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新奇事件簿(翻译+字幕+讲解):考拉抱树来降暑
日期:2014-11-16 12:31

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Scientists have unlocked one of the secrets as to how koalas stay cool and avoid dehydration in the intense heat of Australian summers. They hug trees. For decades people thought the cuddly marsupials clung to trees simply because they were tired and wanted somewhere to nap. Researchers from Melbourne University have now cast new light on the tree-hugging habits of the koala. Lead researcher Natalie Briscoe said there is a five-degree difference in temperature between a tree trunk and the air. Koalas utilize the cooler surface by spreading themselves out on large branches or by hugging the trunk. Ms Briscoe said: "Access to these trees can save about half the water a koala would need to keep cool on a hot day."

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Briscoe studied the behaviour of 37 koalas on an island off the Melbourne coast. She is part of a team trying to identify how koalas might survive higher temperatures brought by global warming. Her observations and conclusions regarding the cooling effects of the trees came as a surprise to her. She noted that the koalas sat upright in cooler weather, hugged branches when it became warmer, and then wrapped themselves around the tree trunk when it got hot. The animals even moved to different trees that had cooler trunks. She said the trees are probably cooler because of the water they suck up from the ground. The koala's cooling technique could be one way for humans to survive increasingly hot summers.

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重点讲解

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1.intense heat酷热

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This makes perfect sense in the intense heat of the African savannah, where humans evolved.

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对于非洲大草原上的酷热,这一点显得非常有意义,那里可是人类的发源地t0AOcl&%9+Ur9I_P82

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2.cast new light on 作新的阐述

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A withdrawal would also cast a new light on Google itself.

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此次撤出将使人们增加对谷歌自身新的了解-g&*@w~4GcJ

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3.global warming全球变暖

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But his view was that we should act as if the reports about man made global warming are correct - because we don't have another planet to experiment on.

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但是,按他的看法,如果报告中人类导致全球变暖的说法是正确的,我们就应该采取行动- 因为我们再没有另一个星球进行试验.r^vt,zSi5Qx%1p2

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4. come as犹如

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When new ideas come as a result of building upon previous ones. This is very much a step by step process where at each step the progression in ideas very small but where over time it is significant.

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新的想法来自于以往的经验知识的积累,这在很大程度上是一个循序渐进的过程,以前的每一步看上去都很小,但是最终的结果却非常重要7DL[bEZBf0vIcZg

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5.suck up 吸收

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Scientists believe that waterspouts and tornadoes can suck up the surfaces and lakes, marshes, and other bodies of water. When they do, they can take frogs and fish along for the ride.

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专家认为水龙卷和龙卷风能够吸卷湖泊,湿地和其它水体的表面,这样一来,蛙类和鱼类就能搭上这路顺风车远行heBEe;1tc4WUjvwghBSx

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听力试题

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1.What have scientists done to a secret?

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a) shared it

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b) unlocked it

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c) kept it

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d) exposed it

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2.For how long did people think koalas hugged trees to sleep?

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a) 34 days

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b) since 1812

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c) decades

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d) millennia

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3.What have researchers cast on the koala's habits?

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a) nets

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b) seeds

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c) doubt

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d) new light

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4.What is the difference in temperature between a tree trunk and the air?

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a) hot and cold

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b) 5 degrees

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c) three fish

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d) the mercury is rising

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5.How much water can koalas save by hugging trees?

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a) half

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b) 2 litres

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c) as much as they sweat

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d) a few drops an hour

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6.How many koalas did researchers look at?

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a) 37

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b) 36

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d) 34

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7.How did the researcher feel about the conclusions of the research?

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b) satisfied

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8.Why did koalas move to different trees?

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a) for food

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b) because of ants

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c) they were cooler

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d) to get a change of scenery

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9.How do trees get water?

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a) absorb it from rain

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b) photosynthesis

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c) by osmosis

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d) they suck it up from the ground

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10.What could humans survive by using the koala's cooling technique?

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a) 30-minute saunas

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b) hotter summers

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c) deforestation

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d) a eucalyptus shortage

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重点单词
  • castv. 投,掷,抛,铸造,丢弃,指定演员,加起来,投射(目
  • absorbvt. 吸纳,吸引 ... 的注意,吞并
  • trunkn. 树干,躯干,干线, 象鼻,(汽车后部)行李箱 (复
  • uprightadj. 正直的,诚实的,合乎正道的
  • dehydrationn. 脱水
  • utilizevt. 利用
  • eucalyptusn. 桉树
  • globaladj. 全球性的,全世界的,球状的,全局的
  • temperaturen. 温度,气温,体温,发烧
  • identifyvt. 识别,认明,鉴定 vi. 认同,感同身受