英语听力精选进阶版 14170

BBC Learning English 

Words in the News  

6 February 2013 

Penguins¹ and sea lion returned to Atlantic 

Transcript: 

A special day for 62 penguins and one sea lion rescued late last year off the Brazilian coast after getting lost during migration². 

They’ve been looked after in a rehabilitation³ centre and now, after having been tagged, are being released into the ocean to catch a current to take them home. 

The sea is choppy but, with a little help, one by one they slip back into the sea. 

Vocabulary: 

migration 

the movement of certain animals from one place to another – often when the 

seasons change 

rehabilitation 

the looking after and caring for someone or something while it returns to  

good health 

tagged 

fitted with a device which can be tracked electronically 

a current  

the movement of water in a particular direction 

choppy 

with a lot of little waves caused by the wind 

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.  

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly. 

migration / rehabilitation / tagged / a current / choppy 

1.  Hen harriers have been __________ by the conservation organisation⁴ since 2002 in an effort to learn more about their movements across the country. 

2.  According to the official version, Frank Morris, and the brothers John and Clarence Anglin were presumed drowned in the cold and __________ waters of San Francisco Bay. 

3.  The Portuguese⁵ man-of-war normally lives in warm seas off Florida Keys, the Gulf⁶ of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Caribbean and Pacific, but winds and __________ can bring it to UK water. 

4.  Toads are very conservative about where they breed and a decline in numbers is accelerated when roads are built across their __________ routes. 

5.  Academics and designers have come up with a device to help people recover from the physical effects of a stroke.  

Envisage⁷ uses motion sensor⁸ technology to show patients whether or not they are doing their __________ exercises correctly. 

Answers: 

1.  Hen harriers have been tagged by the conservation organisation since 2002 in an effort to learn more about their movements across the country. 

2.  According to the official version, Frank Morris, and the brothers John and Clarence Anglin were presumed drowned in the cold and choppy waters of San Francisco Bay. 

3.  The Portuguese man-of-war normally lives in warm seas off Florida Keys, the Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Caribbean and Pacific, but winds and currents can bring it to UK water. 

4.  Toads are very conservative about where they breed and a decline in numbers is accelerated when roads are built across their migration routes. 

5.  Academics and designers have come up with a device to help people recover  the physical effects of a stroke.  

Envisage uses motion sensor technology to show patients whether or not they are doing their rehabilitation exercises correctly. 

1 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

3 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

4 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

5 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

6 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

7 envisage   

v.想象，设想，展望，正视

参考例句：

• Nobody can envisage the consequences of total nuclear war.没有人能够想像全面核战争的后果。
• When do you envisage being able to pay me back?你看你什么时候能还我钱？

8 sensor   

n.传感器，探测设备，感觉器（官）

参考例句：

• The temperature sensor is enclosed in a protective well.温度传感器密封在保护套管中。
• He plugged the sensor into a outlet.他把传感器插进电源插座。