听基础单词,练听力第8期:每只海豹"average"费用8万

【今日基础词】Average

【Transcript】

The average cost of saving one seal was $80,000.

At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively-saved animals were released into the wild among cheers and applause from people.

A minute later, a killer¹ whale ate them both.

【注】release v. 释放，解放；applause n. 掌声
Translation】

救援每只海豹的平均费用达到8万美元。

在一个特别的仪式上，有两只花巨款拯救回来的海豹，在人们的欢呼和掌声中被放回大自然。

一分钟后，它们双双被杀人鲸吞入肚中
Average】

average n. 平均数；a. 普通的，平常的

例：Rainfall this year exceeded the yearly average.
今年的雨量超过了年平均降雨量。

搭配：

on (the/an) average 平均，一般来说：
In winter, the temperature here is 2℃ on average.
冬天，这里的平均温度是2摄氏度。

averagely a. 平均地，一般地
 

1 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。