英語聽力教程第三版(張民倫主編)Unit-2-Wildlife-Conservatin聽力原文

1、Listen this way聽力教程第三冊(cè)-2Unit 2 Wildlife ConservationPart I Getting readygravely:嚴(yán)重species 物種extinct:：滅種on the brink：在邊緣can't afford to wait any more： 不能再等待take action：采取行動(dòng)abbreviations :縮寫acronyms：首字母縮略詞IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature:世界自然保護(hù)聯(lián)盟convention會(huì)議;全體與會(huì)者；國(guó)際公約;慣例，

2、習(xí)俗，規(guī)矩CITES - Convention on International Trade in EndangeredSpecies華盛頓公約，瀕危野生動(dòng)植物種國(guó)際貿(mào)易公約 conservation 保存;保護(hù);避免浪費(fèi) 對(duì)自然環(huán)境的保護(hù)UNEP - United Nations Environmental Program：聯(lián)合國(guó)環(huán)境規(guī)劃署WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature :世界自然基金會(huì)regulate：調(diào)節(jié);控制，管理promote the conservation 促進(jìn)保護(hù)under the auspices of在的幫助或支持下;有贊助的prohibi

3、t:禁止endangered species瀕危野生動(dòng)植物種encourage partnerships in doing st h 鼓勵(lì)伙伴partnership：伙伴關(guān)系；合伙人身份；合作關(guān)系；合營(yíng)公司inspiring information：鼓舞人心的信息improve their quality of life： 改善生活品質(zhì)without compromising 不妥協(xié)enable sb to do sth 使能raise funds for : 籌款giant panda：大熊貓a global networkc 全球網(wǎng)Gland：格蘭德Switzerland：瑞士biolog

4、ical diversity 生物多樣性ecosystem service s生態(tài)系統(tǒng)月艮務(wù)variety:種類a breathable atmosphere潔凈的（能夠呼吸的）空氣reduce in number : 數(shù)量減少role：任務(wù)negligible：以忽略的；微不足道的apes：猿whales：鯨seals海豹marine turtles：海龜walrus：海象dolphins：海豚crocodiles 魚粵魚bludgeon攻擊;威脅，強(qiáng)迫campaign：運(yùn)動(dòng)sanctuaries 庇護(hù)所sea sanctuary海洋保護(hù)區(qū)protected-nesting sites：受保

5、護(hù)的營(yíng)巢區(qū)nesting site 營(yíng)巢區(qū);筑巢區(qū);巢址pollute：污染ivory:象牙porpoise動(dòng)鼠海豚come into force 開始生效habitat：（動(dòng)物的）棲息地，住處compromise 妥協(xié)roll off:輾軋;下降breed：繁殖 public appeal：公眾訴求；呼吁slaughter：屠宰（動(dòng)物）；大屠殺 make a donation： 捐款Wild animals and wild plants and the wild places where they live are gravely threatened almost everywhere.

6、 One species has become extinct in each year of this century; and many hundreds are now on the brink. We can't afford to wait any more. It is time that we take action.A The following words and phrases will appear in this unit. Listen carefully and study the definitions.1. habitat: the natural ho

7、me of a planet or animal2. species a group of plants or animals of the same kind, which are alike in all important ways and can breed together3. bludgeon hit with a heavy object4. census a count of a total population5. logistics the planning and implementation of the details of any operation6. degra

8、de: bring down7. adversely in the manner of going against, opposing8. refuge: a place that provides protection or shelter from danger9. aquatic: living in or on water10. mussel a small sea animal living inside a black shell whose soft body can be eaten as food潦菜）11. staple food basic food or main fo

9、od that one normally eats12. picky eater someone who is very careful about choosing only what they like to eat13. shrink: to become or cause to become smaller in size14. case studya detailed analytical study of a person or something with a view to making generalizationsB Listen to some abbreviations

10、 and acronyms of some organizations and some information about them. Fill in the blanks.Audioscript:1. IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature is the organization established by thdJnited Nations to promote the conservation of wildlife and habitats as part of the national policies

11、of member states.2. CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species is an international agreement under the auspices of the IUCN with the aim of regulating trade in endangered species of animals and plants The agreement came into force in1975 and by 1991 had been signed by 110 states

12、. p rohibits any trade in a category of 8,000 highly endangered species ancontrols trade in a further 30,000 species.3. UNEP - United Nations Environmental Program, aims to provide leadershp and encourage partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring information and enabling nations and pe

13、ople to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.4. WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund), is an international organization established in1961 to raise funds for conservation by public appeal. Projects include conservation of particular

