世界各地奇闻趣事集锦

        1. Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing.爱斯基摩人用冰箱防止食物结冰。

　　2. Astronauts circling the Earth may get to see sixteen sunrises and sixteen sunsets every “day”. 环绕地球飞行的宇航员每 “天”可以看见16次日出和16次日落。

　　3. Migrating wild geese fly in a V formation to save energy. A goose's wings churn the air and leave an air current behind. In the flying wedge, each bird is in position to get a lift from the current left by the bird ahead. It is easier going for all, except the leader. During a migration¹, geese are apt to take turns in the leading position. 迁徙中的大雁群成V字队形飞是为了节省能量。一只大雁的翅膀扇动空气，在身后留下一股气流。在飞行的楔行队列中，每一只大雁都得到前面的大雁产生的气流的升力。这样，除了领队以外，所有的大雁飞起来都省力些。一次迁徙飞行中往往有几只大雁轮流领飞。

　　4. Pollen² never deteriorates³. It is one of the few naturally secreted⁴ substances that last indefinitely. 花粉永远不会变质，是自然界中少有的几种可以无限期存在的物质之一。

　　5. There's enough energy in ten minutes of one hurricane to match the nuclear stockpiles of the world. 飓风十分钟的能量足以比得上全世界储存的核武器的能量。

　　6. A whale's heart beats only nine times a minute. 鲸的心脏每分钟只搏动9次。

　　7. The lungfish can live out of water in a state of suspended animation⁵ for three years.肺鱼离水后以暂不活动的状态可存活3年。

1 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

2 pollen   

n.[植]花粉

参考例句：

• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
• He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。

3 deteriorates   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• After a few years' planting, the quality of the potato crop deteriorates. 土豆种了几年之后就会退化。
• Virus activity deteriorates in plasma stored at room temperature. 在室温下储藏的血浆中病毒活动逐渐衰退。

4 secreted   

v.（尤指动物或植物器官）分泌( secrete的过去式和过去分词 )；隐匿，隐藏

参考例句：

• Insulin is secreted by the pancreas. 胰岛素是胰腺分泌的。
• He secreted his winnings in a drawer. 他把赢来的钱藏在抽届里。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。