北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 22 lesson2-4

[00:01.61]Why?
[00:02.55]Because the alligators¹ live in holes
[00:04.46]that damage the farmland.
[00:06.04]That's the reason why they are killed.
[00:07.72]What can be done?
[00:09.30]Well, our government is developing
[00:10.96]a conservation plan to protect them
[00:13.39]and I'd like to be part of it.
[00:14.69]Sounds terrific².
[00:16.07]I'd like to save the beautiful Tibetan antelope³
[00:18.82]Forty or fifty years ago,
[00:20.33]there were up to a million living in Tibet.
[00:22.89]And now?
[00:23.83]Well, their numbers have been declining⁴ repidly
[00:26.48]There may be 75,000
[00:28.47]but there could be as few as 65,000.
[00:31.42]Why?
[00:32.45]One reason is their meat,
[00:34.14]but a lot of it is to do with their wool.
[00:36.11]It's made into scarves
[00:37.81]and is very fashionable in Europe
[00:39.37]and the US.
[00:40.61]They are being hunted because of it.
[00:42.50]It's illegal to kill a Tibetan antelope,
[00:44.30]isn't it?
[00:45.26]Yes-the government is trying to enforce the law
[00:47.95]so that they are protected
[00:49.56]but the demand for wool means hunters
[00:51.66]continue to kill.Because of that,
[00:53.92]the numbers are falling disastrously⁵.
[00:56.38]Well, if we help protect these animals
[00:58.81]and spread the news about conservation,
[01:00.72]we will be doing our bit and hopefully
[01:03.24]our grandchildren will still be able
[01:05.17]to see these beautiful creatures in the wild.
[01:06.88]

1 alligators   

n.短吻鳄( alligator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Two alligators rest their snouts on the water's surface. 两只鳄鱼的大嘴栖息在水面上。 来自辞典例句
• In the movement of logs by water the lumber industry was greatly helped by alligators. 木材工业过去在水上运输木料时所十分倚重的就是鳄鱼。 来自辞典例句

2 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

3 antelope   

n.羚羊；羚羊皮

参考例句：

• Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics.选择藏羚羊表示中国需要绿色奥运。
• The tiger was dragging the antelope across the field.老虎拖着羚羊穿过原野。

4 declining   

adj.下降的，衰落的

参考例句：

• The nub of the matter is that business is declining. 事情的实质是工商业在萎缩。
• It is encouraging to read that illiteracy is declining. 从读报中了解文盲情况正在好转，这是令人鼓舞的。

5 disastrously   

ad.灾难性地

参考例句：

• Their profits began to spiral down disastrously. 他们的利润开始螺旋形地急剧下降。
• The fit between the country's information needs and its information media has become disastrously disjointed. 全国的信息需求与信息传播媒介之间的配置，出现了严重的不协调。