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The Listening Room - Five new British seabird species at risk

May 28, 2026 - Five new British seabird species at risk

Questions

  1. a

  2. cbbc(b)

  3. on clifftop (on cliff tops); the highest level

Dictation

  1. Britain’s miles of coastline () a home to globally important seabird colonies with more than 20 different species breeding on cliff tops (all far region) out (of) sea.

    • Britain’s miles of coastline are home to globally important seabird colonies, with more than 20 different species breeding on cliff tops or foraging out at sea.

  2. But many populations are in trouble hit by multiple pressures from climate change to overfishing.

  3. In the latest health check of seabirds, conservation groups have added 5 more species to the red list of British birds facing the highest level of conservation concern.

  4. () additions (to) the (arctic) tern, the giant skua, the little-known (linch) storm (petron) and two types of gull: the common gull and (the) great black-backed gull.

    • The new additions are the Arctic tern, the giant skua, the little-known Leach’s storm petrel and two types of gull – the common gull and great blackbacked gull.

Vocabulary

  1. coastline - n. 海岸线 the land next to the sea

  2. colonies - n. 殖民地；殖民；生物聚落 a group of animals, insects, or plants of the same type that live together

  3. species - n. 物种；种类 注意这个词是单复数同型的 animals or plants that have similar characteristics to each other, part of a group

  4. cliff - n. 悬崖 a high area of rock near the coast, often with a very steep side

  5. foraging - searching for things to eat and use from the wild, such as in forests

    forage - v. 觅食（人或动物）

  6. provision

    • n. 供应（行为）；供应（物资）；条款

    • v. 提供物资；预防（财务损失）provision against losses

  7. pressures - situations that force you to do something

  8. overfishing - catching more fish than is necessary in an area of the sea, so that there aren’t many fish left there

  9. health check - an occasion where someone examines health to make sure there are no problems

  10. Arctic - adj. 北极的；很冷的 n. 北极

  11. tern - n. 燕鸥；一组三个数字，尤其是指彩票大奖（很少用）

  12. skua - n. 贼鸥

  13. petrel - n. 海燕

  14. gull - n. 受骗的人；海鸥 a bird that lives near the coast with black and white or grey and white feathers v. 欺骗、愚弄

  15. be your own advocate 为自己争取权益

  16. ancillary - adj. 辅助的、附属的 n. 辅助人员

  17. dietitian - n. 营养师

  18. STBBI - 性传播及血源性感染

  19. academic accommodations 学术便利，为特殊需求调整规则或提供工具，如为ADHD提供安静的考场等。

    accommodate 本质是为…提供便利、使适应；accommodation 翻译为 宿舍 本质是 为你住宿提供便利的地方

  20. convocation date n. 本义是集会日，但常用作毕业典礼。如果是其他类型的集会日，会特别说明，如开学典礼是Opening Convocation 颁奖典礼是 Awards Convocation

    commencement ceremony 在北美也是毕业典礼，虽然 commence 是开始、发端的意思，但在过去毕业拿到学位证才是学术生涯的开始，有资格当老师，所以用 commencement

    commerce n. 商业、贸易，注意与上面的词区分，不要搞混

  21. retroactively adv. 可追溯地

  22. maternity n. 孕产；母亲身份

  23. paternity n. 父亲身份，一个应用场景是当父亲后需要照顾妻儿请假，就叫 for paternity

  24. coronary adj. 冠状动脉的 n. 心梗缩写

  25. inpatient n. 住院病人

    outpatient n. 门诊病人

  26. hospitalize v. 住院

  27. reimbursement n. 报销

Transcript

Britain’s miles of coastline are home to globally important seabird colonies, with more than 20 different species breeding on cliff tops or foraging out at sea. But many populations are in trouble, hit by multiple pressures from climate change to overfishing.

In the latest health check of seabirds, conservation groups have added five more species to the red list of British birds facing the highest level of conservation concern. The new additions are the Arctic tern, the giant skua, the little-known Leach’s storm petrel and two types of gull – the common gull and great blackbacked gull.