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Listenthisway听力教程第三册-2

Unit2WildlifeConservation

PartⅠGettingready

gravely:

严重

species:

物种

extinct:

灭种

onthebrink:

在边缘

can'taffordtowaitanymore:

不能再等待

takeaction:

采取行动

abbreviations:

缩写

acronyms:

首字母缩略词

IUCN--InternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature:

世界自然保护联盟

convention:

会议;全体与会者;国际公约;惯例,习俗,规矩

CITES--ConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpecies:

华盛顿公约,濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约

conservation:

保存;保护;避免浪费;对自然环境的保护

UNEP--UnitedNationsEnvironmentalProgram:

联合国环境规划署

WWF--WorldWideFundforNature:

世界自然基金会

regulate:

调节;控制,管理

promotetheconservation:

促进保护

undertheauspicesof:

在…的帮助或支持下;有…赞助的

prohibit:

禁止

endangeredspecies:

濒危野生动植物种

encouragepartnershipsindoingsth:

鼓励伙伴

partnership:

伙伴关系;合伙人身份;合作关系;合营公司

inspiringinformation:

鼓舞人心的信息

improvetheirqualityoflife:

改善生活品质

withoutcompromising:

不妥协

enablesbtodosth:

使……能

raisefundsfor:

筹款

giantpanda:

大熊猫

aglobalnetwork:

全球网

Gland:

格兰德

Switzerland:

瑞士

biologicaldiversity:

生物多样性

ecosystemservices:

生态系统服务

variety:

种类

abreathableatmosphere:

洁净的(能够呼吸的)空气

reduceinnumber:

数量减少

role:

任务

negligible:

以忽略的;微不足道的

apes:

whales:

seals:

海豹

marineturtles:

海龟

walrus:

海象

dolphins:

海豚

crocodiles:

鳄鱼

bludgeon:

攻击;威胁,强迫

campaign:

运动

sanctuaries:

庇护所

seasanctuary:

海洋保护区

protected-nestingsites:

受保护的营巢区

nestingsite:

营巢区;筑巢区;巢址

pollute:

污染

ivory:

象牙

porpoise:

动鼠海豚

comeintoforce:

开始生效

habitat:

(动物的)栖息地,住处

compromise:

妥协

rolloff:

辗轧;下降

breed:

繁殖

publicappeal:

公众诉求;呼吁

slaughter:

屠宰(动物);大屠杀

makeadonation:

捐款

Wildanimalsandwildplantsandthewildplaceswheretheylivearegravelythreatenedalmosteverywhere.Onespecieshasbecomeextinctineachyearofthiscentury;andmanyhundredsarenowonthebrink.Wecan'taffordtowaitanymore.Itistimethatwetakeaction.

AThefollowingwordsandphraseswillappearinthisunit.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.

1.habitat:

thenaturalhomeofaplanetoranimal

2.species:

agroupofplantsoranimalsofthesamekind,whicharealikeinallimportantwaysandcanbreedtogether

3.bludgeon:

hitwithaheavyobject

4.census:

acountofatotalpopulation

5.logistics:

theplanningandimplementationofthedetailsofanyoperation

6.degrade:

bringdown

7.adversely:

inthemannerofgoingagainst,opposing

8.refuge:

aplacethatprovidesprotectionorshelterfromdanger

9.aquatic:

livinginoronwater

10.mussel:

asmallseaanimallivinginsideablackshellwhosesoftbodycanbeeatenasfood(淡菜)

11.staplefood:

basicfoodormainfoodthatonenormallyeats

12.pickyeater:

someonewhoisverycarefulaboutchoosingonlywhattheyliketoeat

13.shrink:

tobecomeorcausetobecomesmallerinsize

14.casestudy:

adetailedanalyticalstudyofapersonorsomethingwithaviewtomakinggeneralizations

BListentosomeabbreviationsandacronymsofsomeorganizationsandsomeinformationaboutthem.Fillintheblanks.

