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: 希伯崙股份有限公司 |
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Book Synopsis ALL+ 互動英語 2020 年 4 月號 No.185[有聲版] by : LiveABC編輯群
Download or read book ALL+ 互動英語 2020 年 4 月號 No.185[有聲版] written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 〔適用對象:進階英語學習者、具基礎能力,想英語再升級的高中生~成人〕 ALL+互動英語以深度教學內容、和豐富多元的題材,讓您的英語向下扎根深度學習,精選大量閱讀文章、實用會話、主題式寫作和新聞時事等內容,讓您的聽說讀寫全面升級! ►購買完整紙本書請上:https://goo.gl/5Fb3tP Mongooses: Snake-Killers of the Animal Kingdom 毒蛇剋星:貓鼬 -Meagunn Hart 4/16 The story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, written by Rudyard Kipling and based on an Indian folktale, features one of the fiercest killers in the animal kingdom: the mongoose. The main character is a loyal pet mongoose who saves his family from death at the hands of a pair of cobras. For most people, this story is their first and only exposure to these slender-bodied, bushy-tailed, and highly curious animals, so there is much that people don’t understand about them. For instance, many believe a mongoose’s superpower is being immune to snake venom. After all, in the Kipling story, the mongoose survives a visit to a cobra’s den. The reality is that while mongooses can tolerate quite a lot of snake venom, they will die if they sustain enough bites. Luckily, mongooses have a fighting strategy that puts them mostly out of the reach of a snake’s strike. A mongoose will circle around the snake, biting its tail and causing it to repeatedly strike in defense. Eventually the snake wearies, a situation that gives the mongoose a chance to deliver a final fatal6 blow to the back of the snake’s head. In this way, mongooses win around 80 percent of their fights with snakes—even against the most dangerous kinds. 由魯德亞德.吉卜林根據印度民間故事撰寫的〈貓鼬〉,是以動物界最凶猛的殺手:獴(俗稱貓鼬)為主角。主角是一隻忠心的寵物貓鼬,牠從兩隻眼鏡蛇手中拯救了主人一家的性命。對大多數人來說,這個故事是他們第一次也是唯一一次接觸這些體型細長、長著毛茸茸的尾巴且充滿好奇心的動物,所以人們對牠們並不是很了解。 例如,很多人認為貓鼬的超強能力在於不受蛇毒影響。畢竟,在吉卜林的故事中,那隻貓鼬到眼鏡蛇的巢穴還能存活下來。事實是,儘管貓鼬能承受相當大量的蛇毒,但牠們如果被咬得夠多還是會死亡。 幸好,貓鼬有一套打鬥策略讓牠們大多不會遭到蛇類攻擊。貓鼬會繞著蛇轉圈,咬住牠的尾巴,讓牠不斷地防衛攻擊。最後蛇筋疲力竭,這個情況讓貓鼬有機會朝蛇的後腦勺使出最後致命一擊。這麼一來,貓鼬與蛇對戰大約有八成的勝率——即使是對上最危險的種類。 4/17 The mongoose’s reputation as a capable killer has made it a popular companion animal for centuries since they keep their owners safe and their owners’ property pest-free. They were held in great regard by ancient Egyptians for daring to eat the eggs of crocodiles. Like the Egyptians, other groups throughout history have seen mongooses as lucky or even sacred. Deciding to capitalize on the mongoose’s skills, farmers in Hawaii and the West Indies imported the animal during the 1890s to help eliminate rats from their sugarcane fields. There were two major problems with this plan: unlike rats, mongooses are active during the day, and they will generally eat whatever prey is easiest to find and kill. On these islands, the easiest sources of prey were the native bird and reptile populations. This resulted in the mongooses’ harming sea turtles and causing ground-nesting birds in Jamaica to go extinct. Due to the damage they can bring about, keeping mongooses is now illegal in the United States and several other countries. Though they threaten animals in places where they’ve been introduced, mongooses are themselves threatened in their native habitats because of farming and land development. It seems even such fierce killers cannot withstand the force that is humankind. 貓鼬身為優秀殺手的名聲使其在好幾個世紀以來都是受歡迎的動物同伴,因為牠們能保護主人安全、使其財產免受蟲害。牠們因為敢吃鱷魚蛋而備受古埃及人敬重。像埃及人一樣,歷史上有其他團體都認為貓鼬帶來好運或甚至是神聖的。 夏威夷跟西印度群島的農民決心要善用貓鼬的技能,在一八九○年代進口此動物來幫忙消滅甘蔗田裡的老鼠。這項計畫有兩個大問題:不像老鼠,貓鼬在白天活動,且牠們通常會吃最容易找到且撲殺的任何獵物。在這些島上,最容易捕獲的獵物來源就是原生的鳥類跟爬蟲類,這導致貓鼬危害海龜,並造成牙買加在地面築巢的鳥類滅絕。由於牠們可能招致的損害,在美國及其他幾個國家,現在飼養貓鼬是違法的。 雖然牠們威脅到牠們被引進地區的動物,但因為農業及土地開發,貓鼬自己在牠們的原生地也受到了威脅。似乎連如此凶猛的殺手都無法抵抗的力量就是人類。 News Report 看新聞學英語 Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Bans Elephant Rides for Tourists 吳哥窟宣布禁騎大象 Literature 文學花園 The $30,000 Bequest 〈三萬元遺產〉 Plus Talk 會話百分百 Showing That You Care 用英語表達關心 1. Comforting a Friend? 安慰朋友 2. Sharing Excitement? 分享欣喜之情 3. Expressing Concern表達關心 4. Calming Down a Coworker安撫同事 Psychology 心理趣聞 Your Cat’s Purrsonality and You 貓咪個性大解密 Topic Writing 主題式寫作 An Event-Organizing Email CNN News The Difficulties of Providing Food for Astronauts on a Mission to Mars 火星任務的糧食供應難題 People 人物側寫 Henry Golding: Hollywood’s Asian Heartthrob 亨利.高汀:在好萊塢大放異彩的亞裔明星 Dialogue Focus 情境對話 What’s in Your Wardrobe? 圖解衣櫃 Organizing Your Closet 整理衣櫃 Animals 動物保育 Mongooses: Snake-Killers of the Animal Kingdom 毒蛇剋星:貓鼬 Debate 議題討論 Is Renting Really the Green Solution to Fast Fashion? 出租時裝真的是快時尚的環保解鑰? Writing 寫作練習 Translation Practice 翻譯寫作 Culture 文化知識 How to Impress as a Foreign Guest 各國作客禮儀大不同 Reading Skill 閱讀策略 A Peek into Bhutan 一窺幸福的國度:不丹 Environment 環境知識 Seeing through the Smog: Understanding and Fighting Air Pollution 不可不知的空氣汙染真相