Cambridge IELTS 4 Test 1Reading Passage 2.ppt

What Do Whales Feel?
An examination of the functioning of the senses in cetaceans, the group of prising whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Comprise 包含, 包括, 由…组成
Fifty prise the .
The . is made up of fifty state.
The . consists of fifty states.
Include
contain
Para 1
Terrestrial mammals 陆生动物
take for granted 想当然
Brain structure 大脑结构
reduce, absent, fail to function
toothed species
It has been speculated that…思索; 猜测, 推测
He speculated that he would eed.
他推测他将成功。
wild speculation
Blow-hole
Evolve, evolution
Language is constantly and gradually evolving.
语言在不断地缓慢发展。
evolve from ape to man
从猿演变到人
migrate- migrant n.
These birds migrate northwards in spring and southwards in fall.
这些鸟春天向北迁徙, 秋天向南迁徙。
Im-migrate immigrant n.
Neural pathways neuro, nerve
sacrifice
His parents made a lot of sacrifices to make sure he got a good education.
他的父母为确保他得到良好的教育而作了很多牺牲。
Jacelin sacrificed his life to save the child from the fire.
杰斯林牺牲自己的生命把孩子从火中救了出来。
Taste buds
De-generate
Will too much freedom make them degenerate?
太多的自由会令他们堕落吗?
Degrade, decrease
Rudimentary 未发育完全的,未成熟的
He has only a rudimentary knowledge of the subject.
他对这一科只有初步的认识。
Para 2
Remark on
Prof. Smith remarked on the difference between the two dictionaries. 史密斯教授谈到了这两本词典的不同之处。
responsiveness 响应性,应答性
rub
The floor has been rubbed clean and shiny.
地板擦得明光锃亮。
captive 被俘的, 被捕获的; 被监禁的;被关押的;无法逃离的;战俘, 俘虏,囚徒
The rock star had a captive audience.
那位摇滚歌星倾倒了许多观众。
The captives are wearing chains.
俘虏们带着镣铐。
free-ranging
放养的
calf
牛犊, (海豹、鲸等大哺乳动物的)幼崽
subgroup
subway, suburban, subliminal
maintain order within a group
维持群体秩序。
Stroke 轻抚, 抚摸;
The girl stroked the cat.
She had a stroke and was unable to walk again
He was putting the finishing stroke to the portrait.
backstroke,breaststroke
Courtship
Ritual (宗教等的)仪式,例行公事, 老规矩
Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are as old as the hills.
这部落的许多风俗、仪式都极其古老。
Sensitive, sense, sensible
Object to
Do you object to my speaking to him about it?
你反对我去和他谈论这件事吗?
oppo