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1Hey guys! It's Nov 5th 2024. Today’s news is about animals and alcohol. Do you know that animals also drink alcohol? A new study found that animals can easily get drunk but alcohol makes them relaxed! Let’s hear more from the news.
【听力原文】
Animals in the wild get drunk. A new study found that they have been guzzling ethanol—an alcohol that forms from fruit and grain sugars—for hundreds of years. For a small animal or bird, drinks containing 1-2% alcohol by volume are enough to get them tipsy. That could be lethal for climbing animals, but researchers reckon that a tipple could help them to relax, too.
【参考译文】野生动物也会喝醉。一项新的研究发现，数百年来，他们一直在狂饮乙醇——一种由水果和谷物糖形成的酒精。对于小动物或鸟类来说，酒精含量为1-2%的饮料足以让它们微醺。这对攀爬的动物来说可能是致命的，但研究人员认为，小酒也可以帮助它们放松。
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1. Animals in the wild get drunk. A new study found that they have been guzzling ethanol—an alcohol that forms from fruit and grain sugars—for hundreds of years.
野生动物也会喝醉。一项新的研究发现，数百年来，他们一直在狂饮乙醇——一种由水果和谷物糖形成的酒精。
Wild: adj. 野的；野生的 ~ animals/flowers/rabbits
The wild: a natural environment that is not controlled by people自然环境；野生状态
The wilds (pl.): areas of a country far from towns or cities, where few people live偏远地区；人烟稀少的地区
Guzzle: v. to drink sth quickly and in large amounts. In British English it also means to eat food quickly and in large amounts.狂饮；猛喝；暴饮；（英国英语）狼吞虎咽
Gobble: v. to eat sth very fast, in a way that people consider rude or greedy狼吞虎咽；贪婪地吃
Wolf: v.
酒店满是狼吞虎咽昂贵饭菜的有钱人。
Ethanol: [ /ˈeθənɒl/ ] n. 乙醇
2. For a small animal or bird, drinks containing 1-2% alcohol by volume are enough to get them tipsy. 对于小动物或鸟类来说，酒精含量为1-2%的饮料足以让它们微醺。
By volume: 体积占比为…
在气候潮湿地区，水汽按体积占(空气体积)4%左右。
Tipsy: adj. 微醉的
< I'm feeling a little tipsy.> 我觉得有点微醉了。
3.That could be lethal for climbing animals, but researchers reckon that a tipple could help them to relax, too.这对攀爬的动物来说可能是致命的，但研究人员认为，小酒也可以帮助它们放松。
Lethal: adj. 致命的；可致死的
Fatal: adj. a fatal accident/blow/illness 致命的事故╱一击╱疾病
Tipple: n. an alcoholic drink含酒精饮料
Sip: v. to drink sth, taking a very small amount each time小口喝；抿
< Jessica sipped her drink thoughtfully.>
杰西卡若有所思地喝了一小口饮料。
n.
哈里喝了一小口波旁威士忌酒。
