Unit 2 Reading for writing 知识点讲义 高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册.docx

选择性必修四Unit2 Reading For WritingTHE AMAZING ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA澳大利亚神奇的动物知识点整理短语：1.be unique to 是.特有的2.lots of 许多3.a symbol of 的象征4.have a wide distribution广泛分布5.walk backwards倒退行走6.at birth出生时7.find ones way into 找到去.的方法8.go out出去9.try their legs试腿力10.encounters with them与它们邂逅11.the truth is事实是12.quite a lot of time 大部分时间13.hang onto tree trunks挂在树干上14.cause them a lot of stress给它们带来极大的压力15.interaction with 和的交流 16.make law 立法17.as well as 也，以及18.pick up 捡起来19.make sure 确定20.in a good state状态良好21.talk about 讨论e across 偶然遇见23.look like 看起来像24.hunt at night在夜间捕食25.about the size of 个头跟.差不多26.hear of听说27.not at all 不是28.lay eggs产卵29.feel like 感觉像是 30.the sense of sight 视觉31.have a capacity to do sth 有能力做某事32.senses of sight or smell视觉或嗅觉33.a small handful of 屈指可数熟词生义：tough adj. 强硬的；棘手的，艰苦的；严厉的；坚韧的weigh v. 衡量；称(重量)；重达 .pet n. 宠物；受宠的人 adj. 宠爱的 v. 爱抚；亲抚clarify vt. 澄清；阐明；净化panic n. 惊慌；恐慌 v. 使惊慌；感到恐慌 adj. 恐慌的；惊慌的certain adj. 确定的；肯定的；特定的；轻微的；微小的mostly adv. 主要地；通常lie v. 躺下；位于；在于；说谎lay v. 放置；产卵；bill n. 帐单；钞票；清单；鸟喙；Our topic today is “Creatures Unique to Australia”, with questions answered by wildlife expert, Dr Jim Smith.我们今天的话题是“澳大利亚特有的生物”，由野生动物专家吉姆·史密斯博士回答问题。Australia has lots of unique animals, but which animal is a symbol of the country?澳大利亚拥有众多独一无二的动物，但哪种动物才是这个国家的象征呢？It has to be the kangaroo, as it has a wide distribution throughout the country. 毫无疑问是袋鼠，因为这种动物广泛分布于澳大利亚全国。 Its a tough animal that has to survive in a difficult environment. 袋鼠是一种强壮的动物生存于恶劣的环境中。Also, it cannot walk backwards, so it is always moving forwards. 此外，它不会倒退行走，所以总是勇往直前。This expresses the strength and resolve of the Australians as individuals and as a nation. 这表达了澳大利亚人作为个体和民族的力量与决心。 Baby kangaroos weigh only two grammes at birth. 袋鼠宝宝出生时只有两克重。They then find their way into their mothers poucha kind of a pocketto stay safe and warm. 然后，它们会钻进母亲的育儿袋一种口袋以保持安全和温暖。They sleep and drink milk in that temporary, protected environment until they are about seven or eight months old. 它们在这个临时、受保护的环境中睡觉和吃奶，直到七八个月大。After this phase, they go out to try their legs. 在这个阶段之后，它们会出去试试腿力。 After they learn to jump, they gradually spend less time with their mother and learn to be independent. 学会跳跃之后，它们与母亲相处的时间就会逐步减少，学会独立。 Kangaroos may look cute, but encounters with them dont always end so well. 袋鼠可能看起来十分可爱，但与它们邂逅的结局并不总是那么美好。 Kangaroos can hit and kick very hard, so please folks, if you see some kangaroos, remember theyre not for petting!袋鼠的踢打相当有力，所以大家要小心，如果你们看到袋鼠，要记住它们不是用来爱抚的！Koalas are cute, and we see so many pictures of people holding them. 考拉非常可爱，我们可以看到很多人抱着它们的照片。 But in many places in Australia, it is against the law to even touch them. 但是在澳大利亚的许多地方，即便碰一下它们都是违法的。Can you clarify that?你能说明一下这点吗？