(单词翻译:单击)
听力原文
This is one of the world's rarest primates, Francois's langur. In China they survive in just two southern provinces, Guizhou and Guangxi, always in rugged limestone terrains.
这是世界上最珍稀的灵长类之一,白颊黑叶猴。在中国他们只残存于两个南部省份,贵州与广西,多半栖息于崎岖的石灰岩地貌地带。
Like most monkeys, they are social creatures and spend a great deal of time grooming each other.
正如大多数猴子一样,他们是社会性生物,并且他们乐于耗费大把时间为彼此整理仪容。
Langurs are essentially vegetarian with a diet of buds, fruits and tender young leaves.
叶猴是个不折不扣以嫩芽、嫩叶、水果为食的素食主义者。
Babies are born with ginger fur, which gradually turns black from the tail end.
叶猴宝宝裹着姜黄色的毛发出生,这些毛发随着生长逐渐从尾部开始变成黑色。
重点讲解
重点讲解:
1. spend time (in) doing sth.
花费时间做某事;
eg. So you have to spend more time testing.
所以,得花更多的时间进行测试。
eg. She can spend a whole day gossiping with her neighbours.
她能一整天都跟邻居们说长道短。
2. a great deal of
许多;大量;
eg. This book requires a great deal of concentration.
这本书需要全神贯注才能读懂。
eg. They absorbed a great deal of the Roman culture.
他们大量地吸收了罗马文化。
3. be born with
天生(具有某种特性);
eg. He was born with a itching palm.
他生来就贪得无厌。
eg. He was born with a squint.
他先天斜视。