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Ourtopictodayis“CreaturesUniquetoAustralia”,withquestionsansweredbywildlifeexpert,DrJimSmith.Australiahaslotsofuniqueanimals,butwhichanimalisasymbolofthecountry?独具的；特有的过去分词短语作宾语n.象征
1Ithastobethekangaroo,asithasawidedistributionthroughoutthecountry.It'satoughanimalthathastosurviveinadifficultenvironment.Also,itcannotwalkbackwards,soitisalwaysmovingforwards.原因状语从句distributev.分配；分发adj.坚强的;健壮的;能吃苦的
2ThisexpressesthestrengthandresolveoftheAustraliansasindividualsandasanation.Babykangaroosweighonlytwogrammesatbirth.Theythenfindtheirwayintotheirmother'spouch—akindofpocket—tostaysafeandwarm.v.决定;解决n.决心出生时v.重
3Theysleepanddrinkmilkinthattemporary，protectedenvironmentuntiltheyareaboutsevenoreightmonthsold.Afterthisphase,theygoouttotrytheirlegs.Aftertheylearntojump,theygraduallyspendlesstimewiththeirmotherandlearntobeindependent.反：permanent永久的
4Kangaroosmaylookcute,butencounterswiththemdon'talwaysendsowell.Kangarooscanhitandkickveryhard,sopleasefolks,ifyouseesomekangaroos,rememberthey'renotforpetting!与...相遇v.相遇；邂逅；遭遇always与not连用,表示部分否定n.人们adj.民俗的petn.宠物v.抚摸
5Koalasarecute,andweseesomanypicturesofpeopleholdingthem.ButinmanyplacesinAustralia,itisagainstthelawtoeventouchthem.Canyouclarifythat?违法v.阐明；澄清
6Theyarereallyquitecute,butthetruthis,koalasareverysensitivecreatureswhocaneasilypanicbecauseofevensmallchangesintheirenvironment.Theyspendquitealotoftimeeating,sleeping,andhangingontotreetrunks,sointeractionwithhumanscancausethemalotofstress.生物v./n.惊慌inpanic惊慌地--panicked--panicked--panicking悬挂与...的互动interactewith...与...互动n.互动；相互影响v.交流；合作
7Becauseofthis,thegovernmentbegantomakelawsagainsttouchingkoalas,intheinterestofanimalprotection,aswellaspublicsafety.So,ifyouseeoneinthewild,youshouldn'tapproachittopickituporeventouchit.制定法律禁止（做）某事为了...拿起;举起;拾起搭载；接人；不费力地学会
8Ifyouwanttoholdakoala,youhavetogotocertainlicensedzooswhereanimalexpertsmakesurethatthekoalasselectedforeachsessionareinagoodstateforhumancontactandthattheyarehandledforonlyalimitedtimeandonalimitedfrequencyofoccasions．定从宾从宾从过去分词短语作定语ina...state处于...的状态v.（用手）触摸；拿frequentadj.频繁的at/with...frequency以...的频率
9So,we'vetalkedaboutsomecuteanimals.Whataboutanimalswhicharen'tsocute?MyfavouriteisalittlecreaturecalledtheTasmaniandevil.IfyouareoutcampinginTasmaniaandcomeacrossone,theexperiencemightscareyou!comeacross（偶然）遇见v.使惊恐；害怕；n.惊恐
10Tasmaniandevilshuntatnight,soyouwon'tusuallyseethem,butyoumayheartheirloudcrieswhentheyarefightingoreating.Thenoisetheymakecouldwakethedeadv.打猎；猎食n.叫声；哭声死者the+adj.表示一类人（that）
11Frightening!Theyareaboutthesizeofsmalldogsandlooklikeratherlargeblackrats.Theyalsohaveaterriblesmell!Theirdietismostlydeadanimals.Fortunately,despitetheirname,theyaregenerallynotviolenttowardspeople.令人不安的；可怕的
12Australiaalsohassomeanimalsthatmanypeoplehaveneverheardof,forexample,theduckbilledplatypus.Isthatsomekindofbird?Notatall.Whileitmaylayeggsinanestlikeabird,it'sreallyaprimitivemammal,withauniquebiology.“虽然,尽管”引导让步状从原始的
13Itseggshatchafterabouttendays,andthenthebabyplatypusnursesfromitsmotherlikeallothermammals.Itsnoselookslikeaduck'sbill,andithasfeetlikeaduck'ssoitcandiveunderthewater,butit'scoveredinhair.v.看护;喂奶;吃奶n.账单；鸟嘴；喙
14Doyouknowwhat'sreallystrangeaboutaplatypus?Theplatypusdoesn'tuseitssensesofsightorsmelltofindfood.Ithasacapacitytofindfoodinthewaterbyusingelectricalsensorsinitsbill.Thereareonlyasmallhandfulofanimalsintheworldthatcandothat!capacitytodosth.做某事能力fordoingsth.capableadj.有能力的becapableof......有......的能力