Audioscript:

1.IUCN--InternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature,istheorganizationestablishedbytheUnitedNationstopromotetheconservationofwildlifeandhabitatsaspartofthenationalpoliciesofmemberstates.

2.CITES--ConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpecies.isaninternationalagreementundertheauspicesoftheIUCNwiththeaimofregulatingtradeinendangeredspeciesofanimalsandplants.Theagreementcameintoforcein1975andby1991hadbeensignedby110states.Itprohibitsanytradeinacategoryof8,000highlyendangeredspeciesandcontrolstradeinafurther30,000species.

3.UNEP--UnitedNationsEnvironmentalProgram,aimstoprovideleadershipandencouragepartnershipsincaringfortheenvironmentbyinspiringinformationandenablingnationsandpeopletoimprovetheirqualityoflifewithoutcompromisingthatoffuturegenerations.

4.WWF--WorldWideFundforNature(formerlyWorldWildlifeFund),isaninternationalorganizationestablishedin1961toraisefundsforconservationbypublicappeal.Projectsincludeconservationofparticularspecies,forexample,thetigerandgiantpanda.Withalmostfivemillionsupportersdistributedthroughoutfivecontinents,WWFhasaglobalnetworkactiveinover90countries.ItsheadquartersareinGland,Switzerland.

Biologicaldiversityprovidesuswithavarietyofspecial"ecosystemservices",suchascleanwater,abreathableatmosphereandnaturalclimatecontrol.However,manykindsofwildanimalshavebeensoreducedinnumberthattheirroleintheecosystemisnegligible.Animalslikethegreatapes,thewhales,seals,andmarineturtlesareunderparticularpressure.

CListentotheconversation.MatchcolumnA,whichisalistofthenamesofsomeendangeredanimals,withcolumnB,whichgivestheinformationaboutthoseendangeredanimals.Thenanwserthequestions.

ColumnA

1.Whales

2.Seals

3.Turtles

4.Crocodiles

5.'Walruses(海象.)

6.Dolphins

 

2

4

5

1.6

3

ColumnB

bludgeonedtodeathforfurcoats

killedtomakehandbagsandshoes

huntedfortheirivory

huntedtoextinction

eggsrolledoffandslaughteredformeatandoil

Questions:

1.WhatdopeopleattheWorldWildlifeFundworkforaccordingtothewoman?

Theyworktoconservenaturalareasthatcontainendangeredwildlife.

2.Whataretheydoinginordertoprotectthoseendangeredanimals?

Theyarecampaigningtoprovideseasanctuariesforsomeoftheseendangeredspecies.Protected-nestingsitesforturtleshavebeensetup.

3.Canyouguessthemeaningof"seasanctuaries"?

Itreferstotheplacesofsafetyintheseawhereseaanimalsareprotectedandallowedtolivefreely.

Audioscript:

A:

Hello,I'mcallingonbehalfoftheWorldWildlifeFund.

B:

Thewhat?

A:

TheWorldWildlifeFund.Ifyou'vegotafewminutesI'dliketotellyouwhatthatmeans.

B:

Oh,allright.

A:

Weworktoconservenaturalareasthatcontainendangeredwildlife.Theseas,forexample,havebecomepollutedbytheindustrializedworld;whalesarebeinghuntedtoextinction;turtlesarerolledofftheireggswhentheycomeashoretobreedorareslaughteredfortheirmeatandoil...

B:

Oh.

A:

Crocodilesarekilledtomakehandbagsandshoes;walrusesarehuntedfortheirivory.

B:

Isee.

A:

Sealsarebludgeonedtodeathtoprovidefurcoatsandthethreatofextinctionhangsoverseveralspeciesofwhale,dolphinandporpoise.

B:

Really.

A:

Wearenowcampaigningtoprovideseasanctuariesforsomeoftheseendangeredspecies.

B:

Veryinteresting.

A:

Aidedbyourcampaign,protectednestingsitesforturtleshavealreadybeensetup.Asyoucansee,thisisveryvaluableworkandIwonderthereforeifyou'dliketomakeadonation?

