英语听力：自然百科 大迁徙之繁衍生息 Need to Breed—20

 After months on awkward shores, they are going home. The young albatross fledglings left behind days ago, rave¹ their engines on their necks, testing the force for the wings and hauling wings that will power them around the world. It is time to fly or die. 

For Janney rook, casualties are merely a last chance to feast. Soon, there would be a little left but scraps² to sustain him through a brutal³ winter. The last fledglings now make a leaper faith. Once on the wing, they may not come to shore for a decade, and then only to breed. From now on, they are migrants. Circling the sullen world, wading to brilliant skies and sleeping at solely bounds of life

1 rave   

vi.胡言乱语；热衷谈论；n.热情赞扬

参考例句：

• The drunkard began to rave again.这酒鬼又开始胡言乱语了。
• Now I understand why readers rave about this book.我现明白读者为何对这本书赞不绝口了。

2 scraps   

油渣

参考例句：

• Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. 不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
• A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。

3 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。