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【正文】 lephant). During the period of the ice age there were more species, which are now extinct. Elephants are the largest living land mammals. At birth it is mon for an elephant calf to weigh 100 kg (225 pounds). It takes 20 to 22 months for a baby elephant to mature to birth, the longest gestation period of any land animal. An elephant may live as long as 60 to 70 years. The largest elephant ever recorded was a male shot in Angola in 1974, weighing 12021 kilograms or 26400 pounds. Prehistoric human beings have been known to eat elephants, as recent findings of animal remains in central China show. The elephant is now a protected animal, and consumption is prohibited around the world. V. Monkey A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. These two groupings are the New World and Old World monkeys. Because of their similarity to monkeys, apes such as chimpanzees and gibbons are sometimes incorrectly called monkeys. Also, a few monkey species have the word “ape.” in their mon name. Because they are not a single coherent group, monkeys do not have any important characteristics that they all share and are not shared with the remaining group of simians, the apes. Monkeys range in size from the Pygmy Marmoset, at 10 cm (4 inch) long (plus tail) and 120 g (4 oz) in weight to the male Mandrill, almost 1 metre (3 ft) long and weighing 35 kg (75 lb). Some are arboreal (living in trees), some live on the savanna。 some eat fruit, some eat leaves, and some eat insects。 although most have tails (sometimes prehensile), others do not。 some have trichromatic colour vision like that of humans, others are dichromats or monochromats. Although both the new and old world monkeys, like the apes, have forward facing eyes, the faces of Old World and New World monkeys look very different. To understand the monkeys, therefore, it is necessary to study the characteristics of the different groups individually. Section 3: Words and expressions from Unit 4 Wildlife protection enemy n. 1. any hostile group of people: He viewed lawyers as the real enemy. 2. an opposing military force : The enemy attacked at dawn. reserve v. 1. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance: Reserve me a seat on a flight. 2. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance: We managed to reserve a table at Maxim’s. 3. give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause hunt n. an instance of searching for something: the hunt for submarines. v. chase away, with as with force: They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood. v. 1. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals): Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland. 2. search (an area) for prey: The King used to hunt these forests. 3. seek, search for: She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them. 4. oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent: The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency. 5. pursue or chase relentlessly: The hunters traced the deer into the woods. wild n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization: He lived in the wild. adj. 1. in a state of extreme emotion: wild with anger. 2. produced without being planted or without human labor: wild strawberries. 3. in a natural state。 not tamed or domesticated or cultivated: wild geese. 4. marked by extreme lack of restraint or control: wild ideas. 5. not subjected to control or restraint: A piano played with a wild exuberance Louis Bromfield. 6. deviating widely from an intended course: a wild bullet. 7. (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud: wild colors. 8. talking or behaving irrationally 9. located in a dismal or remote area。 desolate: a godforsaken wilderness crossroads. 10. without civilizing influences: wild tribes. adv. in a wild or undomesticated manner: growing wild. protection n. 1. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence: Every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection. 2. the activity of protecting someone or something: The witnesses demanded police protection. 3. the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign petition: He made trade protection a plank in the party platform. 4. the condition of being protected: They were huddled together for protection. 5. defense against financial failure。 financial independence: Insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness. 6. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury: They had no protection from the fallout. peace n. 1. a treaty to cease hostilities: Peace came on November 11th. 2. harmonious relations。 freedom from disputes: The roommates lived in peace together. 3. the general security of public places: He was arrested for disturbing the peace. apply v. 1. apply oneself to: Please apply yourself to your homework. 2. be pertinent or relevant or applicable: The same laws apply to you! 3. ask (for something): Apply for a job. 4. refer (a word or name) to a person or thing 5. give or convey physically 6. avail oneself to: Apply a principle. 7. ensure observance of laws and rules: Apply the rules to everyone. 8. put into service。 make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose: Apply a magic field here. suggest v. imply as a possibility: The evidence suggests a need for more clarification. rub n. the act of rubbing or wiping: He gave the hood a quick rub. v. move over something with pressure: Rub my hands. contain v. 1. be capable of holding or containing 2. be divisible by: 24 contains 6. 3. include or contain。 have as a ponent: The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s. 4. contain or hold。 have within: This can contains water. 5. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy。 c