Listen this way 听力教程第三册-2
Unit 2 Wildlife Conservation
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
gravely：严重 species：物种 extinct：灭种 on the brink：在边缘
can't afford to wait any more：不能再等待 take action：采取行动 abbreviations ：缩写 acronyms：首字母缩略词
IUCN -- International Union for the Conservation of Nature：世界自然保护联盟
convention：会议;全体与会者;国际公约;惯例，习俗，规矩 CITES -- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species：华盛顿公约，濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约 conservation： 保存;保护;避免浪费;对自然环境的保护 UNEP -- United Nations Environmental Program：联合国环境规划署
WWF -- World Wide Fund for Nature ：世界自然基金会 regulate：调节;控制，管理
promote the conservation：促进保护
under the auspices of：在…的帮助或支持下;有…赞助的 prohibit：禁止
endangered species：濒危野生动植物种 encourage partnerships in doing sth：鼓励伙伴 partnership：伙伴关系;合伙人身份;合作关系;合营公司 inspiring information：鼓舞人心的信息 improve their quality of life：改善生活品质 without compromising：不妥协 enable sb to do sth：使……能 raise funds for ：筹款 giant panda：大熊猫 a global network：全球网 Gland：格兰德 Switzerland：瑞士
biological diversity：生物多样性 ecosystem services：生态系统服务 variety：种类
a breathable atmosphere：洁净的（能够呼吸的）空气 reduce in number ：数量减少
role：任务
negligible：以忽略的;微不足道的 apes：猿 whales：鲸 seals：海豹
marine turtles：海龟 walrus： 海象 dolphins：海豚 crocodiles：鳄鱼
bludgeon：攻击;威胁，强迫 campaign：运动 sanctuaries：庇护所 sea sanctuary：海洋保护区
protected-nesting sites ：受保护的营巢区 nesting site： 营巢区;筑巢区;巢址 pollute：污染 ivory：象牙 porpoise：动鼠海豚 come into force：开始生效 habitat：（动物的）栖息地，住处 compromise：妥协 roll off：辗轧;下降
breed：繁殖
public appeal：公众诉求;呼吁 slaughter：屠宰（动物）;大屠杀 make a donation：捐款
Wild animals and wild plants and the wild places where they live are gravely threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century; and many hundreds are now on the brink. We can't afford to wait any more. It is time that we take action.
A The following words and phrases will appear in this unit. Listen carefully and study the definitions. 1. habitat: the natural home of a planet or animal
2. species: a group of plants or animals of the same kind, which are alike in all important ways and can breed together 3. bludgeon: hit with a heavy object 4. census: a count of a total population
5. logistics: the planning and implementation of the details of any operation
6. degrade: bring down
7. adversely: in the manner of going against, opposing
8. refuge: a place that provides protection or shelter from danger 9. aquatic: living in or on water
10. mussel: a small sea animal living inside a black shell whose soft body can be eaten as food (淡菜)
11. staple food: basic food or main food that one normally eats 12. picky eater: someone who is very careful about choosing only what they like to eat
13. shrink: to become or cause to become smaller in size
14. case study: a detailed analytical study of a person or something with a view to making generalizations
B Listen to some abbreviations and acronyms of some organizations and some information about them. Fill in the blanks. Audioscript: