新西兰英语 486 Happy Feet leaves zoo

 　　Listen to August 3rd 2011 to hear more about the penguin¹ “Happy Feet”.

　　The Emperor Penguin, named “Happy Feet”, left the zoo last night. He is on board the ship, Tangaroa. This ship is used by scientists for studying plants and animals in the sea. It is going south to Campbell Island to check the number of southern blue whiting fish in that area. When the ship has reached about 700km south of New Zealand, Happy Feet will be put into the sea. This will probably be on Friday.

　　At the moment, Happy Feet is in a cage with ice. There is a GPS tracker glued to his feathers. When he is in the sea, a satellite² will follow where he is. You can follow this too on two websites: www.nzemperor.com or www.ourfarsouth.org.

　　Questions

　　1.Do you think Happy Feet will return to the Antarctic³?

　　2.Do you think he will be able to look after himself?

　　3.Why have New Zealand people been so interested in this bird?

1 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

2 satellite   

n.卫星

参考例句：

• The moon is a satellite of the earth.月球是地球的一颗卫星。
• A man-made satellite has been launched.人造卫星上天。

3 Antarctic   

adj.南极(区)的；n.(the A-)南极洲，南极圈

参考例句：

• The Antarctic is a mountainous area.南极洲是一个多山的地区。
• It is well known that penguins live in the Antarctic.企鹅生活在南极洲是众所周知的。