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HOMELISTENING
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GerryMartin:
TheReptile(爬行动物)Man
ABornSnakeLover
BorninAhmedabad,India,in1975,GerryMartindevelopedagreatinterestinnatureataveryearlyage.Hebecameparticularlyinterestedinwildanimals,suchassnakesandreptiles.Whilemostpeoplearenotveryattractedtothistypeofwildlife,Martinalwayshadanintense(强烈的)fascination(迷恋).Accordingtoonereport,whenhewasthreeyearsold,heapparently(显然地)jumpedintothepython(巨蟒)pit(深坑)ofasnakeparkinIndia.HismotheralsosaysthatGerrywasconstantlybringinghomeallsortsofanimalswhenhewasyoung.However,Gerry’sinterestsdonotextend(延伸)toalloftheMartins.Inthesamearticle,theherpetologist(爬虫学者)notesthatnooneelseinhisfamilyshareshisgreatloveofsnakes.
TheInterestGrows
Martin’sinterestinreptilescontinuedtogrowandbytheageof17hehadalreadystartedassistingRomulusWhitakerattheMadrasCrocodileBank.ThegoalofthisagencyistoensurethesurvivalofthisendangeredanimalinIndia.In1996,Martinbecametheyoungestcurator(馆长),ormanager,tobeentrusted(委托)withthisimportantposition.Sincethen,MartinhascontinuedtodoimportantresearchinthefieldofherpetologyandhasservedasanexpertadvisoronawidevarietyofNationalGeographicdocumentaries.HehasalsoappearedonscreenintheNationalGeographicChannelmovies“WildThings”and“WorldGoneWild.”Meanwhile,hecontinuestodeveloptheacademicsideofhiscareer.HeisbusycreatingacomprehensivelistingofreptilesinIndia,whichhehopesfuturegenerationsofherpetologistswillfindusefulintheirconservationefforts.
HelpingPeopleHelpReptiles
Becauseofhisdevotiontoconservingandrestoringtheworld’sreptilepopulation,Martinunderstandshowcrucialitistoeducateyoungpeople.Hedoesthisprimarily(根本地)throughcampsandothereducationalprograms.MartinprovideschildrenwithanextraordinaryexperiencebytakinggroupsintoIndia’scountrysidewheretheycampoutforseveraldays,observingthelocalreptilepopulationupclose.Theylearnhowtoidentifyvarioussnakesandevengetanopportunitytolearnsafehandlingtechniques.Inaddition,aspartofanEducationOutreachProgramorganizedbyNationalGeographic,MartinhasalsotraveledtoseveralcountriesinSoutheastAsiapresentingprogramstoyoungpeopleabouttheimportanceofreptileconservation.Thiswork,incombinationwithhisacademicresearch,hasmadeGerryMartinoneoftheworld’smostextraordinaryherpetologists.
Unit7
ClimbEveryCanyon(峡谷)
It’scalled“kloofing”(峡谷)inAustralia,“ghyll(峡谷,溪流)scrambling(攀援)”inWales,and“rivertracing”inpartsofAsia.Europeansrefertoitas“canyoning”andAmericansusetheterm“canyoneering.”Whateverit’scalled,it’soneofthefastestgrowingextremesportsintheworld.Canyoneeringcombineshiking,swimming,andwaterfallclimbing.Participants(参与者)beginattheheadofacanyonandfollowitwhereveritgoes,whichleadstoanumberofunpredictableadventuresalongtheway.Ifyoulikeexcitementandyou’refeelingstrongandfit,letcanyoneeringtakeyoutoanothersportingdimension(维度,元)!
ZionNationalParkinSpringdale,Utah
Atalmost370squarekilometers,ZionisthelargestandmostpopularcanyoneeringsiteintheUnitedStates,anditcontainssomeofthemostbeautifulmountainandcanyonsceneryintheworld.Zionoffersawidevarietyofclimbingopportunitiesforeveryonefromthefive-year-oldbeginnertotheconditioned(有社会地位的)expert.Fortheadventurous,theextremelynarrow,deepcanyonsandtallrocktowersofferextraordinaryclimbingchallenges.About2.5millionpeoplevisittheparkannuallyandleavewithmemoriesthatwilllastalifetime.
Coper(马贩子)CanyoninChihuahua,Mexico
Thiswell-knowncanyoneeringdestinationislocatedabout560kilometerssouthofElPaso,Texas,andcontainsNorthAmerica’slargestcanyonsystem.Acanyoneeringvacationinthisareaisattractivenotjustbecauseoftheoutstandingclimbingandhikingpossibilities,butalsobecauseofthepeoplewholivethere.ThispartofChihuahuahasmanysmall,isolated(隔离的)villageswhichappearalmostexactlyastheydidhundredsofyearsago.Thebestwaytoexploretheareaisonthebackofahorseordonkey(驴子).Localfamiliesalsowelcomeguestsintotheirhomesforasmallfee,whichaddsaveryspecialchaptertoyourtravelexperience.Acanyoneeringtriptothisareaisaformula(公式,规则)forfun!
TheBlueMountainsinAustralia
LocatedonlyanhourfromSydney,theBlueMountainsarea,whichcontainsover400canyons,offersoneofthemostaccessibleandfascinatingcanyoneeringexperiencesintheworld.Apopularone-daytourofAustralia’sownGrandCanyonbeginswitharainforestwalkfollowedbyasteep(陡峭的)climbdownt
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