On the African savanna▼, every single day is a struggle between life and death.
在非洲稀樹大草原上，每天都是一場生死交戰。

　　Living in a remote part of the African plains is unforgiving▼. Warring▼clans▼ of predators▼ always have to be aware of their surroundings because their competition is everywhere. For many years, the environment in the African savanna was abundant because of floods, but now everything is drying up because of a drought▼. This means that animals are moving into new territory and competing for fewer resources, which can cause a lot of fighting.
　　This month, National Geographic continues to push the boundaries of wildlife▼ storytelling with its four-part series, Savage Kingdom: Uprising. This visually stunning, intimate, and brutally intense series follows lion king, Sekekama, and his battle to keep the crown he has held for many years. Surprisingly, the ones who want to take the crown are his own bloodthirsty▼ sons. The other characters in Savage Kingdom are Saba, the area's deadliest leopard▼ assassin▼, and her son, who she is hoping will follow in her footsteps. Also, Zalika, the queen hyena▼, is training her pups▼ to attack at will.
　　Sekekama's only hope of survival from the drought is to take his clan into enemy territory. This means that they will run into a lot of trouble from rivals who used to be close and some unexpected new challengers. Will this be the time that the young princes decide to attack their own blood? Will Sekekama survive or perish in a battle with new opponents? Just remember that no one is safe in the Savage Kingdom: Uprising, this month on National Geographic.

1. abundant a. 大量的；充足的
衍: be abundant with...　　有大量的……；充滿……
This lake is abundant with carp and trout.
這座湖裡有很多鯉魚和鱒魚。
＊carp n. 鯉魚
trout n. 鱒魚

2. territory n. 領土，屬地
衍: territorial a. 領土的
Those warriors failed in their conquest of the new territory.
那些戰士沒能成功征服那塊新領土。
＊conquest n. 征服
That country tried to claim territorial rights over the island.
該國試圖取得這座島的領土主權。

3. resource n. 資源
衍: resourceful a. 足智多謀的
Students should make good use of the school's library. It has many useful resources.
學生應該要好好利用學校圖書館。它有許多有用的資源。
A resourceful worker always finds a way to get the job done.
有應變能力的員工總是找得到完成工作的方法。

4. visually adv. 視覺上
衍: visual a. 視覺的
Are you good at judging long distances visually?
你擅於用視覺判斷長距離嗎？
These visual aids will help my students understand this concept.
這些視覺輔助器材將幫助我的學生理解這個概念。

5. intimate a. 密切的；親密的
衍: intimacy n. 親密
Intimate communication is necessary for true friendship.
真正的友誼需要密切的溝通。
The intimacy between the couple has grown dramatically over the past few months.
這對情侶的親密度在過去幾個月內迅速增溫。

6. brutally adv. 嚴苛地；粗暴地
衍: brutal a. 殘忍的；野蠻的
Ian was brutally beaten by a bully.
伊恩被一名惡霸痛毆。
This serial killer was sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of five little girls.
這名連續殺人魔因為殘忍地殺害五名小女童而被判無期徒刑。
＊life imprisonment　　無期徒刑

7. intense a. 強烈的，劇烈的
衍: intensity n. 熱切；強烈
Mandy's hatred for her ex-husband was so intense that she would never forgive him.
曼蒂對前夫的恨意強烈到她永遠不會原諒他。
＊hatred n. 仇恨，恨意
The boss likes David because whatever he does, he does it with intensity.
老闆喜歡大衛，因為他不管做什麼都很投入。

8. unexpected a. 出乎意料的
Tina's ability to deal with unexpected problems has never been in doubt.
蒂娜處理意想不到的問題的能力從未受到質疑。

9. perish vi. 死去；滅亡
It has been found that many ocean sunfish are perishing due to pollution.
許多曼波魚被發現死於汙染。
＊ocean sunfish　　曼波魚

10. opponent n. 對手
During the primary elections, Frank's opponent was Jason.
法蘭克的初選對手是傑森。

野蠻王國：群雄起義
在非洲稀樹大草原上，每天都是一場生死交戰。　

　　生活在非洲平原的偏遠地區相當困難。交戰的肉食動物家族總得留意牠們的環境，因為牠們的競爭者無所不在。許多年來，非洲稀樹大草原的環境都因為洪水而十分富饒，但如今一切卻因為一場旱災而乾涸。這意味著動物正遷移到新的領土，並競爭更稀少的資源，這可能會引發許多鬥爭。
　　本月，國家地理持續突破講述野生動物故事的極限，推出四部分的系列節目《野蠻王國：群雄起義》。這個視覺效果驚人、緊密又殘酷刺激的系列節目跟拍獅子王沙柯卡瑪，以及牠為了保持多年王位所做出的奮鬥。令人驚訝的是，想要奪取王位的竟是牠自己嗜血成性的兒子。《野蠻王國》的其他角色還有該地區最致命的花豹刺客薩芭，以及牠希望能夠追隨自己腳步的兒子。此外，鬣狗女王札莉卡正在訓練牠的孩子們任意攻擊。
　　沙柯卡瑪在旱災存活的唯一希望就是將牠的家族帶往敵方領土。這意味著牠們將會遭遇很多麻煩，這些麻煩來自過去關係密切的對手，牠們也會遇到一些意想不到的新挑戰者。這將是年輕王子決定攻擊自己血親的時刻嗎？沙柯卡瑪將會在與新對手對抗的戰鬥中存活還是喪命呢？謹記一點，在本月國家地理的《野蠻王國：群雄起義》中，大家都生死難卜。

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