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▍原文

Sheep take over streets of Madrid for annual migration

Sheep replaced traffic on the streets of Madrid on Sunday as shepherds steered their flocks through the heart of the Spanish capital, following ancient migration routes.

The annual event, which started in 1994, allows shepherds to exercise their right to use traditional routes to migrate their livestock from northern Spain to more southerly pastures for winter grazing.

The route would have taken them through undeveloped countryside a few centuries ago, but today it cuts through Madrid’s bustling city center and along some of its most famous streets like Sol square and Gran Via street.

▍语言点

take over: 占领；接管

· take over表示占领时直接加宾语；表示接管、接任时后面常跟as搭配使用，表示以什么样的身份去接任

· He will take over as president next week.

他将在下一周出任总裁。

annual migration: 一年一度的迁徙

annual /ˈænjuəl/ adj. 一年一次的；每年的（once a year）

· annual meeting: 年会

migration /maɪ'greɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 迁徙

· migrate /maɪ'greɪt/ v. 移民

· bird/sheep migration鸟类/小羊迁徙

replace /rɪ'pleɪs/ vt. 替代

· replace A with B: 用B去替换A

The factories replace most of their workers with robots.

现在很多的工厂都用机器人去代替了人工。

shepherd /'ʃepəd/ n. 牧羊人

steer /stɪə, stɪr/ vt. 引导，指引（guide）；驾驶

· This car is very easy to steer/drive.

这个车非常好开。

flocks: 此处指羊群

exercise a/one’s right: 行使权力

· 同义表达： exercise a power, use a right

· exercise a choice: 作出选择

route /ruːt/ n. 路线

· I live on a bus route.

我住在公交路线会经过的地方。

· The route we planned was perfect.

我们计划的路线非常完美。

livestock /'laɪvstɒk, ˈlaɪvstɑːk/ n. 牲畜（animals）

pasture /'pɑːstʃə, 'pæstʃɚ/ n. 牧场

grazing /'greɪzɪŋ/ n. 放牧

undeveloped /ʌndɪ'veləpt/ adj. 不发达的

· develop v. 发展；developed adj. 发达的；developing adj. 发展中的

· developed country: 发达国家

· developing country: 发展中国家

· an undeveloped city/zone: 一个不发达的城市/地区

cut through: 穿过

bustling /'bʌsliŋ/ adj. 熙熙攘攘的，热闹非凡的

· bustle /'bʌs(ə)l/ v. 喧闹，活跃

· a bustling zone/scene: 一个热闹非凡的地区/场面

· bustling streets: 喧闹繁华的街道