🪄 2A 词汇表
apparently
/əˈpær.ənt.li/
adv.
📖 英文释义 · 词义解析
According to what you have heard or what appears to be true.
显然，看来，据说
💬 课本原句例句
Apparently, the desire to understand a different species goes both ways.
显然，渴望去理解彼此不同的物种是双向的。
aware
/əˈweər/
adj.
📖 英文释义 · 词义解析
Knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing.
意识到的，察觉到的
💬 课本原句例句
When swimming with the whale, Chadwick could see that it was aware of him, but not worried by his presence.
与座头鲸一同游泳时，查德威克能清楚察觉到它意识到了自己的存在，但并未表现出任何不安。
complex
/ˈkɒm.pleks/
adj.
📖 英文释义 · 词义解析
Involving a lot of different but connected parts in a way that is difficult to understand.
复杂的，结构错综的
💬 课本原句例句
Humpback whale songs can be long and complex, sometimes lasting for 30 minutes or more.
座头鲸的歌声可以极其漫长且结构复杂，有时甚至会持续30分钟甚至更长时间。
curiously
/ˈkjʊə.ri.əs.li/
adv.
📖 英文释义 · 词义解析
In a way that shows eagerness to learn or know about something.
好奇地
💬 课本原句例句
The 13-meter-long giant looked him over curiously, but never harmed him.
这条长达13米的海洋巨兽好奇地打量着他，却从未伤害过他分毫。
experience
/ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/
v./n.
📖 英文释义 · 词义解析
To undergo, encounter, or feel something personally.
体验，经历；经验
💬 课本原句例句
While recording whale songs on a boat near Hawaii, he invited author Douglas Chadwick to experience diving with a humpback.
在夏威夷附近海域的一艘船上录制鲸鱼歌声时，他邀请作家道格拉斯·查德威克亲身体验与鲸同游。
interact
/ˌɪn.təˈrækt/
v.
📖 英文释义 · 词义解析
To communicate or react with each other or something else.
互动，相互交流
💬 课本原句例句
I want to know.” Another member of the research team, photographer Flip Nicklin, recalls a special moment he had while interacting with a humpback.
研究人员热切地想弄清楚，座头鲸在海洋深处是如何相互交流与互动的。
record
/rɪˈkɔːd/
v.
📖 英文释义 · 词义解析
To capture sounds, images, or data on a device so that it can be heard or seen later.
录制，记录
💬 课本原句例句
SONG OF THE HUMPBACK Recording Gentle Giants Marine biologist Jim Darling has studied the songs of humpback whales for more than 25 years.
海洋生物学家吉姆·达林多年来一直在近距离录制这些温和庞然大物的动人歌声。
season
/ˈsiː.zən/
n.
📖 英文释义 · 词义解析
A period of the year marked by particular weather, events, or activities.
季节，时期
💬 课本原句例句
Researchers have also found that humpback whale songs are different in different parts of the world, perhaps like whale national anthems. They may also be like hit tunes on the radio, changing over time— from one year to the next, or even over a single breeding season.
研究人员还发现，座头鲸每年所唱的歌声都会随着繁殖季节的推移而悄然改变。
single
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
adj.
📖 英文释义 · 词义解析
Only one; separate from others.
单一的，单独的
💬 课本原句例句
Researchers have also found that humpback whale songs are different in different parts of the world, perhaps like whale national anthems. They may also be like hit tunes on the radio, changing over time— from one year to the next, or even over a single breeding season.
在同一个繁殖海域中，所有的雄性座头鲸往往都吟唱着同一支曲调相同的歌。
unknown
/ʌnˈnəʊn/
adj.
📖 英文释义 · 词义解析
Not known or familiar; not identified.
未知的，不可知的
💬 课本原句例句
Darling says that only male humpbacks sing, but for unknown reasons.
达林指出，只有雄性座头鲸才会唱歌，但其背后的真实原因至今依然未知。
📖 课文原文 · Song of the Humpback
Paragraph A
Herman Melville, the writer of the famous whale story Moby Dick, once wrote that humpback whales were "the most lighthearted of all the whales."
A favorite of whale watchers everywhere, they often swim in ocean areas close to land and are active at the surface.
They can often be seen breaching, or rising out of the water, and then coming down with a great splash.
Humpbacks are intelligent animals, and can be seen working together to hunt schools of small fish.
And, if you listen closely, you might even hear one singing.
Paragraph B · Recording Gentle Giants
Marine biologist Jim Darling has studied the songs of humpback whales for more than 25 years.
While recording whale songs on a boat near Hawaii, he invited author Douglas Chadwick to experience diving with a humpback.
In the water, Chadwick heard the whale's songs in a way he had never heard them before.
"Suddenly, I no longer heard the whale's voice in my ears," he said.
"I felt it inside my head and bones."
