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VOA慢速英语:野生动物官员称在澳洲发现夜鹦鹉
adj. 灭绝的; 绝种的; 消逝的; 破灭的;
[例句]If the current trend continues, black farmers in the United States may be extinct by the end of this decade
如果当前趋势继续发展下去,美国的黑人农民将在这个十年末不复存在。
2.habitat
n. 产地; (动物的) 栖息地,住处; 经常发现某种事物的地方;
[例句]Few countries have as rich a diversity of habitat as South Africa.
几乎没有哪个国家像南非那样拥有如此多样化的动植物栖生地。
3.indigenous
adj. 土生土长的; 生来的,固有的; 本地的; 根生土长;
[例句]Not all indigenous regimes were willing to accept the supposed benefits of British trade.
并非所有当地的政权都愿意接受与英国贸易的所谓好处。
4.sacred
adj. 神圣的; 宗教的; 受崇敬的,值得崇敬的; 有宗教性质的;
[例句]The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people.
对于很多加利福尼亚的印第安人而言,猫头鹰是圣物。
5.survey
vi. 测量土地;
vt. 调查; 勘测; 俯瞰;
n. 调查(表),调查所,测量,测量部,测量图; 概观,检查,鉴定书; 环顾;
[例句]Business Development Advisers surveyed 211 companies for the report
企业发展顾问公司为此报告调查了211家公司。