一只黄的大猩猩碰了东西变大了（在一段广为流传的中）

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Gorillas make hilarious attempts to avoid rainfall at South Carolina zoo in viral video

在一段广为流传的视频中，南卡罗莱纳动物园里，大猩猩为了躲避降雨做出了滑稽的尝试

A viral video from a South Carolina zoo showed a group of gorillas behaving just like humans as they tried to take shelter from the rain.

The gorillas at the zoo were seen beneath an overhang. Each of two female gorillas clutched a baby in its arms as they all cautiously looked for an escape way to drier ground.

1.viral video广为传播的视频

2.gorillas /ɡəˈrɪl.ə/ n（西非）大猩猩

3.behave/bɪˈheɪv/ v.（以某种方式）行事，表现

She always behaves well/badly when her aunts come to visit.

每当她姨妈来作客时，她总是表现很好／很差。

They behaved as if nothing had happened.

他们表现得好像什么也没有发生过一样。

4.shelter/ˈʃel.tər/ n.掩蔽（处）；遮蔽（处）

They opened a shelter to provide temporary housing for the city's homeless.

他们开设了一个收容所，为该市的无家可归者提供临时的住宿。

The trees gave/provided some shelter from the rain.

这些树遮了一些雨。

5.take/ find shelter躲避

We took shelter for the night in an abandoned house.

我们在一所废弃的房子里避了一夜。

“Gorillas are magnificent, majestic creatures full of grace and beauty... except when it rains,” zookeeper Brooke Hunsinger captioned the video on Facebook.

“Gorillas are magnificent, majestic creatures full of grace and beauty... except when it rains.”

— Brooke Hunsinger, zookeeper

6. magnificent /mæɡˈnɪf.ɪ.sənt/ adj.极好的；壮丽的；令人羡慕的

a magnificent view壮丽的景色

a magnificent piece of writing文笔出众的杰作

7.majestic/məˈdʒes.tɪk/ adj. 雄伟的；壮丽的；威严的

8. creature /ˈkriː.tʃər/ n. 生物；动物

Blue whales are the largest creatures ever to have lived.

蓝鲸是有生命以来最大的动物。

9. grace /ɡreɪs/ adj. 优美，优雅，雍容

Joanna has natural grace and elegance.

乔安娜举止自然优雅。

10. except /ɪkˈsept/ prep./ conj.（表示不包括）除…之外

The museum is open daily except Monday(s).

博物馆除周一外每天都开放。

The government has few options except to keep interest rates high.

政府除了保持高利率外，几乎没有其他的选择。

11. Caption/ˈkæp.ʃən/ v. 图片说明

a captioned photograph一幅带有文字说明的照片

One brave gorilla, named Acacia, hugged the wall of the overhang in an effort to minimize wetness and stayed around a corner out of the rain. As the three other gorillas followed, each made a human-like face to show its hate to getting wet.

12. hug/hʌɡ/ v.拥抱，搂抱（以示喜欢或欣赏）;紧靠，紧挨

The road hugs the coast for several miles, then turns inland.

那条路有几英里紧靠着海岸，然后转向内陆。

a figure-hugging dress紧身衣

Have you hugged your child today?

你今天拥抱过你的孩子没有？

13. effort /ˈef.ət/ n. 气力；精力；努力

You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make the effort with people.

如果不努力去和人们交往，你就别想有朋友。

14. in an effort to 企图（努力想）；试图要

15.minimize /ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/ v .使降到最低限度；使减到最少

We must minimize the risk of infection.

我们必须将感染的风险降到最低。

16.wetness /'wɛtnɪs / n. 湿润；下雨

17.corner /ˈkɔː.nər/ n. 角；拐角处；墙角

You go around corners too fast when you're driving!

你转弯时开得太快！

Some social media users advised they should send the gorillas umbrellas.

The male gorilla, Cenzoo, waited for the females, Macy and Kazi, and their babies, Mo and ZaKota, to make it to the dry area before leaving the overhang himself.

The video has been viewed nearly 8 million times since Hunsinger posted it on May 3.

18.social /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/ adj. 社交的，交际的

I had an active social life when I was at college.

上大学时，我的社交生活很丰富。

19.media/ˈmiː.di.ə/ n. 大众传播媒介，媒体

the local/national media地方／全国性媒体

20. male/meɪl/ adj. 男（性）的；男子的；雄性的，公的

male students男学生

a male giraffe雄性长颈鹿

21.female/ˈfiː.meɪl/ adj.女性的；妇女的；雌的；母的

She was voted the best female vocalist.她当选最佳女歌手。

22.view/vjuː/ v.看；观看

There's a special area at the airport where you can view aircraft taking off and landing.

机场里有一个特定的区域，在那里你可以看到飞机起落。

23.post /pəʊst/ v.（在网站上）公布，发布（信息）；发（帖）

n.邮政，邮递

I never post anything on the Internet that I wouldn't want my boss to see.

我从来没有在互联网上发布任何我不想让我老板看到的东西。

She hardly ever posts on Facebook.

她几乎从未在脸书上发消息。

My letter must have got lost in the post.

我的信肯定在邮递中丢失了。

Read the passage again and answer the following questions:

A viral video from a South Carolina zoo showed a group of gorillas behaving just like humans as they tried to take shelter from the rain.

The gorillas at the zoo were seen beneath an overhang. Each of two female gorillas clutched a baby in its arms as they all cautiously looked for an escape way to drier ground.

“Gorillas are magnificent, majestic creatures full of grace and beauty... except when it rains,” zookeeper Brooke Hunsinger captioned the video on Facebook.

One brave gorilla, named Acacia, hugged the wall of the overhang in an effort to minimize wetness and stayed around a corner out of the rain. As the three other gorillas followed, each made a human-like face to show its hate to getting wet.

Some social media users advised they should send the gorillas umbrellas.

The male gorilla, Cenzoo, waited for the females, Macy and Kazi, and their babies, Mo and ZaKota, to make it to the dry area before leaving the overhang himself.

The video has been viewed nearly 8 million times since Hunsinger posted it on May 3.

1. Where were the gorillas seen at the zoo when it was raining?

2. What were two female gorillas doing?

3. Why did the brave gorilla, named Acacia, hug the wall of the overhang?

4. Were the gorillas like humans?

5. How many times has the video been viewed?

译文：

来自南卡罗来纳动物园的一段广为传播的视频显示，一群大猩猩像人类一样试图躲避雨水。从视频中可以看到大猩猩们挤在一个屋檐下面。两只雌性大猩猩各自抱着一个婴儿，小心翼翼地寻找一条通往干燥地面的逃跑路线。

大猩猩是一种雄伟、威严的动物，充满了优雅和美丽……除了下雨的时候，动物园管理员布鲁克·汉辛格在脸书上为这段视频加了标题。

一只名叫Acacia的勇敢大猩猩紧紧贴着墙壁走，努力让自己少淋到雨，并在一个角落躲雨。剩下的三只大猩猩跟在后面，每只大猩猩的表情都像极了人类，表现出它们对被淋湿的反感。

一些社交媒体用户建议他们给大猩猩送伞。

雄性大猩猩Cenzoo等着雌性梅西(Macy)和卡齐(Kazi)以及它们的幼崽莫(Mo)和扎科塔(ZaKota)来到干燥的地方后，才离开了屋檐。

自5月3日Hunsinger上传以来，这段视频已经被观看了近800万次。

Keys:

1.They were beneath an overhang.

2.They all cautiously looked for an escape way to drier ground.

3.To minimize wetness.

4.Yes, they were.

5.Nearly 8 million times.

此网址可以观看原视频：

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6035738616001/

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