英语听力：自然百科 黄石公园的夏天 Yellowstone—19

 As she approaches to see him off again, she realizes she has been injured. 

 

A damaged jaw¹ would be a disaster for her and her family. Clearly in pain, she leads the anxious cubs² to high ground away from the male. She nurses to calm and / reassure³ them.

 

The injury does not seem serious, but she decides to lead her family back down from the mountain. This will be the last time these cubs feed here as a family, by next year, they will be independent, ready to face their world alone.

 

Sun has briefly⁴ brought warmth to Yellowstone, long enough to fuel the raising of new generations. But just as summer reveals the full/ extent of Yellowstone’s diversity, a curtain of winter ice is set to descend⁵ again.

 

1 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

2 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

4 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

5 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。