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Trials of the Wild: Night of the Christmas Crab  生存大考驗:聖誕島紅蟹
by Marcus Maurice


    

    On an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, an annual occurrence has been called one of the 10 greatest natural wonders on Earth. Visitors from all over the world come to see the red crab migration on Christmas Island, which is just south of Indonesia. This is when tens of millions of red crabs leave their natural habitat in the rainforests and head to the ocean. Slowly but surely, the crabs cross the overpasses and underpasses that have been made for them as they make their way to the beach. Finally, when the red army of crabs arrive at the shore, the males and females mate.
  Soon after, the females dump hundreds of thousands of eggs into the water by shimmying back and forth in a comical way. The female crabs have to hold on to the rocks or the beach so they don’t get sucked out into the water as they release their eggs. After the red crabs finish at the beach, they return to the rainforest and don’t go back for another year.
  In Trials of the Wild: Night of the Christmas Crab, National Geographic visits Christmas Island during these crazy few days so viewers can see what happens from the very comfort of their own homes. The show goes into detail about the crab migration as well as explaining that these animals are one of the few to have both lungs and gills. This allows the red crabs to breathe in the water and on the land. If you’d like to learn more, tune in to Trials of the Wild: Night of the Christmas Crab.


 

1. annual a. 每年的,一年一度的
We usually go on our annual family trip in July.
我們家通常每年七月會去家族旅遊。

2. occurrence n. 發生的事件(可數);發生(不可數)
 a normal / frequent / common / rare occurrence  正常/經常/普通/罕見的事情
The occurrence of ulcers is often linked with stress.
潰瘍的發生時常與壓力有關。
 *ulcer n. 潰瘍
Flooding is a common occurrence in this area.
水患在這個地區是常有的事。

3. migration n. 遷徙,遷移
Scientists attached a tracking device to the bird to track its seasonal migration route.
科學家在這隻鳥身上安裝追蹤器以追蹤牠的季節性遷移路線。

4. habitat n. 棲息地
The natural habitats of wildlife in Taiwan have been reduced due to urban sprawl.
由於都市擴張,臺灣野生動物的自然棲息地一直在減少。
 *sprawl n.(建築物)擴張

5. dump vt. 傾倒,丟棄;拋棄(某人)
Somebody dumped their garbage into this alley. No wonder it smells so bad here.
有人把垃圾倒在這個小巷裡。難怪這裡這麼臭。
Tina can’t help crying because her boyfriend just dumped her.
蒂娜忍不住一直哭,因為她剛被男友甩了。

6. comical a. 滑稽的,好笑的
The clown at the party looked really comical.
派對上的那個小丑看起來真是滑稽。

7. suck vt. 吸 & vi. 吸;很爛,糟糕
The little boy sat on the ground in silence and sucked his thumb.
那個小男孩安靜地坐在地上吸大拇指。
The concert I went to last night really sucked.
我昨天晚上去的那場演唱會爛透了。

8. release vt. 釋放;發行,發表
That factory was charged with releasing harmful chemicals into the environment.
那家工廠被控訴將有害的化學物質釋放到環境中。
The director released a DVD with a collection of short movies that influenced him.
該導演發行了一張 DVD,裡面收錄了對他有影響的電影短片。

9. breathe vi. 呼吸
 breath n. 呼吸
 take a deep breath  深呼吸
 take one’s breath away  令某人嘆為觀止/大吃一驚
Loosen your tie so you can breathe a little easier.
鬆開你的領帶,這樣你可以呼吸順暢一點。
Kent took a deep breath before he jumped into the pool.
肯特跳進游泳池前先深深地吸了口氣。
The view from the top of the hill can take your breath away.
從山丘上面往下望的景色會讓你嘆為觀止。

1. head to + 地方  前往某地
= head / set out / set off for + 地方
 head vi. 前往
Linda is heading to Tokyo this afternoon.
琳達今天下午要前往東京。

2. make one’s way to + 地方  向某地前進;在某地流行
The tour guide made her way to the front of the group so she could give us further instructions.
導遊走到旅行團的前面,以便為我們做進一步的解說。
Fashion trends generally make their way to Japan before they hit Taiwan.
時尚潮流席捲臺灣前,一般會先在日本流行。

