英语听力：自然百科 海洋天堂大堡礁:堡礁内外—4

 The birds have flown in from New Guinea and Japan to the north, Fiji to the east and even from the Asian mainland, thousands of kilometers away. In summer, Green Island is the most crowded destination on the Great Barrier Reef. It may look chaotic¹, but there is some order here.Brown boobies are everywhere, but other species perfer specific nesting sites. Red-footed boobies hang on branches, a s* commodity on the outer reef. Caspian terns from Japan nest on the sand. F* birds find low-growing shrubs², and red-tail tropicbirds hide amongst the limestone³ rocks.

The birds like the turtles ahead here to breed, but the turtles, unlike the birds, are about to face the greatest challenge of their visit to Green Island. By later afternoon, they move towards the prime nesting beach that surrounds the entire island.

-All around here, it's like the troops of martyrs⁴. The landing force is preparing itself, like you see heads popping up in dark shades, moving in shallows. And then the glistening⁵ back will appear. This is the moment of transition, when they leave the wavelessness of the sea.

 

1 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

2 shrubs   

灌木( shrub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
• These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。

3 limestone   

n.石灰石

参考例句：

• Limestone is often used in building construction.石灰岩常用于建筑。
• Cement is made from limestone.水泥是由石灰石制成的。

4 martyrs   

n.martyr的复数形式；烈士( martyr的名词复数 )；殉道者；殉教者；乞怜者（向人诉苦以博取同情）

参考例句：

• the early Christian martyrs 早期基督教殉道者
• They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs. 他们向革命烈士致哀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 glistening   

adj.闪耀的，反光的v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》