夏说英语新闻晨读 第405期:河马发飙袭击中国游客

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A hippopotamus¹ attacked and killed a tourist in Kenya over the weekend, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said in a tweet on Sunday. The attack took place Saturday evening at Lake Naivasha, about 58 miles from the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Chang Ming Chuang, 65, was with a colleague taking pictures of the hippo on the shores of the lake when the animal attacked. Chuang's colleague, Wu Peng Te, 62, survived the attack with minor² bruises⁴ and is recovering at the Naivasha Sopa Resort, the wildlife service said.

hippopotamus: n. 河马
hippo: 河马
attackn. 攻击
tweet: n. 推特（消息）；小鸟叫声
shore海）
bank: n. 河床
beach: n. 海滩
coast: n. 海岸线
survive: vi. 存活
survive: vt. 幸存
bruise³: n. 淤青
scratch: n. 划痕
cut: n. 伤口
recover: vi. 康复

1 hippopotamus   

n.河马

参考例句：

• The children enjoyed watching the hippopotamus wallowing in the mud.孩子们真喜观看河马在泥中打滚。
• A hippopotamus surfs the waves off the coast of Gabon.一头河马在加蓬的海岸附近冲浪。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 bruise   

n.青肿，挫伤；伤痕；vt.打青；挫伤

参考例句：

• The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。
• Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤，脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。

4 bruises   

n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》