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Man-Eater Manhunt食人猛兽真面目
by Marcus Maurice
Gordon Buchanan is on a mission to battle blood-thirsty beasts.
高登·布坎南接受对抗嗜杀成性野兽的任务
There's a serial killer lurking around Chitwan National Park in Nepal and her name is Nangara Pothi. Nicknamed The Claw, this deadly tigress has killed at least 10 people since 2008. Gordon Buchanan, host of Man-Eater Manhunt on National Geographic Channel (NGC), travels to Nepal to investigate. He hopes to unlock the myths and mysteries of the man-eating tigress.
Buchanan's mission is to know and understand
man-eaters—animals that have killed or even eaten humans. He wonders if
the reasons for the attacks on humans are due to the predators' loss of natural space. Buchanan is determined to put himself directly in the path to find out the answers. In Tanzania, Buchanan hooks up with a local researcher to try and learn why lions that normally don't eat people now have a taste for human flesh. Buchanan finds out that most of the farmers that were killed by the lions had been sleeping in makeshift shelters while trying to protect their harvests. The only way to get to the bottom of the mystery, Buchanan thinks, is to spend a night in one of the shelters.
Lions and tigers are dangerous, but leopards are renowned as elusive and resourceful predators. In Mumbai, India, one of the most populous cities in the world, 57 people have been killed by leopards, and Buchanan wants to know why. He sets up thermal camera traps and visits the city's suburbs at night. By doing so, Buchanan feels he gets a handle on what the opportunistic predators known for their diverse diets do at night. Dig into the leopards' secrets and more on NGC's Man-Eater Manhunt.
- lurk vi. 埋伏
Why are you lurking around my house?
你为什麽要潜伏在我房子外面？ - myth n. 错误的概念，迷思
Contrary to popular myth, women are not worse drivers than men.
和普遍错误的观念相反，女性开车不比男性差。 - mystery n. 神秘的事物，谜团
Time travel is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century.
时空旅行是本世纪最大的未解之谜之一。
How the pyramids in Egypt were constructed remains a mystery.
埃及的金字塔是如何建造的，至今仍是个谜。 - determined a. 已下决心的
be determined to V决心要从事……
Mary is determined to succeed at all costs.
玛丽决定不惜任何代价以求成功。 - hook up with sb开始与某人共事
The singer hooked up with the guitar player to create a band in 2000.
那位歌手开始与该吉他手共事，於 2000 年组成了一个乐团。 - have a taste for...对……有兴趣
taste n. 爱好，兴趣
The trip to Africa gave me my first taste for foreign travel.
那趟前往非洲的旅游让我首度产生对出国旅游的兴趣。 - get to the bottom of...弄清……的真相
I won't give up until I get to the bottom of the problem.
直到我弄清这个问题的真相以前我不会放弃。 - be renowned as...因身为……而出名
renowned a. 有名的
Marco Polo is renowned as an explorer.
马可·波罗是位有名的探险家。 - elusive a. 难以理解的
elude vt. 躲避，逃避
The criminals managed to elude the police for two weeks.
那些罪犯设法躲避警方的追缉，时间长达两星期。 - resourceful a. 富於机智的
resource n. 资源
Richard is a very resourceful manager.
理查是个足智多谋的经理。 - set up...架设……
John helped me set up my stereo in my room the other day.
约翰前几天帮我把立体音响架设在我房间里。 - suburb n. 郊区（常用复数）
in the suburbs在郊区
I used to live in the suburbs, but I moved downtown a few weeks ago.
我过去曾住在郊区，但我前几个星期搬到了市区。 - get a handle on...了解……
Although we had discussed the concept for quite some time, I still couldn't get a handle on it.
虽然我们讨论那个概念已经好一会儿了，但我还是不太了解。 - diverse a. 多样性的
diversity n. 多样性（= variety）
The city's diverse population makes life colorful.
这座城市因人口的多样性使得生活多采多姿。 - dig into...致力於找出……的资讯
I need you to dig into his past and see what you can find.
我需要你致力於查询他的背景，看看能找出些什麽资料。
flesh 与 meat 的比较∶
flesh 与 meat 这两个字都含有『肉』的意思，但用法确有很大的差别。
flesh 是指『人体或动物身上的肉』或『水果的果肉』。
meat 是指『食用的肉』。
The next thing to do is to cut the meat into small pieces.
下一件要做的事就是把这块肉切成小块。
The thorn went deep into the flesh of my left hand.
那根刺深深刺入我左手掌的肉里。
The flesh of the fruit is yellow.
那种水果的果肉是黄色的。
- serial killer n. 连环杀人凶手
- claw n.（动物的）爪子
- deadly a. 致命的
- unlock vt. 揭开
- predator n. 食肉动物，捕食者
- researcher n. 研究员
- normally adv. 通常地
- flesh n.（人的）肉；（果实的）果肉
- makeshift a. 临时代用的
- shelter n. 躲避处；避难处
- harvest n. 收成
- leopard n. 美洲豹
- populous a. 人口众多的
- thermal a. 热能的
- trap n. 陷阱
- opportunistic a. 机会主义的
- due to...由於……
- in the path在路径上
食人猛兽真面目
高登·布坎南接受对抗嗜杀成性野兽的任务
有一个连环杀手潜伏在尼泊尔奇旺国家公园附近，她名叫南加拉·博提。这苹绰号名为『爪子』的致命母老虎自 2008 年起已经将至少 10 人攻击致死。国家地理频道《食人猛兽真面目》节目的主持人高登·布坎南前往尼泊尔调查。他希望能解开这苹食人母老虎的迷思与奥秘。
布坎南的任务是要知道并了解食人动物──就是那些会杀害人或甚至把人吃掉的动物。他想知道这些针对人类的攻击是否因这些捕食者失去大自然空间所致。布坎南决心把自己直接放在动物捕食的路径上，藉此找出答案。在坦尚尼亚，布坎南与一位当地的研究者共事，试图要得知为什麽通常不吃人的狮子现在却性喜吃人肉。布坎南发现，大部分遭狮子咬死的农夫都是那些为了保护收成而一直睡在临时简陋住所的人。布坎南认为要厘清这个谜团最终原因的唯一方式，就是要花一个晚上的时间睡在其中一个简陋住所内。
狮子和老虎都很危险，但豹却以难以捉摸且足智多谋而出名。在全球人口最多城市之一的印度孟买，57 个人被豹咬死，布坎南想要知道为什麽。他架设起热能摄影机陷阱，并在夜晚探访了该市的近郊处。布坎南觉得他这样做便可了解这种以其多样化饮食而出名的机会主义掠食者会有什麽作为。观赏国家地理频道的《食人猛兽真面目》节目以探讨豹的秘密及其他更多的资讯。
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