VOA慢速英语:From Birds to Bears, Animals Face Danger Around the World

短语讲解：

1. Today on the program, we tell about hundreds of newly-identified plants and animals in Southeast Asia.

tell about 谈及; 讲述
例句：He had learned how to tell about them. 
他早已学会了如何评论她们。 

2. The WWF says researchers identified more than 2,000 other plants and animal species there during the past 17 years.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

3. He says the Cambodian tailorbird was the only bird added to the new species list in 2012 and 2013.

add to 增加， 加强
例句：I have nothing to add to my earlier statement. 
我对我先前说的话, 没有什么补充的. 

4. She thought the flying frog was similar to a frog that was already known to scientists.

be similar to 类似
例句：Their house be similar to ours , but ours have a bigger garden 
他们的房子和我们的差不多, 只是我们的花园大些 

5. For example, the first eyeless huntsman spider was found in Cambodia.

for example 例如
例句： For example, it can easily remember such things as: 
例如，它可以轻易地记住下面这些信息。 

6. The area where he lived measures many kilometers from end to end, which makes guarding against attack hard.

from end to end 从头到尾地
例句：He traveled France from end to end. 
他在法国各地都旅游过。 

7. And it appears at least some of them have learned whether it is a man, woman or boy who is speaking, and whether the speaker is a threat.

at least 至少
例句：At least that's the theory.
至少理论上是这样。

8. The Maasai sometimes kill elephants because of conflict over land where they can feed their cattle.

because of 因为，由于
例句：Most likely because of krzanich-school practicality.
很可能是因为科兹安尼克的实用至上主义。

9. The researchers say this showed the elephants were able to, in their words, “correctly identify the most threatening individuals on the basis of their ethnicity, gender, and age.”

be able to 能，会; 能够
例句：How soon will china be able to clean up its air?
中国能在多短时间内将空气变清洁？

10. The center would receive and care for more bears.

care for 喜欢; 计较; 尊重
例句：Others care for them more.
另外有人更关爱他们。