数量下降 澳大利亚的企鹅保卫战

短语讲解：

1. Armed with flashlights, around 60 volunteers check off the nests one by one.

arm with用…武装; 向…提供
例句：He armed himself with a big stick.
他拿了一根大棒子以防不测。
check off清点; 登记
例句：The teacher checked off each pupil as he got on the bus.
学生上公共汽车时老师一一清点人数。

2. Also known as Fairy Penguins, Blue Penguins or Little Blue Penguins, the birds stand about 35 centimeters tall.

known as以…知名；被认为是
例句：He is known as a musician.
他是位闻的音乐家。

3. Penguin conservationist Natalie Gilbert says more research must be done before action is taken.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

4. The more we're learning, the more we're finding out that we need to know a lot more before we start making some management decisions.

find out发现, 看穿, 揭发, 找出;查明
例句：It was found out that certain herbal medicines had curative effect on AIDS.
经研究发现有些草药对艾滋病有疗效。

5. Recent efforts to ramp up the protection of penguins include camera surveillance and microchipping.

ramp up增加，提高
例句：The foreign trade is ramping up.
外贸正处于上升中。