PartIIChristmasbirdcounts

bedeemed:

(被)认为,视为,断定

fortunes:

命运

critically:

危急;严重

perilous:

危险的,冒险的

atriskof:

有……危险

imminentextinction:

即将灭绝

loseaspecies:

丧失一个物种

residents:

居民

maintaining:

保持

sustain:

维持;支撑;忍受

quality:

质量

sustainingthequalityoflives:

维持生活质量

JohnJamesAudubon:

约翰·詹姆斯·奥杜邦,1785年4月26日-1851年1月27日),美国画家、博物学家,他绘制的鸟类图鉴被称作“美国国宝”

illustrate:

说明;描绘;画插图

intheirnaturalhabitats:

自然居住地

conservationist:

自然资源保护者,生态环境保护者

feather:

羽毛,翎毛

manufacture:

制造

sponsoredby:

赞助;发起

theNationalAudubonSociety:

全国奥杜邦(鸟类保护)协会

Bermuda:

百慕大群岛(北大西洋西部群岛)

Pacificislands:

太平洋岛屿

volunteer:

志愿者

birdcount:

鸟类的清点

experienced:

有经验的

birdwatcher:

野鸟观察者,鸟类观察家

diameter:

直径

observe:

观察

actually:

实际上,实质上,事实上,几乎

longest-running:

播放时间最长的

census:

人口普查,统计;人口财产调查

ornithology:

鸟类学;鸟学

scheduled:

排定,进度表

logistics:

组织工作

ideal:

理想;目标

virtually:

实际上,实质上,事实上,几乎

identify:

识别,认出

Panama:

巴拿马

estheticvalue:

审美价值

indicator:

指示器

habitatalteration:

栖息地变更

signal:

信号,暗号;预兆,征象

degrade:

降低,贬低;使降级

degradation:

退化;堕落;降级

adversely:

反对;不利地;有害地

annual:

每年

Christmasbirdcounts:

对诞(岛)数鸟

decline:

下降

Oneineightoftheworld'sbirdspeciesisdeemedgloballythreatenedandthefortunesof198criticallyendangeredspeciesarenowsoperilousthattheyareatriskofimminentextinction.Manypeoplefeelthateverytimeweloseaspecies,theworldbecomesapoorerplace.ThemoresuccessfulweareatmaintainingorimprovingthelivingconditionsoftheEarth'smanyresidents,thebetterourchanceswillbeofsustainingthequalityofallspecies'livesonEarth.

AListentoanewsreport.Whilelisteningforthefirsttime,addmorekeywordsinthenotescolumnaccordingtothefollowingcues.Whilelisteningforthesecondtime,supplythemissinginformation.

Event:

Christmasbirdcounts

Time:

fromChristmastoJan.3rd

Sponsoredby:

theNationalAudubonSociety

Participants:

Numbers:

morethan40,000volunteers

Background:

fromall50statesoftheU.S.,everyCanadianprovince,partsofCentralandSouthAmerica',Bermuda,theWestIndiesandPacificislands

Numberofbirdcountsthisyear:

morethan1600separatebirdcounts

Thelogisticsofbirdcounts:

Eachindividualcountisina15milediametercirclearoundtheexactcenterpoint.

OriginoftheNationalAudubonSociety:

ItwasnamedafteranAmericanartistJohnJamesAudubon,whoillustratedbirdsintheirnaturalhabitats.TheSocietywasfoundedinthelate1800sbyconservationistsconcernedwiththedeclineofbirds.

BNowtrythis:

listentoamoreauthenticversionofthereport.Completethesummaryofthisyear'sChristmasbirdcounts.

  ChristmasbirdcountswillstartfromChristmastoJanuary3rd.,sponsoredbytheNationalAudubonSociety.Thisyearmorethan40000volunteersfromtheU.S.,Canada,partsofCentralandSouthAmerica,Bermuda,theWestIndiesandPacificislandswillbeoutsidecountingbirds.Thecountsarenotonlyforexperiencedbirdwatchersbu

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