英語聽力：長毛象王國-20

One giant short-faced bear is more than a match for two lions. But in this bitter climate, lions can’t afford to go without a meal for long. A mammoth calf in its first winter is a tempting sight. But mammoths are attentive mothers and they have the back-up of their herd. The calf is ringed by vigilant relatives. The lions try to find a loophole. The mammoth’s matriarch, the oldest female, takes control. And she has 60 years’ experience of putting lions in their place. In the bosom of their close-knit family, the calf is safe, from predators at least.

1 mammoth

n.長毛象;adj.長毛象似的，巨大的

參考例句：

You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.資金到位的情況下方可進行重大變革。

Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.修建那條新鐵路將是一項巨大工程。

2 calf

n.小牛，犢，幼仔，小牛皮

參考例句：

The cow slinked its calf.那頭母牛早產(chǎn)了一頭小牛犢。

The calf blared for its mother.牛犢哞哞地高聲叫喊找媽媽。

3 tempting

a.誘人的, 吸引人的

參考例句：

It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都愛把過去的日子說得那么美好。

It was a tempting offer. 這是個誘人的提議。

4 attentive

adj.注意的，專心的;關(guān)心(別人)的，殷勤的

參考例句：

She was very attentive to her guests.她對客人招待得十分周到。

The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演講者喜歡注意力集中的聽眾。

5 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。

6 vigilant

adj.警覺的，警戒的，警惕的

參考例句：

He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得學會如何在這漫長的黑夜里保持警覺。

The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.這只狗警醒地守護著這所房屋。

7 bosom

n.胸，胸部;胸懷;內(nèi)心;adj.親密的

參考例句：

She drew a little book from her bosom.她從懷里取出一本小冊子。

A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他內(nèi)心生出一陣惡毒的嫉妒。

8 predators

n.食肉動物( predator的名詞復數(shù) );奴役他人者(尤指在財務(wù)或性關(guān)系方面)

參考例句：

birds and their earthbound predators 鳥和地面上捕食它們的動物

The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性動物的眼睛能感覺到最細小的動靜。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》