VOA慢速英语:Think You Know How Dogs Drink Water?

短语讲解：

1. As they lap, they move their tongues very quickly to build up momentum.

build up 逐步建立; 增进
例句：In a small bay big waves will never build up.
在小的港湾里,永远也不会形成大的波涛。

2. Using the data from these experiments, the researchers were able to make a model that shows how a dog drinks water.

be able to 能够; 能
例句：The car would be unlikely to be able to make the turn.
汽车未必能作这样的转弯。

3. “We know cats and dogs are quite different in terms of behavior and character,” said Sunghwan “Sunny” Jung, a study author and an associate professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics at Virginia Tech.

in terms of 根据; 用…的话; 就…而言
例句：It can not be measured in terms of money.
这是不能用金钱衡量的。

4. Instead we found out that dogs drink quite differently than cats,” he said.

find out 发现; 使发作; 使受惩罚
例句：I'll find out the address,and ring you back.
我找到地址后再与你通电话。