The slow-motion crash between Asia and India has been going on for 30 million years. 亚洲和印度板块之间的缓慢运动已经持续了3千万年之久。
The Himalayas are the crumple-zone created by these two colliding landmasses, a bewildering maze of mountains and valleys, home to elusive wild creatures. 喜马拉雅山脉就是这两个大陆板块撞击后的结果,它是一个山峦和山谷的迷宫 也是各种难以捉摸的野生动物的家园
1. crumple-zone
a part of a motor vehicle, especially the extreme front and rear, designed to crumple easily in a crash and absorb the main force of an impact.
2. landmass
a continent or other large body of land.
In this rugged and unforgiving terrain, littered with fractured rock and ice cold rivers, the slightest miscalculation may have fatal consequences.在这个多岩的恶劣环境中 散落着各种碎石和冰冷的河流,极微小的失误也可能导致致命的后果
3. rugged
(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.
"a rugged coastline"
4. unforgiving 熟词新意，原来熟悉的是not willing to forgive or excuse people's faults or wrongdoings.
"he was always a proud and unforgiving man"
在文中是说环境恶劣的 (of conditions) harsh; hostile.
"the moor can be a wild and unforgiving place in bad weather"
synonyms: harsh · grim · fierce · cruel · severe · strict · punishing · remorseless · merciless · pitiless · ruthless · unmerciful · unsparing · heartless · hard-hearted · hard
5. fracture
Think of something hard breaking in a crisp, snapping manner, and you've just imagined a fracture. The word is most often applied to a broken bone, but it can used to describe any sharp, sudden break of something solid.
The Latin frāctus means "broken," and its descendant fracture can mean any break, though it's most often associated with a hard — maybe even brittle — material, such as a bone, a rock, or the earth’s crust. When something softer is split we say it is torn. For example, when we say someone broke an arm, we are referring to the bone, not the muscle; we'd say the muscle is torn. When someone funny "breaks us up," we might say "you fracture me!"
The snow leopard is the world's highest-living big cat. 雪豹是世界上居住的海拔最高的猫科动物
But there's another, smaller predator that ranges even higher, almost to the roof of the world. 但这里还有一种更小的食肉动物它居住在海拔更高的地方 几乎是在世界之巅
5. range 也是熟词新意，熟悉的意思是分布，排列等意思vary or extend between specified limits.
"patients whose ages ranged from 13 to 25 years"
文中的意思是(of a person or animal) travel or wander over a wide area.
"patrols ranged thousands of miles deep into enemy territory" ·
At a mind-numbing 8,848 metres high, Everest is one of the most hostile places for life on Earth. 在令人目眩的海拔8848米的高度看 珠穆朗玛峰是地球上最危险的地方之一
6. mind-numbing
so extreme or intense as to prevent normal thought.
"the jury sat through hours of mind-numbing testimony"
synonyms: tedious · dull · monotonous · repetitious · repetitive · unrelieved · lacking variety · lacking variation · lacking excitement · lacking interest · unvaried · unimaginative
7. Mount Everest
Hundreds of people have died trying to conquer it. 数百人在试图征服它的尝试中死于非命
But when climbers first reached the ice fields three quarters of the way up the mountain,something had already beaten them to it. 但当攀登者们第一次完成登山之路的四分之三的之时 有种生物早已在这方面打败了他们。
8. beat (someone) to it
To do or obtain something before someone else does. I was going to suggest that idea to the boss today, butunfortunately one of my co-workers beat me to it. Tim wanted the last turkey leg, but his brother beat him to it.
This jumping spider is the highest permanent resident on the planet. 这种跳蜘蛛是地球上海拔最高的永久居住民
Totally at home amongst the glaciers of Everest, it scours the slopes for wind-borne prey such as springtails. 在珠穆朗玛峰的冰川之中 它在斜坡上四处搜索靠风飞行的猎物比如弹尾虫。
9. scour
clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent.
"he scoured the bathtub"
10. slope
a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.
"he slithered helplessly down the slope"
Chinese call this fierce little hunter the "fly tiger". 中国人把这种小而凶猛的猎食者成为“飞虎”
Jumping spiders are found all over the world. 跳蜘蛛在世界各地都有分布
11. wind borne
carried by the wind, as pollen or seed.
