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VOA慢速英语:Mars Was Not Always Bitterly Cold
短语讲解:
1. Its name came from the place in Antarctica where it was found in nineteen eighty-four.
come from来自,源出;产自
例句:From this area come most of our best potatoes.
我们最好的马铃薯大部分是这个地区生产的。
2. Earlier this year, we reported on sharks. Wildlife activists worry that some kinds of sharks are in danger of disappearing.
report on报道…, 就…作报告
例句:Jim has been sent to Iran to report on the situation there.
吉姆已被派往伊朗报道那里的局势。
in danger在危险中, 有…的危险
例句:The sick man is in danger of death.
这位病人有死亡的危险。
3. In a statement, Governor Brown said the practice of cutting the fins off of living sharks and throwing them back in the water is not only cruel but harms the health of our oceans.
cut off剪〔切, 砍〕下
例句:Kehr cut off some flowers from the bush.
凯尔从树丛中剪下一些花。
4. It’s estimated that eighty-five percent of the shark fin that enters the U.S. comes through California.
come through穿过; 穿透
例句:The flood came through to my garden.
洪水直涌入我的园子。
5. And they were looking for a place to rest, as well as something to eat.
look for寻找
例句:She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。
6. The animals spend as much as two thirds of their time at sea searching for food.
search for搜索, 搜寻
例句:We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。
7. Female walruses also take to the ice to give birth, and to care for their young.
care for照料, 服侍
例句:The mother cared for the sick child day and night.
母亲日夜照料着生病的孩子。
8. Scientists blame rising temperatures for the drop in sea ice levels.
blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句:He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。
9. It was the same sound they made when the scientists picked them up with their hands.
pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起
例句:I would have picked it up if I had noticed it.
我如果看见的话, 我早就把它拣起来了。
10. When the fish are fighting for food and circling an opponent, they make a short, drum-like sound.
fight for为…而战斗〔竞争〕
例句:They fought for their country.
他们为祖国而战斗。
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