Penguins on a Trip

A pair of rockhopper penguins took a walk in a closed aquarium in Chicago, after the building closed its door to the public due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The penguins, Annie and Edward, roamed free and explored life on the other side of the glass.

Caretakers at the aquarium decided to treat a few of the facility´s most curious inhabitants to a trip, and they allowed them to explore the place and express their natural behavior. The senior director of animal behavior and training said that this was a part of animal welfare.

Such trips are common for other animals at the aquarium, too; however, the caretakers had more time to document the penguins now that the aquarium was temporarily closed.

The aquarium got flooded with praise and requests to livestream penguins and other animals wandering around the facility.

       语言知识点

 1 重点词汇表达

1.aquarium，noun，a building containing such tanks, especially one that is open to the public，（尤指对公众开放的）水族馆

2.roam，vt，move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area，（尤指在宽广的地带）随便走, 漫步， 漫游

3.explore，vt，to travel around an area in order to find out about it，考察，勘察；名词是exploration，考察，勘察

4. caretaker，noun，someone whose job is to look after a building, especially a school，管理员

5.curious，adj，eager to know or learn something，好奇的，好求知的；名词是curiousity，好奇心

eg. be curious about sth，对某事好奇

6.allow，vt，o let someone do or have something, or let something happen，允许，容许，准许

eg. allow sb to do sth，允许某人做某事

7.express，vt，convey a thought or feeling in words or by gestures and conduct，表达（思想, 情感），表示；名词是expression，表达，表示

8.common，adj，happening often and to many people or in many places，常见的，普遍的；名词是common，共同，普遍

eg. have sth in common (with sb)，（与某人）有共同之处

9.document，vt，record something in written, photographic, or other form，（以书面、照片等形式）记录；名词是document，文件

10.temporarily，adv，临时地；形容词是temporary，临时的，暂时的

11.wander，vt，walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way，漫游, 漫步, 闲逛

 2    固定搭配

1. take a walk，漫步

eg. roam/ wander，漫步

2.due to，由于，因为

eg. because of/ owing to/ as a consequence of/ as a result of，由于，因为

3.a pair of，一对，一双

                   

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