【原】雅思口语| 5-8月Part1难题：Wild animals野生动物

动物园和野生动物园：

safari park野生动物园

A woman was eaten alive and another seriously injured after they jumped out of a car in a tiger enclosure at a Chinese safari park. 在中国的一个野生动物园里，女子下车后被老虎咬伤，另一名女子被咬死。

go on safari 去游猎；去考察野生动物

He'd like to go on safari to photograph snakes and tigers. 他想去游猎来拍摄蛇和老虎

have a ride on an elephant骑着大象走了一圈

The kids had a ride on an elephant at the zoo. 在动物园里，孩子们骑着大象走了一圈。

as a special treat作为特别的消遣

We took the kids to the zoo as a special treat. 作为特别的消遣，我们带孩子们到动物园去。

see captive animals 看那些被关起来的动物

Children come to zoos precisely to see captive animals. 孩子们到动物园来正是为了看那些被关起来的动物。

be captured in nets用网捕获

be sold to local zoos被卖到当地的动物园

The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos. 那些动物用网捕获后被卖到当地的动物园。

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野生动物的类别：

cat family猫科：Lions and tigers belong to the cat family. 狮子和老虎属于猫科。

lion狮子

The lion is the king of the jungle. 狮子是丛林之王。

tiger老虎

The tiger's home is in the jungle. 老虎栖息在丛林里。

land animal陆地动物：

elephant 象

The elephant is the largest living land animal. 象是现今陆地上最大的动物。

flesh-eating animals食肉动物

tiger老虎

Tigers are flesh-eating animals. 虎是食肉动物。

reptiles爬行动物：

crocodile鳄鱼

The crocodile's tail was lashing furiously from side to side. 鳄鱼的尾巴在急速地左右甩动。

lizard蜥蜴

Confident in its camouflage, being the same colour as the rocks, the lizard stands still whenit feels danger. 蜥蜴对自己和石头颜色相同的保护色很自信，即便感觉危险也不动。

snakes蛇

Snakes are carnivorous. 蛇都是食肉动物。

cobra 眼镜蛇

The cobra is one of the world's deadliest snakes. 眼镜蛇是世界上毒性最剧烈的蛇类之一。

solitary animals独居动物:

tiger 老虎

Tigers are solitary animals. 虎是独居动物。

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不喜欢野生动物：

be attacked by wild animals被野兽袭击了

He was attacked by wild animals. 他被野兽袭击了。

smash its way through the trees横冲直撞，闯过树丛

The elephant smashed its way through the trees. 大象横冲直撞，闯过树丛。

spit and hiss when they are cornered陷入绝境时会发出咝咝呼呼的声音

Snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered. 蛇陷入绝境时会发出咝咝呼呼的声音。

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保护野生动物：

save a species of crocodile from extinction拯救一个鳄鱼种类使其免遭灭绝

An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from extinction. 一项行动正在展开来拯救一个鳄鱼种类使其免遭灭绝。

is in a desperate plight正面临绝境

The African elephant is in a desperate plight. 非洲象正面临绝境。

on their endangered list列为濒危动物

They placed the African elephant on their endangered list. 他们把非洲大象列为濒危动物。

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保护自己：

light a fire to keep off wild animals点燃篝火防止野兽靠近

They lit a fire to keep off wild animals. 他们点燃篝火防止野兽靠近。

野生动物的价值：

crocodile skin鳄鱼皮

That was real crocodile skin. 那是真正的鳄鱼皮。

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野生动物外形：

a massive bull elephant体形壮硕的象

huge tusks巨型象牙

Suddenly a massive bull elephant with huge tusks charged us. 突然，一只体形壮硕、长着巨型象牙的雄象朝我们冲了过来。

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野生动物的动作：

 flap its ears拍打着双耳

The elephant flapped its ears. 大象拍打着双耳。

stalk偷偷接近

The lion was stalking a zebra. 狮子偷偷接近斑马。

stalk its prey for hours跟踪猎物达几个小时

The lion will often stalk its prey for hours. 狮子经常悄然跟踪猎物达几个小时。

crouch ready to pounce蹲下身，准备猛扑

The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。

roar吼了一声

spring 跳了起来

The lion roared once and sprang. 狮子吼了一声，跳了起来。

hear a lion roar听见狮子的吼声

We heard a lion roar. 我们听见了狮子的吼声。