Nyt Journal, In Jan 27 06

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Montana

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n　蒙大拿

Like many visitors to southern Montana

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adjacent

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adj　毗連的,鄰接的,前後相接的,鄰近的

The region of the state
adjacent to Yellowstone National Park

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marvel

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n　對...感到驚奇,
v　驚奇的事物

Mr. Clement marveled at
the vast wilderness of
the West.

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prairie

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n　牧場,大草原

The terrain was all wild prairie,
with mountains surrounding it.

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binocular

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n　雙筒望遠鏡;雙目顯微鏡
adj　雙眼的;雙眼用的

Then, binoculars, they glimpsed
a small group of buffalo
on the plains in front of
them.

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glimpse

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n　瞥見,一瞥;模糊的感覺;微露;少許[(+of)];微光,閃光

v　瞥見,一瞥,看一眼

They glimpsed a small group
of buffalo on the plains
in front of them,

grazing in the tall sagebrush.

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sagebrush

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n　蒿屬植物(美國西部產)

They glimpsed a small group
of buffalo on the plains
in front of them,

grazing in the tall sagebrush.

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ravine

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n　溝壑,深谷

The Clements began to follow
the buffalo, slowly moving
through a series of ravines,

which concealed them from
the animals.

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conceal

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vt　隱蔽,隱藏;隱瞞[(+from)][+wh-]

The Clements began to follow
the buffalo, slowly moving
through a series of ravines,

which concealed them from
the animals.

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pop

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v　(意外地,突然地)出現,發生[Q];
(突然地,迅速地)行動,來,去[Q];

使發出砰(或啪)的響聲;使砰(或啪)的一聲爆裂

n　【英】【俚】典當,抵押[U],
　【美】【俚】嘗試,努力[C],

砰的一聲,啪的一聲[C];槍擊;槍[C];
【口】(汽水,啤酒等)含氣飲料[U]

We popped up out of a ravine.

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bison

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n　北美野牛

But westward expansion of
the United States

and an insatiable demand f
or bison hides led to
large-scale buffalo massacres.

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seance

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n　會議,降神會

Indians revered the animal,
praising
its spirit in dances and seances

and building their culture around buffalo.

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insatiable

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adj　永不滿足,貪得無厭

But westward expansion of
the United States

and an insatiable demand f
or bison hides led to
large-scale buffalo massacres.

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rancher

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n　牧場經營者,牧場工人

Montana's cattle ranchers worry that
the wandering buffalo could spread

brucellosis, a disease that causes cows
to abort.

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brucellosis

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n　布魯氏桿菌病

Montana's cattle ranchers worry that
the wandering buffalo could spread

brucellosis, a disease that causes cows
to abort.

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dumbfounded

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adj　驚嚇的,目瞪口呆的

The few winners seemed
dumbfounded at their good fortune.

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drawn

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(draw的過去分詞);草擬;制定
推斷出;作出;形成

n　平局,平手,吸引人的事物(或人);
精彩節目;【美】抽煙;拉,曳,拔取

The community of hunters
drawn for this year's hunt
studied the past.

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scour...up

scour

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vt 搜索

v　急速穿過;走遍(某地)搜索[(+for)];
追尋[(+for/after)]

Other hunters have scoured
the Internet for research on
Indian buffalo hunts.

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sneak

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n　偷窺,偷偷摸摸的人,鬼鬼祟祟的人;
【英】【俚】告密者;不告而別;
偷偷摸摸的勾當

v　偷偷地走,溜;偷偷地躲避;狡猾地逃避;
【英】【俚】向老師打小報告[(+on)];
【口】偷竊,偷偷取得

Other hunters have scoured
the Internet for research on
Indian buffalo hunts,

or studied ways to
sneak up on bison.

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herd

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n　畜群;牧群[C][G];(常用以構成複合詞)放牧人[C]

v　放牧,把...趕在一起[O]

In recent decades, one of
the last wild buffalo herds
in North America,
has been restored.

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restore

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vt　恢復,使復原[(+to)],使恢復健康,
修復,整修;修補(受損文物等);
歸還,交還[(+to)];使復位,使復職[(+to)]

In recent decades, one of
the last wild buffalo herds
in North America, has been restored.