夏说英语新闻晨读 第419期:象牙缉私犬

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A ground breaking technique looks set to turn man's best friend into a trafficker's worst nightmare. It will allow dogs to sniff¹ out ivory, rhino² horn and other illegal wildlife products hidden in large shipping³ containers, using a tiny sample of air. The method is being trialled at Kenya's Mombasa port - said to be Africa's most active hub for ivory trafficking.

groundbreaking: adj. 创新的；先进的
technique: n. 技术手段
trafficker: n. 走私者
sniffvt. 细嗅
In me the tiger sniffs⁴ the rose. 心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇。
ivory: n. 象牙；象牙白
ivory tower: 象牙塔
rhino horn: 犀牛角
wildlife: n. 野生动植物；野生生物
shipping container: 货运集装箱
sample: n. 样本
trial: vt. 实验
hub: n. 枢纽；中转站

1 sniff   

vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

参考例句：

• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。

2 rhino   

n.犀牛，钱, 现金

参考例句：

• The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
• They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

3 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

4 sniffs   

v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的第三人称单数 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• When a dog smells food, he usually sniffs. 狗闻到食物时常吸鼻子。 来自辞典例句
• I-It's a difficult time [ Sniffs ] with my husband. 最近[哭泣]和我丈夫出了点问题。 来自电影对白