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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Our next amazing rescue proves that working in an isolated1 and wild environment can be a risky2 endeavor. The llanos or wetlands of Venezuela, National Geographic's Brady Bar, a wildlife biologist is working with Venezuelan scientist and conservationist Maria Muyos. They're studying anacondas living in the wetlands at the river's edge, where they come across a caiman. This South American crocodilian is rarely a threat to humans.
I've got the head, I've got its head. Right here.
But get too close.
It's unleashed3...
Wow, wow, wow, you alright? You alright?
Does it get your finger?
No, my, my, my hand.
Shh. I'm pulling it out. Pull it out, pull it out, pull it out. You Ok?
The caiman struck without warning, going from dead still to jaws4' clamp shot in precisely5 one tenth of a second. They do not prey6 upon humans, but the caiman clearly saw these scientists as threatening. And when a caiman does attack, its jaws close with incredible force, 350 pounds of force.
I did everything I could to pry7 those jaws apart and I just could not do it.
Finally the caiman decided8 to release her hand.
Without Brady's help, the outcome could have been worse, a lot worse.
It was fortunate that I was on top of the animal. If it had rolled, she could have lost her hand.
A caiman, like all crocodilians, attacks by grabbing its victim with sharp teeth and then it rolls to rip off a mouthful of flesh. Had this carnivorous reptile9 been able to roll over, Maria's hand could have been severed10. This attack leaves no doubt that an animal as powerful as the caiman must be treated with the utmost respect and caution.
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llano: (n.) A large, grassy11, almost treeless plain, especially one in Latin America. 大平原
caiman: (n.) Any of various tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and related genera, resembling and closely related to the alligators12. 凯门鳄
pry: (n.) To raise, move, or force open with a lever. 撬动
I've got the head, I've got its head. Right here.
But get too close.
It's unleashed3...
Wow, wow, wow, you alright? You alright?
Does it get your finger?
No, my, my, my hand.
Shh. I'm pulling it out. Pull it out, pull it out, pull it out. You Ok?
The caiman struck without warning, going from dead still to jaws4' clamp shot in precisely5 one tenth of a second. They do not prey6 upon humans, but the caiman clearly saw these scientists as threatening. And when a caiman does attack, its jaws close with incredible force, 350 pounds of force.
I did everything I could to pry7 those jaws apart and I just could not do it.
Finally the caiman decided8 to release her hand.
Without Brady's help, the outcome could have been worse, a lot worse.
It was fortunate that I was on top of the animal. If it had rolled, she could have lost her hand.
A caiman, like all crocodilians, attacks by grabbing its victim with sharp teeth and then it rolls to rip off a mouthful of flesh. Had this carnivorous reptile9 been able to roll over, Maria's hand could have been severed10. This attack leaves no doubt that an animal as powerful as the caiman must be treated with the utmost respect and caution.
New Words:
llano: (n.) A large, grassy11, almost treeless plain, especially one in Latin America. 大平原
caiman: (n.) Any of various tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and related genera, resembling and closely related to the alligators12. 凯门鳄
pry: (n.) To raise, move, or force open with a lever. 撬动
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1 isolated | |
adj.与世隔绝的 | |
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2 risky | |
adj.有风险的,冒险的 | |
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3 unleashed | |
v.把(感情、力量等)释放出来,发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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4 jaws | |
n.口部;嘴 | |
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5 precisely | |
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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6 prey | |
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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7 pry | |
vi.窥(刺)探,打听;vt.撬动(开,起) | |
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8 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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9 reptile | |
n.爬行动物;两栖动物 | |
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10 severed | |
v.切断,断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 );断,裂 | |
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11 grassy | |
adj.盖满草的;长满草的 | |
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12 alligators | |
n.短吻鳄( alligator的名词复数 ) | |
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