3. back and forth  來來回回
The palm trees are swaying back and forth in the wind.
棕櫚樹在風中來回搖擺。

4. hold on to...  抓住/握住……;堅持……
Hold on to the hand grips while standing on the bus.
站在公車上的時候請抓緊拉環。
You should hold on to your principles.
你應當堅持你的原則。

5. from the comfort of one’s own home  舒舒服服地在某人的家中
Thanks to the internet, people can shop from the comfort of their own homes.
多虧了網路,人們才能舒舒服服地在自己家中購物。

6. go into detail about / on...  詳細地說明……
Molly didn’t want to go into detail about her troubles at the tax office.
茉莉不想詳細敘述她在稅捐機關遇到的麻煩。

7. tune in to...  收看/收聽……
My mother always tunes in to her favorite Korean drama at 9:00 p.m.
我媽總是在晚上九點準時收看她最喜歡的韓劇。

army n.(有高度組織的)群體;軍隊(尤指陸軍)
an army of...  一大群……
Betty screamed when she saw an army of ants crawling on her cake.
貝蒂看到一大群螞蟻爬在她的蛋糕上時便大聲尖叫。
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「一群……」怎麼說?
除了本文的 army 之外,另有下列不同量詞表不同種類的動物群體:

a. colony n.(螞蟻、蜜蜂等有組織的)群體
 a colony of bees / ants  一群蜜蜂/螞蟻
I found a large colony of bees in the hole.
我發現洞內有一大群蜜蜂。
b. flock n. 一群(人、鳥或羊)
 a flock of birds / sheep  一群鳥/綿羊(sheep 單複數同形,此處為複數)
That young shepherd led a flock of sheep up the hill.
那個年輕的牧羊人把一群羊帶到山坡上。
c. pride n.(獅)群
 a pride of lions  一群獅子
There is a pride of lions sitting and waiting at the riverbank of the Mara river for prey to come passing through.
有一群獅子坐在馬拉河畔等待獵物經過。
d. pack n.(野獸或獵犬等的)一群
 a pack of dogs / wolves  一群狗/狼
That little boy was frightened by a pack of wild dogs.
那個小男孩被一群野狗嚇壞了。
e. school n. 魚群
 a school of fish / dolphins  一群魚/海豚(fish 單複數同形,此處為複數)
A school of fish swam next to me as I was scuba diving.
我潛水時有一群魚兒在我身邊悠游。

overpass n. 天橋
underpass n. 地下道
shimmy vi.(跳舞或走路時)左右抖肩擺臀 & n. 西迷舞(是美國黑人的流行舞,特別流行於 1910 至 1920 年間。它的音樂節奏很快,動作也跟隨音樂的速度且具有挑逗性,如擺臀、震胸等。這些動作後來影響到黑臀舞、搖滾舞以及爵士舞)
gill n. 腮

生存大考驗:聖誕島紅蟹
  

  在印度洋中部的一個島上,有個年度盛事一直以來被稱為地球上十大自然奇觀之一。來自世界各地的遊客前來觀看聖誕島上的紅蟹遷徙,該島就在印尼南方。這是數千萬隻紅蟹離開牠們在熱帶雨林的自然棲息地並前往海洋的時候。紅蟹緩緩但堅定地越過為牠們前往海邊時所建的天橋和地下道。最後,當紅蟹大軍抵達海岸時,雄蟹和雌蟹就會交配。
  不久後,雌蟹以滑稽的方式來來回回地上下擺動,將成千上萬顆卵產入水中。雌蟹必須抓緊岩石或海灘,這樣牠們產卵時才不會被吸入海裡。紅蟹在海邊完成產卵之後,牠們會返回熱帶雨林,一年後才會再回海邊。
  在《生存大考驗:聖誕島紅蟹》中,國家地理在這瘋狂的幾天造訪聖誕島,讓觀眾在自己舒適的家中就可以看到所發生的盛事。該節目詳細介紹了紅蟹的遷徙情況,並解釋牠們是少數同時擁有肺和鰓的動物之一。這讓紅蟹能在水中及陸地上呼吸。如果你想了解更多,請收看《生存大考驗:聖誕島紅蟹》。


 
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