壹苹派生活美语　最后的北极熊

　　April and her father are going to live on Bear Island for six months for scientific research. Bear Island is a small, remote island in the Arctic Circle. Despite its name, there are no polar bears left on the island, according to her father. One summer night, April unexpectedly encounters a real polar bear when no one else is around. Although polar bears are usually massive and frightening, this one is weak, starving, and separated from its family.

　　艾波和她的父亲将在熊岛生活六个月以进行科学研究。熊岛是一座位于北极圈内的偏远小岛。根据她父亲的说法，尽管岛名如此，岛上早已没有北极熊的踪迹。一个夏夜，当周遭没有其他人时，艾波意外地遇到了一只真正的北极熊。虽然北极熊通常体型巨大、令人恐惧，但这只北极熊却虚弱不堪、饥肠辘辘，并且与家人失散。

生活必备字词：

scientific　a. 科学的

encounter　vt. 偶然遇见

starving　a. 饥饿的

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本文节录自《常春藤生活英语》杂志，完整内容请见七月号。