14、species for example, the tiger and giant panda. With almost five million supporters distributed throughoutfive continents, WWF has a global network active in over90 countries. Its headquarters are in GlandS witzerland.Biological diversity provides us with a variety of special "ecosystem service

15、s", such as clean water, a breathable atmosphere and natural climate control. However, many kinds of wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is negligible. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals, and marine turtles are under particular pressure.C Lis

16、ten to the conversation. Match column A, which is a list of the names of some endangered animals, with column B, which gives the information about those endangered animals. Then anwser the questions.Column A1. Whales2. Seals3. Turtles4. Crocodiles5. 'Walruses （每象.）Column B1.6bludgeoned to death

17、for fur coatskilled to make handbags and shoeshunted for their ivoryhunted to extinctioneggs rolled off and slaughtered for meatand oil6. DolphinsQuestions:1. What do people at the World Wildlife Fund work for according to the woman?They work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlif

18、e.2. What are they doing in order to protect those endangered animals?They are campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some of these endangered species. Protected-nesting sites for turtles have been set up.3. Can you guess the meaning of "sea sanctuaries"?It refers to the places of safe

19、ty in the sea where sea animals are protected and allowed to live freely.Audioscript:A: Hello, I'm calling on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund.B: The what?A: The World Wildlife Fund. If you've got a few minutes I'd like to tell you what that means.B: Oh, all right.A: We work to conserve

20、 natural areas that contain endangered wildlife. The seas, for example, have become polluted by the industrialized world; whales are being hunted to extinction; turtles are rolled off their eggs when they come ashore to breed or are slaughtered for their meat and oil.B: Oh.A: Crocodiles are killed t

21、o make handbags and shoes; walruses are hunted for their ivory.B: I see.A: Seals are bludgeoned to death to provide fur coats and the threat of extinction hangs over several species of whale, dolphin and porpoise.B: Really.A: We are now campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some ofthese endange

22、red species.B: Very interesting.A: Aided by our campaign, protected nesting sites for turtles have already been set up. As you can see, this is very valuable work and I wonder therefore if you'd like to make a donation?Part II Christmas bird countsbe deemed （被）認(rèn)為，視為，斷定fortunes :命運(yùn)critically：危急;嚴(yán)

23、重perilous：危險(xiǎn)的，冒險(xiǎn)的at risk of :有危險(xiǎn)imminent extinction：即若滅絕lose a species 喪失一個(gè)物種|residents 居民maintaining：保持sustain：維持;支撐;忍受quality:質(zhì)量sustaining the quality of lives： 維持生活質(zhì)量John James Audubon：約翰詹姆斯奧杜邦，1785年4月26日-1851年1月27日），美國(guó)畫家、博物學(xué)家，他繪制的鳥類圖鑒被稱作美國(guó)國(guó)寶”illustrate：說明；描繪；畫插圖in their natural habitats：自然居住地con

24、servationist自然資源保護(hù)者，生態(tài)環(huán)境保護(hù)者feather：羽毛，翎毛manufacture：制造sponsored by： 贊助;發(fā)起the National Audubon Society全國(guó)奧杜邦（鳥類保護(hù)）協(xié)會(huì)Bermuda：百慕大群島（北大西洋西部群島）Pacific islands太平洋島嶼volunteer： 志愿者bird count:鳥類的清點(diǎn)experienced有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的bird watcher：野鳥觀察者，鳥類觀察家diameter：直徑observe 觀察actually :實(shí)際上，實(shí)質(zhì)上，事實(shí)上，幾乎longest-running：播放時(shí)間最長(zhǎng)的census

25、人口普查，統(tǒng)計(jì)；人口財(cái)產(chǎn)調(diào)查ornithology:鳥類學(xué)；鳥學(xué)scheduled排定，進(jìn)度表logistics 組織工作ideal： 理想；目標(biāo)virtually:實(shí)際上，實(shí)質(zhì)上，事實(shí)上，幾乎identify :識(shí)別，認(rèn)出Panama： 巴拿馬esthetic value 審美價(jià)值 indicator：指示器 habitat alteration:棲H地變更signal：信號(hào)，暗號(hào);預(yù)兆,征象degrade：降低，貶低；使降級(jí)degradation：退化;墮落;降級(jí)adversely：反對(duì);不利地;有害地annual:每年Christmas bird counts 對(duì)誕（島）數(shù)鳥declin

