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河馬的水生活和你想的不一樣!?The Hippo’s Underwater World

The Hippo’s Underwater World
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河馬的水生活和你想的不一樣!?The Hippo’s Underwater World
河馬具有代表性的形象無疑是頭頂露出水面的樣子。
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  The iconic image of a hippo is surely that of the top part of its head emerging from the water. Hippos, like other mammals, cannot breathe underwater. They depend on the nostrils on the top of their snouts, the parts of their faces that stick out, to breathe while their body is underwater. Impressively, they can hold their breath for up to five minutes, long enough for animals that live in shallow waters. Thanks to their well-developed lungs, hippos can take in large volumes of air and efficiently store oxygen in their body tissues. This special ability allows them to stay underwater for extended periods for protection from both the sun and predators. However, this breath-holding ability is arguably not the animal’s most striking characteristic.

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Words in Use
emerge
[ɪˋmɝdʒ]
vi. 出現,浮現,冒出(常與介詞 from 並用),興起
breathe
[brið]
vt. & vi. 呼吸
volume
[ˋvɑljəm]
n. 量,容量;(書籍的)冊;音量
extended
[ɪkˋstɛndɪd]
adj. 伸長的,延長的;較長時間的,長期的
characteristic
[͵kærəktəˋrɪstɪk]
a. 特有的,典型的(皆與介詞 of 並用)
n. 特徵,特性,特色
twist
[twɪst]
vt. 扭轉;曲解,扭曲
n. 扭轉;轉折/變化;扭扭舞(與 the 並用)變化
drowning
[ˋdraʊnɪŋ]
n. 溺斃
automatically
[͵ɔtəˋmætɪk!ɪ]
adv. 自動地
sink
[sɪŋk]
n. (廚房內的)水槽
vi. 沉
process
[ˋprɑsɛs]
vt. 消化,處理(艱難、悲傷的事情)
n. 過程
demand
[dɪˋmænd]
vt. & n. 要求,請求
n. 需求,需要
Practical Phrases
stick out
 伸出來,露出來

What's that sticking out of your bag?
你袋子裡露出來的是什麼東西?

hold one’s breath
 憋氣,屏住呼吸

Hold your breath when diving underwater.
潛入水下時要憋氣

up to...
 高達/多達⋯⋯(與數字並用)

The stadium is very large and can hold up to 60,000 people.
那間體育館很寬敞,可容納多達六萬人。

take a deep breath
 深呼吸

I always take a deep breath before going on the stage.
我每次上臺前都會深呼吸

take in
 將⋯⋯吸入(體內);吸收⋯⋯

Milly loves to sit by the window and take in the view of the ocean.
蜜莉喜歡坐在窗邊欣賞海景。

Bella decided to go for a walk outside and take in the fresh air.
貝拉決定到戶外走走,呼吸新鮮空氣。

fall asleep
 睡著

The guard fell asleep while he was on duty last night.
守衛昨晚值班時睡著了。

be in danger (of...)
 處於(⋯⋯的)危險中

Polar bears are in danger of extinction.
北極熊絕種的危險

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