(单词翻译:单击)
听力原文
The rivers of Zhangjiajie flow northeast into the Yangtse floodplain known as the land of fish and rice. On an island in a lake in Anhui province, a dragon is stirring.
张家界的河流向东北注入以鱼米之乡闻名的长江平原。在安徽省一个湖泊的小岛上,一只小龙蠢蠢欲动。
This is the ancestral home of China's largest and rarest reptile.
这里是中国最大最稀有爬行动物的古老家园。
A creature of mystery and legend. Dragon eggs are greatly prized, these babies need to hatch out quick.
一种传说中的神秘生物。龙卵是非常珍贵的,这些孩子们需要快点孵化出来。
It would seem someone is on their trail. For a helpless baby reptile, imprisoned in a leathery membrane inside a choky shell, a process of hatching is a titanic struggle.
看起来有人正在进行搜寻。对一只无助的爬行类幼仔来说,囚禁在令人窒息的蛋壳的坚韧隔膜里,在孵化过程中需要拼尽全力挣扎。
And time is running out.
而时间正在不断流逝。
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重点讲解
重点讲解:
1. know as
认为…是;把…看作是;
eg. Lots of people know her as a very kind woman.
很多人认为她是个非常善良的女人。
eg. He is known as a successful architect.
他以成功的建筑师闻名。
2. hatch out
破壳;孵化;孵(蛋);
eg. Seeing the eggs hatch out for the first time is a moment that I will never forget.
第一次看到蛋孵化的那一刻令我永世难忘。
eg. Hen's eggs take 21 days to hatch out.
鸡蛋需要21天才孵化。
3. run out
用完;耗尽;
eg. Eventually, my uzbek visa itself began to run out.
到最后,我的乌兹别克斯坦签证也要到期了。
eg. Our time is running out.
我们剩下的时间不多了。