英语听力：自然百科 海洋天堂大堡礁:堡礁内外—11

 It's been an absolutely exhausting night for any of the turtles you can see behind me, in fact you can actually make out this old girl here, she is absolutely shattered, she is completely spent, and she is just desperately¹ trying to get back into the sea before the heat of the sun kicks in. For the last leave, it's a race against time, in a couple of hours the temperature on the sand will soar, and on one part of the island, there is a major obstacle that wasn't there when they arrived, rocks exposed at low tide make the return to water anything but easy, being reptiles² sea turtles have little control over their body temperature, there is no shade anywhere, so those left on the beach risk being cooked alive.

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1 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

2 reptiles   

n.爬行动物，爬虫( reptile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles. 蛇和鳄鱼都是爬行动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs. 鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》