They are really quite cute, but the truth is, koalas are very sensitive creatures who can easily panic because of even small changes in their environment. 考拉确实十分可爱，但事实是，考拉是非常敏感的动物，即便只是环境中的微小变化都会让它们惊慌失措。They spend quite a lot of time eating, sleeping, and hanging onto tree trunks, so interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress. 它们大部分时间都在吃东西、睡觉和挂在树干上，所以与人类互动会给它们带来极大的压力。Because of this, the government began to make laws against touching koalas, in the interest of animal protection, as well as public safety. 因此，政府开始立法禁止触摸考拉，也是出于对保护动物和公共安全的考虑。 So, if you see one in the wild, you shouldnt approach it to pick it up or even touch it. 所以，如果你在野外看到一只考拉，你不要靠近它去把它抱起来或是去触摸它。 If you want to hold a koala, you have to go to certain licensed zoos where animal experts make sure that the koalas selected for each session are in a good state for human contact and that they are handled for only a limited time and on a limited frequency of occasions.如果你想要抱一抱考拉，你必须去那些获得正式许可的动物园，在那里动物专家会确保为每场互动而选出的考拉状态良好，可以与人接触，而且只在有限的时间内，以有限的次数与人互动。So, weve talked about some cute animals. What about animals which arent so cute?我们已经谈了一些可爱的动物，那么，不太可爱的动物呢？My favourite is a little creature called the Tasmanian devil. 我最喜欢的是一种被称为塔斯马尼亚恶魔的小动物。If you are out camping in Tasmania and come across one, the experience might scare you! 如果你在塔斯马尼亚野外露营时遇到一只，那经历可能会吓到你！Tasmanian devils hunt at night, so you wont usually see them, but you may hear their loud cries when they are fighting or eating. 塔斯马尼亚恶魔在夜间捕食所以你通常不会看到它们，然而当它们打架或者吃东西时，你会听到它们震耳的嚎叫声。 The noise they make could wake the dead. Frightening! 它们发出来的噪音能把死人叫醒。十分恐怖！They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats. 它们个头跟狗差不多，看起来像只大黑鼠。They also have a terrible smell! 它们身上还有一股难闻的气味！Their diet is mostly dead animals. 它们的食物主要是动物的尸体。Fortunately, despite their name, they are generally not violent towards people.幸运的是，尽管它们名为“恶魔”，但是它们基本上对人类没有攻击性。Australia also has some animals that many people have never heard of, for example, the duck-billed platypus. Is that some kind of bird?澳大利亚还有一些许多人从未听说过的动物，例如鸭嘴兽。那是某种鸟吗？Not at all. 完全不是。While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird, its really a primitive mammal, with a unique biology. 虽然鸭嘴兽可以像鸟一样在巢中产卵，但它实际上是一种原始的哺乳动物，具有罕见的生物特性。Its eggs hatch after about ten days, and then the baby platypus nurses from its mother like all other mammals. 它的蛋大约十天后孵化出来，然后新生鸭嘴兽像其他所有哺乳动物一样由母亲哺乳。 Its nose looks like a ducks bill and it has feet like a ducks so it can dive under the water, but its covered in hair. 它的鼻子看起来像鸭嘴，脚也跟鸭子的一样，所以它可以潜到水下，但它浑身都是毛。 Do you know whats really strange about a platypus? 你知道鸭嘴兽真正奇怪的地方是什么吗？ The platypus doesnt use its senses of sight or smell to find food. 鸭嘴兽并非用视觉或嗅觉来觅食。It has a capacity to find food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill. 它拥有一种能用嘴里的电传感器在水中找到食物的能力。 There are only a small handful of animals in the world that can do that!世界上具备这一能力的动物屈指可数！学科网（北京）股份有限公司