Their eight eyes include an oversized central pair, which act like powerful binoculars to spot potential victims. 他们的八对眼睛中有一对很大 像双筒望远镜一样四处搜寻潜在的目标
They use hydraulic pressure to work their legs like pistons, catapulting up to 30 times their own body length. 他们利用水压使腿像活塞一样 可以弹跳到30倍于他们体长的高度
12. hydraulic
denoting, relating to, or operated by a liquid moving in a confined space under pressure.
"hydraulic fluid"
13. piston: a disk or short cylinder fitting closely within a tube in which it moves up and down against a liquid or gas, used in an internal combustion engine to derive motion, or in a pump to impart motion. 活塞
14. catapult v.
move suddenly or at great speed as though hurled by a catapult.
"the horse catapulted away from the fence"
synonyms:
speed · hurry · rush · catapult · sweep · hurtle · shoot
A catapult is something that hurls things through the air, like a catapult that sends pumpkins flying in an annual Halloween competition.
To pronounce catapult, accent the first syllable: "CAT a pult." Catapult can also be a verb that means "to hurl or shoot forward." It's not only objects that catapult. A hit single can catapult a band to great fame, for example, or a high score may catapult you into first place. Just don't catapult any cats. That would catapult you to notoriety, and probably also to jail.
The ideal way to get around in rocky terrain. 这是在山地中行走的理想方法
But like all mountaineers, they always secure a safety line first. 但像其他的登山者一样他们也总是先确认哪里是“安全线”
听写心得：
1.很多的连读都写错了，会将其分开写，看来对连读掌握还不够。
2. 有两个句子，出现了一些生词，所以没有听懂是什么意思。
Totally at home amongst the glaciers of Everest, it scours the slopes for wind-borne prey such as springtails. 在珠穆朗玛峰的冰川之中 它在斜坡上四处搜索靠风飞行的猎物比如弹尾虫。
They use hydraulic pressure to work their legs like pistons, catapulting up to 30 times their own body length. 他们利用水压使腿像活塞一样 可以弹跳到30倍于他们体长的高度
再补充一遍原文好了：
The slow-motion crash between Asia and India has been going on for 30 million years. 亚洲和印度板块之间的缓慢运动已经持续了3千万年之久。
The Himalayas are the crumple-zone created by these two colliding landmasses, a bewildering maze of mountains and valleys, home to elusive wild creatures. 喜马拉雅山脉就是这两个大陆板块撞击后的结果 它是一个山峦和山谷的迷宫 也是各种难以捉摸的野生动物的家园
In this rugged and unforgiving terrain, littered with fractured rock and ice cold rivers, the slightest miscalculation may have fatal consequences. 在这个多岩的恶劣环境中 散落着各种碎石和冰冷的河流 极微小的失误也可能导致致命的后果
The snow leopard is the world's highest-living big cat. 雪豹是世界上居住的海拔最高的猫科动物
But there's another, smaller predator that ranges even higher, almost to the roof of the world. 但这里还有一种更小的食肉动物它居住在海拔更高的地方 几乎是在世界之巅
At a mind-numbing 8,848 metres high, Everest is one of the most hostile places for life on Earth. 在令人目眩的海拔8848米的高度看 珠穆朗玛峰是地球上最危险的地方之一
Hundreds of people have died trying to conquer it. 数百人在试图征服它的尝试中死于非命
But when climbers first reached the ice fields three quarters of the way up the mountain,something had already beaten them to it. 但当攀登者们第一次完成登山之路的四分之三的之时 有种生物早已在这方面打败了他们。
This jumping spider is the highest permanent resident on the planet. 这种跳蜘蛛是地球上海拔最高的永久居住民
Totally at home amongst the glaciers of Everest, it scours the slopes for wind-borne prey such as springtails. 在珠穆朗玛峰的冰川之中 它在斜坡上四处搜索靠风飞行的猎物比如弹尾虫。
Chinese call this fierce little hunter the "fly tiger". 中国人把这种小而凶猛的猎食者成为“飞虎”
Jumping spiders are found all over the world. 跳蜘蛛在世界各地都有分布
Their eight eyes include an oversized central pair, which act like powerful binoculars to spot potential victims. 他们的八对眼睛中有一对很大 像双筒望远镜一样四处搜寻潜在的目标
They use hydraulic pressure to work their legs like pistons, catapulting up to 30 times their own body length. 他们利用水压使腿像活塞一样 可以弹跳到30倍于他们体长的高度
The ideal way to get around in rocky terrain. 这是在山地中行走的理想方法
But like all mountaineers, they always secure a safety line first. 但像其他的登山者一样他们也总是先确认哪里是“安全线”
