英語聽力：長毛象王國-21

The lions will have to try elsewhere. Could a bison be a more realistic prospect?

The wind whips up again offering cover, and the hunters focus on a target on the fringes of the herd. Before long the carcass freezes and becomes difficult to eat. Abandoned, it is buried by the elements, preserved until the day it will emerge to tell the story of another iceage death, just one of many pieces of evidence which together have built up a picture of this remarkable world. But now another unforgiving winter's night falls on Beringia, land of the mammoths.

Next week, Wild New World explores the prehistoric canyonlands, home to vast Colombian mammoths, and that most impressive of hunters, the sabre-toothed cat. Mealwhile find out how we recreated the past at BBC.co.uk/nature.

1 prospect

n.前景，前途;景色，視野

參考例句：

This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事態(tài)呈現(xiàn)出可喜的前景。

The prospect became more evident.前景變得更加明朗了。

2 herd

n.獸群，牧群;vt.使集中，把…趕在一起

參考例句：

She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她趕著牛群穿過荒野。

He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他從無主見，只是人云亦云。

3 remarkable

adj.顯著的，異常的，非凡的，值得注意的

參考例句：

She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在寫作技巧方面有了長足進步。

These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.這些汽車因發(fā)動機沒有噪音而不同凡響。

4 prehistoric

adj.(有記載的)歷史以前的，史前的，古老的

參考例句：

They have found prehistoric remains.他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了史前遺跡。

It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.這兒倒像是在展覽古老的電子設(shè)備。