Paragraph C
When swimming with the whale, Chadwick could see that it was aware of him, but not worried by his presence.
The 13-meter-long giant looked him over curiously, but never harmed him.
The whale then swam under the boat.
It pointed its head down to the ocean floor and, with flippers extended out to its sides, began to sing.
Up in the boat, Darling recorded the whale's song.
Humpback whale songs can be long and complex, sometimes lasting for 30 minutes or more.
They are perhaps the longest songs sung by any animal.
Paragraph D · Why Do They Sing?
Darling says that only male humpbacks sing, but for unknown reasons.
One idea is that they sing to attract females.
However, when a group of scientists played recordings of whale songs in the ocean, female whales did not respond.
Another idea is that male humpbacks use their songs to let other males know they are in the area.
Paragraph E
Researchers have also found that humpback whale songs are different in different parts of the world, perhaps like whale national anthems.
They may also be like hit tunes on the radio, changing over time—from one year to the next, or even over a single breeding season.
Paragraph F
There is still so much the scientists don't know, and years of study lie ahead for whale researchers like Jim Darling.
"Why do I do it?" he wonders aloud.
"Human beings like puzzles.
I want to know."
Paragraph G
Another member of the research team, photographer Flip Nicklin, recalls a special moment he had while interacting with a humpback.
While he was snorkeling some distance from the huge animal, it approached him until it was just a few meters away.
It then gently carried Nicklin toward its eye with a flipper, as if examining him.
Apparently, the desire to understand a different species goes both ways.
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Before You Read · p.22
A. The whale in the photo is a humpback. Humpbacks are found in most of the world’s oceans. What do you know about them? Choose the correct words.
1. Humpback whales ______ swim close to land.
2. Humpbacks usually eat ______.
3. Humpback whales communicate by ______.
B. Now scan the first paragraph of the reading to check your answers. Then read the entire passage.
Reading Comprehension · p.26
A. Choose the best answer for each question.
1. What is the reading mainly about?
2. When the scientists played whale songs in the ocean, ______.
3. What is NOT true about humpback whales?
4. The passage compares humpback songs to hit tunes on the radio because ______.
5. In the last paragraph, what does goes both ways mean?
B. Match each paragraph with its purpose.
1. Paragraph C
2. Paragraph D
3. Paragraph E
4. Paragraph F
Reading Skill · p.27
Reading Skill Strategy
Understanding Pronoun Reference
A pronoun usually, but not always, refers to something earlier in the sentence or in a previous sentence.
The context should help you understand what the pronoun is referring to.
A. What does each underlined word refer to? Circle a, b, or c.
1. Humpbacks are intelligent animals, and can be seen working together to hunt schools of small fish. And, if you listen closely, you might even hear one singing.
2. Marine biologist Jim Darling has studied the songs of humpback whales for more than 25 years. While recording whale songs on a boat near Hawaii, he invited author Douglas Chadwick to experience diving with a humpback.
3. Humpback whale songs can be long and complex, sometimes lasting for 30 minutes or more. They are perhaps the longest songs sung by any animal.
B. What does each pronoun from the reading refer to?
1. I felt it inside my head and bones. (paragraph B)
2. The 13-meter-long giant looked him over … (paragraph C)
3. It pointed its head down … (paragraph C)
4. It then gently carried Nicklin … (paragraph G)
Critical Thinking · Identifying Reasons. What possible reasons does the author give for the humpback whales’ singing? What other possible reasons can you think of?
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Vocabulary Practice A · p.28
Complete the sentences using the words in the box. One word is extra.
apparently · aware · experience · interact · record · single
apparently · aware · experience · interact · record · single
1. Whales generally come up to breathe every 15 minutes, but some can hold their breath for up to an hour on a(n) ______ dive.
2. Some people are not ______ that many of the whales they see on whale-watching tours are later killed in areas where whaling is still allowed.
3. ______, there are some whale species that do not seem to migrate at all. They spend the entire year in one place.
4. Many of those who have swum with whales have described the ______ as life-changing.
5. Scientists who study whales use special technology to ______ the sounds they make underwater.
Vocabulary Practice B · Definitions
Read the information. Then complete the definitions using the words in red.
complex · season · unknown · interact · curious
complex · season · unknown · interact · curious
1. If something is ______, it has many parts and is difficult to understand.
2. A(n) ______ refers to a particular period of time during the year.
3. If something is ______, you have no information about it.
4. When people or animals ______, they spend time together and communicate.
5. Someone who is ______ about something wants to learn or know more about it.
Vocabulary Practice C · Word Parts
The prefix inter- means “between” or “together.” Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
action · national · view
action · national · view
1. She was offered an inter______ for a job as a member of a whale research team.
2. Saving endangered whales is going to require inter______ cooperation.
3. Many studies focus on the inter______ between male and female humpbacks.
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Song of the Humpback (座头鲸之歌)
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