英语听力：自然百科:黄石公园—夏天(4)

A little success for one of the cubs¹.

有只幼崽获得了小成功。

This mother bear's experience gives her family a good chance of survival until spring arrives.

这位熊妈妈的经验给了她的家庭生存到春天到来很好的机会。

They will return again and again as the thaw² releases more fish.

他们将一次又一次地回到这里，因为解冻会释放更多的鱼。

On the warmer plains and valleys that surround the plateau, grazers are on the move.

在高原周围温暖的平原和山谷,食草动物都在前进。

They left the high country to avoid the worst of the winter and now begin the long journey towards the heart of Yellowstone in time for summer.

为了躲避最糟糕的冬天他们离开了家园,而现在则向黄石公园夏天的心脏地带开始长途旅行。

These elk³ are led by experienced adults who have made this trip many times before.

这些麋鹿是由经验丰富已经多次走过这趟旅程的成年者们带领。

1 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》

2 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。

3 elk   

n.麋鹿

参考例句：

• I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。
• The refuge contains the largest wintering population of elk in the world.这座庇护所有着世界上数量最大的冬季麋鹿群。