英语听力：自然百科:黄石公园—夏天(1)

For six months, Yellowstone endures an unrelenting winter.

在6个月中, 黄石忍受着一个冷酷的冬天。

An ice world of hunters and hunted, but now footsteps on the slops of a mountain herald¹ a changing of a season.

那时是在一个猎人和猎物的冰雪世界,但现在山边的脚印预示着季节的变化。

The sun regains² its strength, water flows again.

太阳重振旗鼓,河水再次流淌。

The race begins to recover winter's losses to play, learn and read.

正在上演的是冬天对于游玩,了解及阅读的损失而恢复的比赛,

But the summer ahead would be fleeting³ and far from easy in this unpredictable wilderness⁴.

但今夏将是短暂的,在这个不可预知的荒野远非易事。

It's April. The land lies exhausted⁵ by winter.

现在正处于4月。土地因为冬天已经精疲力竭。

Everything is waiting for the return of the sun’s warmth.

万物都在等待着返回太阳的温暖怀抱。

1 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

2 regains   

复得( regain的第三人称单数 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• It will take a lot of repair work before the theatre regains its former splendour. 要想剧院重拾昔日的辉煌，必须进行大规模整修。
• He lays down the book and regains the consciousness. 他惊悸初定，掩卷细思。

3 fleeting   

adj.短暂的，飞逝的

参考例句：

• The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。
• Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝，于是让自已尽情地享受。

4 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

5 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。