;vt.使集中，把…趕在一起

參考例句：

She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她趕著牛群穿過荒野。

He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他從無主見，只是人云亦云。