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Red phalaropes.
红颈瓣蹼鹬
They've flown all the way from the tropics
他们从热带千里而来
to feed in these rich Arctic waters.
在北极的水里觅食
They stir up the tiny creatures
他们用一种特殊的
that are now flourishing here with a special spinning dance.
圆圈舞来激起水中大量繁殖的浮游生物
All excellent fuel as they hurry to rear the next generation.
所有的储备都为了他们要培育的下一代
The Arctic terns have made an even longer journey to breed here.
北极燕鸥来到这里繁殖的路途更长
They have flown 11,000 miles from the Antarctic.
他们从南极飞了一万一千英里来到这里
Their newly-hatched chicks will need to grow fast
新出生的雏鸟必须快快长大
if they're to accompany their parents
这样才能跟父母一起
when they return south in only six weeks' time.
在六个礼拜后回去南极
An eider duck has chosen
一只绒鸭把巢
to nest in the centre of the tern colony.
筑在了燕鸥聚居地的中心
Hardly a tranquil place to raise your young.
要安静地养大孩子基本不太可能了
But the noisy neighbours have a feisty attitude to life,
但是吵闹的邻居的活跃好动
and that can be very valuable.
可是很宝贵的

重点解释

妙语佳句:

The warmth of the sun's rays is now bringing the Arctic lands back to life.温暖的阳光给北极带来了生气。

bring back:带回来

She went to New York to bring back her errant daughter.

她去纽约带回她那步入歧途的女儿。

A rocket can bring back information which we could never get in any other way.

火箭能够带回我们用其他方法得不到的资料。

They stir up the tiny creatures that are now flourishing here with a special spinning dance.他们用一种特殊的圈舞来激起水中大量繁殖的浮游生物。

stir up:搅拌, 激起, 唤起, 煽动

His speech was calculated to stir up the crowd.

他讲的话是有意鼓动群众的。

Bob often stirs up a fight between the two boys.

鲍勃经常煽动这两个孩子打架。

They've flown all the way from the tropics to feed in these rich Arctic waters.他们从热带千里而来在北极的水里觅食

fly from:从（某地）起飞

The supplies are being flown from Pisa.

补给品正从比萨空运过来。

Seabirds will fly from here to another place for migration every year.

海鸟每年都要从一个地方迁徙到另一个地方。

考考你:

他们从热带千里而来在北极的水里觅食

他们用一种特殊的圈舞来激起水中大量繁殖的浮游生物。

温暖的阳光给北极带来了生气。

上期答案:

Mark and Jeff retreat to the relative shelter of their hut.

it's apparent that even getting lunch from the outside larder is too risky.