26、e：下降One in eight of the world's bird species is deemed globally threatened and the fortunes of 198 critically endangered species are now so perilous that they are at risk of imminent extinction. Many people feel that every time we lose a species, the world becomes a poorer place. The more succes

27、sful we are atmaintaining or improving the living conditions of the Earth's many residents, the better our chances will be of sustaining the quality of all species' lives on Earth.A Listen to a news report. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the notes column according

28、to the following cues. While listening for the second time, supply the missing information.Event: Christmas bird countsTime: from Christmas to Jan. 3rdSponsored bythe National Audubon SocietyParticipants:Numbers: more than 40,000 volunteersBackground: from all 50 states of the U.S., every Canadian p

29、rovince, parts of Central and South America', Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islandsNumber of bird counts this year:more than 1 600 separate birdcountsThe logistics of bird countsEach individual count is in a 15 mile diameter circle around the exact center point.Origin of the National Audu

30、bon Society:It was named afteranAmerican artist John James Audubon, who 川ustrated birds in their natural habitats. The Society was founded inthe late 1800s by conservationists concerned with the decline of birds.B Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the report. Complete the summary o

31、f this year's Christmas bird counts.Christmas bird counts will start from Christmas to January 3rd., sponsoredby the National Audubon Society. This year more than 40 000 volunteers from the U.S., Canada, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands will be out

32、side counting birds The counts are not only forexperienced bird watchers but anyone that is interested or concerneds well.This year more than 1 600 separate bird counts have been scheduled Some would have as few asl0 people taking part others with hundreds. Every individual count is in a 15 mile dia

33、meter circle around the exact center point. Bird counters can get a good idea of the total bird populationswithin the count circlebased on h e number of birdsthey actually see.The traditional Christmas bird count is the longest-running bird censusin ornithology.Audioscript:John James Audubon was an

34、American artist in the early 1800s, who illustrated birds in their natural habitats. The Society named after him was founded in the late 1800s by conservationists concerned with the decline of birds, which were being killed so their feathers could be used in the manufacture of women's hats.Spons

35、ored by the National Audubon Society, more than 40 000 volunteers will be outside counting birds from today until January 3rd. Volunteers from all 50 states of the United States, every Canadian province, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands have begun to c

36、ount and record every individual bird and bird species observed during the two and one half week period of the count.Jeffrey LeBaron is the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count editor. He says the count is the longest-running bird census in ornithology.This year, according to Mr. LeBa

37、ron , more than 1 600 separatebird counts have been scheduled. Some would have as few as 10 people taking part, others with hundreds. The logistics of the Christmas bird count, he adds, are simple."Each individual count is in a circle. It's a 15 mile diameter circle, um, around the exact ce

38、nter point. And it's always the exactly same area that's done every year, usually, even on the same weekend during the count period. And what the ideal would be, which is virtually impossible, is this census: every single individual bird within that circle on the count day."Mr. LeBaron

39、says experienced bird counters can get a good idea of the total bird populations within the count circle based on the number of birds they actually see. The editor points out, however, that the counts are not only for experienced bird watchers."Anybody that is interested or concerned can become

40、 involved. Beginners will go out in a party with experienced individuals who know both the area and the birds in the area, in the field where more eyes and ears are better. And then anybody can point out a bird, and someone in the field will always be able to identify the bird."C Now listen to

41、what Mr. Lebaron says about the information concerning birds. Complete the outline.OutlineI. Total number of known species - about9 300II. HabitatA. Larger numbers living in the warmer climatese.g. more than300 different speciescounted in PanamaB. far fewer species native tocolder climatesIII. Value

42、A. importance to the environment1. indicator of the quality of environment2. sensitive to habitat alterationB. esthetic value1. getting pleasure out of looking at birds and listening to birds2. mental quality of life degraded without birdsIV. Birds' populationA. some species - decliningB. many t

43、ypes - increasingAudioscript:Mr. LeBaron says there are about 9 300 different known species of birds. Larger numbers of them live in the warmer climates. For example, more than 300 different species have been counted in Panama, while far fewer species are native to colder climates. Aside from their

44、esthetic value, Mr. LeBaron says birds are important to the environment because they can signal changes in it."Birds are one of the best indicators that we have of the quality of the environment within the given area. Whether it is a relatively local area, or even primarily on the worldwide bas

45、es, they are one of the first things to be altered. They are quite sensitive to a habitat alteration or to other threats. And often times when birds are disappearing out of the area, it just means there is a degradation of the quality of the habitat within that area which will adversely affect every

