英语听力：自然百科:黄石公园—夏天(9)

While they are with her, they are relatively¹ safe.

它们和她在一起的时候是相对安全的。

And for now, the coyote is content with the afterbirth.

而现在,土狼和这些新生的小牛犊联系在了一起。

But the mother pronghorn must leave her calves² alone while she grazes.

但是这位母亲叉角羚在放牧的时候必须离开她的小牛犊们。

And with legs as wobbly as stilts³, their best defense⁴ is to lie low.

它的腿像高跷一样摇摆不定,它们最好的防御是降低身子。

She has young of her own to worry about,whose arrival has been carefully timed to coincide with an abundance of food.

她担心自己年轻的孩子们,它们的到来经过仔细的时间推敲，符合捕食者们充足的食物来源。

But they are not top dog here.

但它们不是这里顶级的狗。

Yellowstone's top predator⁵, the wolf, dominated during the winter but is far less visible in summer.

黄石顶级的捕食者狼在冬季占据统治地位，但是在夏天却并不多见。

They prefer to stay close to well-hidden dens⁶ to protect their pups from.

它们宁愿呆在接近藏匿巢穴来保护它们的幼崽免受其他侵害。

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 calves   

n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子，腓；腿肚子( calf的名词复数 )；牛犊；腓；小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 )；（冰川）崩解；生（小牛等），产（犊）；使（冰川）崩解

参考例句：

• a cow suckling her calves 给小牛吃奶的母牛
• The calves are grazed intensively during their first season. 小牛在生长的第一季里集中喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 stilts   

n.（支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的）桩子，支柱( stilt的名词复数 )；高跷

参考例句：

• a circus performer on stilts 马戏团里踩高跷的演员
• The bamboo huts here are all built on stilts. 这里的竹楼都是架空的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。

6 dens   

n.牙齿，齿状部分；兽窝( den的名词复数 )；窝点；休息室；书斋

参考例句：

• Female bears tend to line their dens with leaves or grass. 母熊往往会在洞穴里垫些树叶或草。 来自辞典例句
• In winter bears usually hibernate in their dens. 冬天熊通常在穴里冬眠。 来自辞典例句