2007-12-13, Rock Wallaby - 澳洲岩间袋鼠

This little kangaroo is a yellow-footed rock wallaby. They show off their mountaineering skills wherever cliffs jut¹ out (of) Australia's vast desert land. Living in large colonies, the rock wallaby shelter in caves along the rocks.
Shady crevices² harbor vegetation year-round. But water can be a problem. To get it they sometimes descend³ to where rain collects below.
But they must keep an eye out for wedge-tailed eagles. Youngsters waiting on the cliffs sometimes wander into the open. Only adults descend to drink. Young ones too big for the pouch⁴ must stay behind. In just a few minutes she will drink 1/10 of her weight in water. Then she will hurry back to her joey.
Thirsty joeys drink straight from mother's mouth. Once satisfied they gracefully⁵ hop⁶ back to the safety of their mountain hideaways.

1 jut   

v.突出；n.突出，突出物

参考例句：

• His mouth started to jut out,and his jaw got longer.他的嘴向前突出，下巴也变长了。
• His teeth tend to jut out a little.他的牙齿长得有点儿凸出。

2 crevices   

n.（尤指岩石的）裂缝，缺口( crevice的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It has bedded into the deepest crevices of the store. 它已钻进了店里最隐避的隙缝。 来自辞典例句
• The wind whistled through the crevices in the rock. 风呼啸着吹过岩石的缝隙。 来自辞典例句

3 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

4 pouch   

n.小袋，小包，囊状袋；vt.装...入袋中，用袋运输；vi.用袋送信件

参考例句：

• He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。
• The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。

5 gracefully   

ad.大大方方地；优美地

参考例句：

• She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

6 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？