46、thing in there including humans."National Audubon Society editor Jeffrey LeBaron calls the world's bird populations a source of wealth that humans must protect."People get so much pleasure out of looking at birds and listening to birds. And if they start disappearing just the er, the q

47、uality of life, um, may be not physically, but the mental quality of life can be degraded quickly."Jeffrey LeBaron says that while the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas bird counts show a decline in some species, many types of birds are actually increasing their populations.Part I

48、II Dolphin captivityin captivity：養(yǎng)在籠子（或池子，等）里；囚禁announcer播音員thesis statements文意，簡(jiǎn)述論文，論文主題Colorado Public Radio：科羅拉多州公共廣播電臺(tái)aquatic park：水上公園Denver：丹佛（美國(guó)科羅拉多州）ire：憤怒dolphin :海豚instigate：教唆;煽動(dòng)檄起a former navy dolphin trainer : 前海軍海豚訓(xùn)練員Florida:佛羅里達(dá)州ranges：范圍family-oriented:面向家庭的；群居的concrete tank混凝土水箱，混凝土

49、油罐，混凝土貯水池sonar：聲吶裝置bounce off試探（某人對(duì)某一新設(shè)想和意見），大發(fā)議論ocean explorer海洋探險(xiǎn)家reject:： J1 絕;拋棄suicidal：自殺的，自殺性的；自我毀滅的，自取滅亡的；于己不利pool :池子a very sophisticated brain 發(fā)達(dá)的大腦sophisticated復(fù)雜的;精致的;富有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的；深?yuàn)W微妙的Portland：波特蘭（俄勒岡州）Oregon.：俄勒岡州captive dolphins :被捕的海豚Sarasota Bay：薩拉索塔灣（佛羅里達(dá)州）Florida ：佛羅里達(dá)州the census data :

50、統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)distribution：分配，分布debate：討論;辯論;爭(zhēng)論marine mammal:海洋哺乳動(dòng)物organisms有機(jī)體；生物operate： 操作，運(yùn)行metabolically：代謝的anti-educational：對(duì)抗教育，反教育，逆教育natural behavior :自然行為alter：改變;更改stranded:處于困境的beach：海灘fractured ribs or jaws： 頭骨、肋骨、下頜骨骨折pros：同意，支持cons反對(duì)We have learned a great deal by observing the animals kept in

51、the zoo. However, wildlife is wild. Do you think we are protecting them or making them suffer by keeping them in captivity?A The following words are used in the news interview. Listen to the words first. Study the definitions carefully.1. ire: anger2. instigate: provoke to some action3. sonar a meth

52、od for finding and locating objects under water by means of the sound waves they reflect or produce4. bounce (off) (sound or light) reach the surface and is reflected back5. marine: of, near or living in the sea6. breed: produce offspring7. metabolically pertaining to what is needed to function8. al

53、ter: change9. stranded left abandonedB Listen to the news interview. There are five persons in it.Match column A with column B to indicate who's who.Then write out the thesis statements they are arguing about.Column A1. AlanTu2. Peter Jones1 <=1Column B1 an announcer for Colorado PublicRadio

54、(CPR)3. Rick Troud3 <=22 a former navy dolphin trainer4. Deborah4 <=33 a biology professorDuffield5 <=44 an environmentalist & explorer5. Jean MichelCousteau2 <=55 a reporter for CPRThesis Statement No. 1:Dolphins should be kept in captivity.Thesis Statement No. 2:There are education

55、al benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity.C Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the interview. Write out each person's pros (agree with the thesis) or cons (disagree with the thesis) for each thesis statement in note form.Dolphins should be kept in captivityProsConsRickT

56、roud/can't live full lives separated frommother-stress(family-oriented concrete tan- sonarbouncing off- can'tswim moreJeanMichelCousteau,rejecting captivity -suicidal -sophisticatedbrainDeborahDuffieldittle difference in averageage of death: life getting better for captive dolphins/RickITrou

57、d/anti-educationalflnatural behaviorpatterns - altered beating each other todeath; suffering fromfractured skulls, ribsor jawsDeborahDuffieldplaying an important role in basic understanding of the animals - can't learn from animals in the wild how they operate, breed, what they need, etc./Audios

58、cript:A - Alan TuR -Rick TroudD - Deborah DuffieldP - Peter JonesJ -Jean Michel CousteauAlan Tu is an announcer for Colorado Public Radio; Peter Jones is a reporter for Colorado Public Radio. The other speakers are identified in the report.A: A planned aquatic park in Denver is raising the ire of animal rights activists who object to a proposal to include a captive dolphin display. Although officials for Colo