英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁：珊瑚礁到雨林—25

 This creature is much more than a passive drifter. It can move as fast as an Olympic swimmer. And it has 24 eyes, each complete with a lens that can form a detailed¹ image. It uses its tentacles² like a trawl net. When a fish makes a contact, thousands of microscopic³ stinging capsules explode into the prey’s body, flooding it with a paralyzing venom⁴. The fish is killed quickly and then hold into the mouth on the underside of the bell. All of the habitats we’ve seen so far have an obvious connection to the lagoon⁵. But there’s one place that couldn’t be more different from the underwater world that’s critically important to the vigor⁶ of the Great Barrier Reef eco system, it’s the tropical rainforest. 

 

The Queensland rainforest is the oldest in the world; it’s older than the Congo and even the amazon. And this is one of the most impressive trees in it. This giant fig⁷ has strangled its original host and now dominates this immediate⁸ environment. And it’s an eco-system in its own rights. But you might be asking yourself, what does this tree got in common with the reef? But in fact, it’s directly linked. The rainforest all around me and indeed swamps and mangroves are critical for the health of the reef.

1 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

2 tentacles   

n.触手( tentacle的名词复数 )；触角；触须；触毛

参考例句：

• Tentacles of fear closed around her body. 恐惧的阴影笼罩着她。
• Many molluscs have tentacles. 很多软体动物有触角。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 microscopic   

adj.微小的，细微的，极小的，显微的

参考例句：

• It's impossible to read his microscopic handwriting.不可能看清他那极小的书写字迹。
• A plant's lungs are the microscopic pores in its leaves.植物的肺就是其叶片上微细的气孔。

4 venom   

n.毒液，恶毒，痛恨

参考例句：

• The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
• In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上，毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。

5 lagoon   

n.泻湖，咸水湖

参考例句：

• The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
• This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。

6 vigor   

n.活力，精力，元气

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。

7 fig   

n.无花果(树)

参考例句：

• The doctor finished the fig he had been eating and selected another.这位医生吃完了嘴里的无花果，又挑了一个。
• You can't find a person who doesn't know fig in the United States.你找不到任何一个在美国的人不知道无花果的。

8 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。