VOA慢速英语:Listening to Sounds - From the Earth and Beyond

1. We also tell about mysterious and powerful radio signals that scientists say have come to us from far away.

tell about 告诉（某人）有关…的情况
例句：We will tell about the effects of that decision next week.
下周，我们将向你讲述这一决定所带来的影响。

2. Thousands of species die out each year.

die out （指物种、家族、习惯、观念等）绝迹，消失
例句：Some arctic species will probably die out
一些北极的物种可能会灭绝。

3. The software is set up for the user to use it for whatever species they’re interested in.

set up 建立；准备
例句：The students also set up debating teams.
学生们还成立了辩论队。

4. This could have been evidence that the frogs were in danger.

in danger 在危险中，有…的危险
例句：Manned spacecraft are also in danger.
载人航天器也将处于危险之中。

5. He and his team of scientists recorded the sounds of an iceberg being born, as it separated from the ice of the mainland.

separate from 分开；区别
例句：Their overnight camps are always kept separate from those of other soldiers.
他们晚上驻扎的营地通常和其他士兵的营地分开。

6. Whales, and fishes, as a matter of fact, and now even all the invertebrates, like the lobsters and the shrimp and crabs and things like that, are all paying attention to sound.

as a matter of fact 事实上，其实；说起来
例句：As a matter of fact people are in a scarcity mentality.
事实上，人与人之间的心灵交流比较少。

7. So there’s been this increasing awareness and concern about “Oh noise in the ocean.”

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：There are good grounds for concern about the future.
我们有充足的理由对未来感到担忧。

8. Researchers say climate change may lead to more polar ice breaking apart, and making sounds as loud as earthquakes, in the Southern seas.

lead to 导致
例句：That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。