英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 珊瑚礁至雨林(15)

But that's the least of a mother's worry.

但它们的母亲对此毫不担心。

Diving into the tangle¹ of branches and grabbing² about, hangingat its roost site is not an option for a large bird.

大鸟们是绝对不会选择俯冲进茂密的丛林去抓一只倒挂着的蝙蝠的。

For the eagle to have any chance, the bats need to be airborne.

如果鹰有任何机会，那么蝙蝠一定是在半空中。

These are little red fruit bats.

这些是小红狐蝠。

During the day, they gather in roost for about 12 million, so they are not hard to find.

白天它们成百万只一起聚集在栖息地，所以发现它们并不困难。

An eagle's appearance creates panic.

鹰的出现带来了恐慌。

1 tangle   

n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱

参考例句：

• I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
• If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

2 grabbing   

v.抢先，抢占( grab的现在分词 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• The plane was grabbing for altitude. 这架飞机在抢占高度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He sprang to his feet, grabbing his keys off the coffee table. 他一跃而起，从茶几上一把抓起自己的钥匙。 来自辞典例句