英语听力：自然百科 海洋天堂大堡礁:堡礁内外—10

 Each one of her clutch of a hundred eggs is the size of a pingpang ball, the soft shell prevents them from breaking as they drop into the hole, when she is finished, she'll cover the nest and over the coming weeks, her eggs will incubate in the warm sand.

This is a deeply private moment for this turtle, i do feel i'm rather intruded¹. she is flicking² sand to fill in the hole and very successfully flicking it straight at my face as well. This is a huge physiological³ effort for this animal, you'll see the turtle... good one, right at my eye, that was right on the button, i think i'm going to take the subtle hint, i shall just leave her alone and let her get on with it.

By morning she joins the mass evacuation of the island, most of the exhausted⁴ turtles head back to the sea at the same time, so there is an even bigger pile up at the water's edge than when they arrived, but quite a few stragglers are left behind.

 

1 intruded   

n.侵入的，推进的v.侵入，侵扰，打扰( intrude的过去式和过去分词 )；把…强加于

参考例句：

• One could believe that human creatures had never intruded there before. 你简直会以为那是从来没有人到过的地方。 来自辞典例句
• The speaker intruded a thin smile into his seriousness. 演说人严肃的脸上掠过一丝笑影。 来自辞典例句

2 flicking   

（尤指用手指或手快速地）轻击( flick的现在分词 )； （用…）轻挥； （快速地）按开关； 向…笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）

参考例句：

• He helped her up before flicking the reins. 他帮她上马，之后挥动了缰绳。
• There's something flicking around my toes. 有什么东西老在叮我的脚指头。

3 physiological   

adj.生理学的，生理学上的

参考例句：

• He bought a physiological book.他买了一本生理学方面的书。
• Every individual has a physiological requirement for each nutrient.每个人对每种营养成分都有一种生理上的需要。

4 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。