英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国：彩云之南-11

 The Jinuo people are incredibly knowledgeable¹ about their forests, and claim to have uses for most of the plants that they find there. They have names for them all, those good for eating, and some which even have strong medicinal qualities. By working here, the Jinuo play a similar role to the elephants, opening up the forest, bringing space, light and diversity. Green, fast-growing species are encouraged. Insects are in high abundance here, together with the animals that feed on them. Knowledge of the forest enables the Jinuo to find not just plants, but other tasty forest food too. Forest crabs² are common here, feeding on the abundant leaf litter. This will be a tasty addition to the evening meal.

 

Flowing through Yunnan's southern valleys, the once angry rivers are now swollen--their waters slow and warm. These fertile lowland valleys are the home of the Dai. The people of the water live along streams which originate in the surrounding hills. Each family keeps a kitchen garden, modeled on the multi-layered structure of the surrounding forests which the Dai hold sacred. The gardens are made more productive by inter-planting different crops. Tall, sun-loving species give shelter to plants which thrive in the shade. As companions, the plants grow better.

 

Yunnan’s forests are home to more than a dozen wild banana species, and banana crops grow well in most Dai gardens. The huge banana flowers are rich in nectar for only two hours a day. But it's enough to attract a range of forest insects, including hornets. With their razor sharp mandibles, they find it easy to rob the flowers of their nectar. But hornets are predators³, too. They hunt other insects and carry them back to their nest. An ideal target, but this grasshopper⁴ is no easy meal. There may be a price to pay. The Dai men Po and Xue Ming take advantage of a hunter's instincts.

1 knowledgeable   

adj.知识渊博的；有见识的

参考例句：

• He's quite knowledgeable about the theatre.他对戏剧很有心得。
• He made some knowledgeable remarks at the meeting.他在会上的发言颇有见地。

2 crabs   

n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 grasshopper   

n.蚱蜢，蝗虫，蚂蚱

参考例句：

• He thought he had made an end of the little grasshopper.他以为把那个小蚱蜢干掉了。
• The grasshopper could not find anything to eat.蚱蜢找不到任何吃的东西。