英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 自然奇迹(13)

Some come and go in a matter of days.

有一些形成和消失只在几天间。

Others build and grow and can last for years.

其他的生长可能要持续好几年。

As plants take root and protect them from the elements.

植物在这里生根，保护小岛免受自然力量的影响。

The first glance of my seen that zone cave that pretty in hospit of the environment,

第一眼看上去，它像个沙洲。一种不宜居住的环境。

but actually can support life in abundance¹.

但实际上它能维持大量生命。

Today it's rare to find a cave free for humans and man creditice.

今天很难找不到一个没有人类和内陆捕食动物者的沙洲。

But this is one of the best, Raine island. It's home to thousands of birds.

这里就是最好的一个，雷恩岛，这里是几千只鸟的家园。

In the central of the island, they justle for the best available space.

岛屿中央它们在争夺最好的地盘，

Nowhere else on the reef² are they found in such numbers in such variety.

其他地方再也找不到这么多，这么种类丰富的鸟，

Freaky birds, red footy boobies and castian in terns.

军舰鸟，红脚鲣鸟，红嘴巨鸥。

In fact, 84 different species³ are found here.

实际上这里生活着84种鸟。

1 abundance   

n.大量，丰富，充足

参考例句：

• At the feast there was food and drink in abundance.宴会上有丰富的饮食。
• There is an abundance of commodity supplies on the markets.商品供应充足。

2 reef   

n.礁，礁石，暗礁

参考例句：

• The ship and its crew were lost on the reef.那条船及船员都触礁遇难了。
• The ship was wrecked on a coral reef.这条船在珊瑚暗礁上撞毁了。

3 species   

n.物种，种群

参考例句：

• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
• This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。