The Wild Within Word and expressions fox n. 狐狸 62 chacma baboon 南非大狒，大狒狒 62 crime n. 罪，罪行 62 seaside adj. 海滨的 62 suburb n. 郊区，城郊 62 greedy adj. 贪婪的，贪心的 62 thief n. 小偷，贼 62 commit v. 犯（错误或罪行） 62 urban adj. 城镇的，城市的 62 predator n. 掠食动物，捕食性动物 62 newcomer n. 新来者 62 flourish v. 生长茂盛，兴盛 62 racoon n. 浣熊 62 container n. 容器 62 garbage n. 垃圾 62 lame n. 羔羊肉 63 kebab n. 烤（肉）串 63 garlic n. （大）蒜 63 estimate v. 估计，估算 63 migratory adj. 迁徙的 63 appreciate v.欣赏；赏识 63 crucial adj.至关重要的，关键性的 63 restrict v. 限制，控制 64 ? The crime took place in a seaside suburb of Cape Town.?Spotting the car with its window left open, the greedy thief?didn't hesitate. Within seconds. he had reached inside and run?away with a bag of shopping. No matter how many crimes he?committed, the police were powerless to arrest him. You see,?this was no ordinary criminal, it was a chacma baboon. Once?almost unheard of, scenes like this one in Cape Town are now?common all over the world. With foxes in London, mountain?lions in San Francisco and wild pigs in Hong Kong: it is almost?as if our cities are being taken over by wild animals. Paragraph 1 chacma baboon/?t??km? b??bu?n/ n. 非洲大狒，大狒狒 It is a study of the chacma baboon. 这项研究的对象是南非大狒狒。 chacma baboon 非洲大狒，大狒狒(P62) Spotting the car with its window left open, the greedy thief didn't hesitate. greedy adj.渴望的；贪婪的；贪心的 be greedy for... 对…贪婪；渴求… It is greedy of sb. to do sth. 某人做…很贪婪 hesitate v.迟疑，犹豫 hesitate to do sth. 对做某事有顾虑/不愿做某事 hesitate about/in/at/over (doing) sth. 对(做)某事犹豫不决 hesitation n.迟疑，犹豫 without hesitation 毫不犹豫地 Language points commit v. 承诺; 犯罪; 自杀 commitment n. 投入; 花费; 承诺 make a commitment to doing sth. 承诺做某事 be committed to doing sth. 致力于做某事 commit sb./oneself to doing sth. 承诺某人做某事 commit a crime/suicide 犯罪/自杀 Exercise 1. His commitment nonviolence led to a Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. 2. She has made commitment to her career and has refused to compromise on her goals. 3. Both sides committed (them) to settle the dispute peacefully. to a themselves People often wonder about the reasons behind this mass urban?migration. Most of us would assume that urban development?and climate change are responsible for pushing the animals out of their natural habitats. However true this is，we also need to?consider that some of these so-called “urban animals” have?never moved at all—it's we humans who have moved into their territory. Wherever they go, animals find towns and cities in?their way. With nowhere else to make their homes, they have no?choice but to move in with us. Paragraph 2 Most of us would assume that urban development and climate change are responsible for pushing the animals out of their natural habitats. be responsible for 为...负责 push...out of... 驱逐…离开… natural habitats 自然栖息地 Translation ... ...
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