英语听力：自然百科 秋日黄石公园 Autumn—19

 But now, the final act of the season is about to take place. From out of apparently¹ nowhere come the bighorn sheep, the toughest of all Yellowstone’s animals. They can stay here all winter on slopes and crags that the biting wind keeps clear of snow.

 

Now they are coming together to rut.

 

Like elk², the males battle for females, but where elk do their best to avoid fights, bighorn relish³ them. A quick test of horn size and of other important bits of anatomy⁴, and the males get straight to the point of sorting out who is toughest. 

 

As the sound of their battles echoes across the Yellowstone wilderness⁵, it marks the end of autumn. Now the great change is coming again — winter is here.

 

 

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 elk   

n.麋鹿

参考例句：

• I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。
• The refuge contains the largest wintering population of elk in the world.这座庇护所有着世界上数量最大的冬季麋鹿群。

3 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

4 anatomy   

n.解剖学，解剖；功能，结构，组织

参考例句：

• He found out a great deal about the anatomy of animals.在动物解剖学方面，他有过许多发现。
• The hurricane's anatomy was powerful and complex.对飓风的剖析是一项庞大而复杂的工作。

5 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。