英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 自然奇迹(14)

It is also the largest green turtle breeding ground in the world.

这里还是世界上最大的绿海龟繁殖地。

Having mated ashore¹, thousands of females pull themselves up the beach to lay their eggs.

它们在浅海交配，成千上万只雌海龟游到岸边产卵。

The record is 26,000 turtles in a single night.

一晚上就有多达26000只海龟。

They turn a remote desert island into a clowded frenzied² nocturnal activity.

它们把一个偏僻荒芜的小岛变成了狂热喧闹的夜店。

Wind and waves have created an island that for a amoment at least has just right conditions to support this incredible spectacle.

海风和海浪造就了这个岛屿，至少在这一刻，这里才能承载这种壮观的景象。

But the island still changes every year, every season, and the reef itself never stays the same for long.

岛屿仍然在变，每一年，每一季，珊瑚礁也在不停的变。

Twice a day, life along the length of the Great Barrier Reef has to cope with complete upheaval³, as the rhythm of the moon causes tides to flood and drain the reef.

一天2次，大堡礁海岸线沿岸的生命不得不面对彻头彻尾的巨变，因为月亮周期的变化使得潮涨潮落。

1 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

2 frenzied   

a.激怒的；疯狂的

参考例句：

• Will this push him too far and lead to a frenzied attack? 这会不会逼他太甚，导致他进行疯狂的进攻？
• Two teenagers carried out a frenzied attack on a local shopkeeper. 两名十几岁的少年对当地的一个店主进行了疯狂的袭击。

3 upheaval   

n.胀起，(地壳)的隆起；剧变，动乱

参考例句：

• It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
• The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。