英语听力：自然百科:黄石公园—夏天(2)

The end of winter comes late to the mountainous northwest of the United States, and in particular, it lingers in Yellowstone.

寒冷的冬季在美国西北部山区迟迟才结束,尤其是它逗留在黄石公园不肯离去。

The heart of Yellowstone is a high cold plateau, 8,000 / feet up, surround by the spires¹ of the Rocky Mountains.

黄石公园的核心是一个8000 英尺高寒冷的高原,环绕着落基山脉。

After five months sleeping in those mountains, a powerful presence returns.

在那些山脉中沉睡了5个月后,一个强大的存在终于回归。

This female grizzly² bear has awoken early to find food for her two-year-old cubs³.

这名母灰熊已经很早醒来为给她两岁的幼崽们寻找食物。

But she may have brought her family here too early.

但是她可能将她的家人太早带到这里。

The Tetons, on the extreme southern edge of the Yellowstone plateau, is where the spring thaw⁴ normally begins.

提顿山脉,在黄石高原极端的南部边缘,正是春天万物复苏的开始。

But this year, it's come late.

但今年,它却姗姗来迟。

1 spires   

n.（教堂的） 塔尖，尖顶( spire的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her masts leveled with the spires of churches. 船的桅杆和教堂的塔尖一样高。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• White church spires lift above green valleys. 教堂的白色尖顶耸立在绿色山谷中。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 grizzly   

adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊

参考例句：

• This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
• Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。

3 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。