英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁：珊瑚礁到雨林—32

 Reine island has the biggest concentration of wildlife on the barrier reef, but many of its animals are visitors, and at departure time they leave behind the sanctuary¹ of one of the world's largest marine² parks. The migrants cross international borders, travelling to places where animals are not protected, it means their survival is linked very much to events in other parts of the world.

The great barrier reef is still an amazing place, it's a magical underwater world, stunning³ beautiful, and a never ending source of wonder, but how will it be when our turtles return? The reef has proved to be resilient in the past, surviving great natural changes, but nothing like the pace of man made change today, especially the pace of climate change, we have seen how the great barrier reef is connected to the rest of the world in many ways, it means we are all no matter how remote involved in its future.

Now only we can decide what that future will be, whether it remains⁴ the glorious marine spectacle of today, one of the richest and most diversive old environments and the largest biological structure on the planet, or whether it becomes something much poor, it's a future that's entirely⁵ in our hands.

 

1 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

2 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。