阔别多年后，金雕开始从苏格兰南部重新回到英格兰，这让人们燃起了它们可能会留下并筑巢的希望。
Once widespread around the UK, persecution from farmers and gamekeepers meant Britain's second biggest bird of prey had disappeared from England and Wales by the mid-19th Century.
金雕曾广泛分布于英国，但由于受到农民和猎场看守人的迫害，作为英国第二大猛禽的金雕在 19 世纪中期就从英格兰和威尔士消失了。
The numbers recovered a little after the two world wars, but England's last resident golden eagle, who'd lived alone for ten years in the Lake District, died in 2015.
两次世界大战后，金雕的数量略有恢复，但最后一只居住在英格兰的金雕在湖区独自生活了十年后于 2015 年死亡。
But from 2018 the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project began moving young eagles from the Scottish Highlands. The birds are fitted with satellite trackers, and the data shows that at least three or four of them have begun venturing into England this year, with several sightings in Northumberland.
但从 2018 年开始，苏格兰南部金雕项目开始将幼鹰从苏格兰高地迁移出去。这些鸟的身上被安装了卫星追踪器，追踪数据显示至少有三到四只金雕今年开始大胆地尝试飞到英格兰，人们在诺森伯兰郡多次目击金雕。
Whether they will stay and nest is unclear, but their visits are welcome news for those who regard golden eagles as one of nature's most majestic creatures.
它们是否会留下来并筑巢尚不清楚，但它们的到访对那些视金雕为大自然最雄伟的生物之一的人们来说无疑是个好消息。
词汇表
widespread 广泛分布的
persecution 迫害
bird of prey 猛禽，食肉型鸟类
fitted 安装了
satellite trackers 卫星追踪器
venturing into 大胆尝试进入
sightings 目击
nest 筑巢
majestic 雄伟的
听力练习
一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。
1. What is the overall tone of this report?
a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Neutral
二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。
1. Golden eagles had disappeared from England and Wales because they were killed by farmers and gamekeepers.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
2. When did England's last resident golden eagle die?
a. the mid-19th Century
b. eight years ago
c. 2015
3. The golden eagles are tracked using _______.
4. How many golden eagles have been seen in Northumberland?
a. 18
b. at least three or four
c. It's unclear how many individual golden eagles have been seen.
5. The golden eagles are likely to stay and nest in England.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）
1. England's last resident golden eagle, ________________ alone for 10 years in the Lake District, died in 2015.
2. The data shows that ________________ three or four of them have begun venturing into England this year, with several sightings in Northumberland.
答案
一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。
1. a. Positive. The golden eagles' return to England is 'welcome news for those who regard golden eagles as one of nature's most majestic creatures.'
二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。
1. a. True. …persecution from farmers and gamekeepers meant Britain's second biggest bird of prey had disappeared from England and Wales by the mid-19th Century
2. c. England's last resident golden eagle, who'd lived alone for 10 years in the Lake District, died in 2015.
3. The golden eagles are tracked using satellite trackers.
4. c. There have been 'several sightings' in Northumberland, but it's unclear whether this was one eagle seen several times, or multiple eagles.
5. c. Not given. The report states 'Whether they will stay and nest is unclear', but the likelihood is not mentioned.
三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）
1. England's last resident golden eagle, who'd lived alone for 10 years in the Lake District, died in 2015.
2. The data shows that at least three or four of them have begun venturing into England this year, with several sightings in Northumberland.