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英大学授予鸮图书证表彰其“有价值的服务”

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-08-03 07:15 字体： [ ]　

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an ¹ which is used to ² seagulls from nesting at the university of bath has been given a library card in recognition of his "valuable service".

一只鸮成功阻止海鸥在巴斯大学安家筑巢，学校授予其图书证以表彰其“有价值的服务”。

yoda the eagle owl visits the campus twice a week with his handler, marcus, as an environmentally friendly method to control the numbers of ⁴.

in recognition of his work, the university ⁵ to issue the seven-year-old bird with his own card.

the university said the card had not yet been presented to yoda.

"the university has invited yoda and his handler marcus to visit the campus twice a week as an environmentally friendly method to control the seagull numbers on campus and ⁶ limit the potential ⁷ effects a large ³ population can have," a spokesman said.

"during his visits, yoda's presence has the effect of unsettling the gull population and ⁸ them from hanging around on campus and from nesting further in the area.

"yoda has been hand-reared by his owner which makes him very ⁹ with humans.

gulls can become ¹⁰ and aggressive during nesting periods.

as they will scavenge almost anything ¹¹, the university said it was concerned they would become a nuisance for staff and students enjoying lunch outdoors.

yoda could be expected to live for up to 20 years in the wild, but may reach 60 years in ¹².

the university of bath has more than 15,000 students ¹³ at its campus which is located on claverton down to the south-east of the historic city.

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1
n.猫头鹰，枭
参考例句：
her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。 i'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

2
vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住
参考例句：
failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。 dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

3
n.鸥；受骗的人；v.欺诈
参考例句：
the ivory gull often follows polar bears to feed on the remains of seal kills.象牙海鸥经常跟在北极熊的后面吃剩下的海豹尸体。 you are not supposed to gull your friends.你不应该欺骗你的朋友。

4
n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
a flock of sea gulls are hovering over the deck. 一群海鸥在甲板上空飞翔。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 the gulls which haunted the outlying rocks in a prodigious number. 数不清的海鸥在遥远的岩石上栖息。来自辞典例句

5
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
this gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 there is a decided difference between british and chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6
adv.因此，从而
参考例句：
i have never been to that city,,ereby i don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。 he became a british citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。

7
adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的
参考例句：
he is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。 the improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

8
劝（某人）勿做某事，劝阻( dissuade的现在分词 )
参考例句：
if he has once fastened upon an idea,there is no dissuading him from it. 他一旦认准一个主意，就不可能让他放弃。

9
adj.好交际的，友好的，合群的
参考例句：
roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。 some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。

10
adj.领土的，领地的
参考例句：
the country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。 they were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

11
n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的
参考例句：
edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。 this kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

12
n.囚禁；被俘；束缚
参考例句：
a zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。 he was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

13
adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起
参考例句：
they have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。来自《简明英汉词典》 he enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。来自《简明英汉词典》

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