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1、Unit6HOMELISTENINGaudioSCRIPTGerryMartin:TheReptile（爬行动物）ManABornSnakeLoverBorninAhmedabad,India,in1975,GerryMartindevelopedagreatinterestinnatureataveryearlyage.Hebecameparticularlyinterestedinwildanimals,suchassnakesandreptiles.Whilemostpeoplearenotv
2、eryattractedtothistypeofwildlife,Martinalwayshadanintense（强烈的）fascination（迷恋）.Accordingtoonereport,whenhewasthreeyearsold,heapparently（显然地）jumpedintothepython（巨蟒）pit（深坑）ofasnakeparkinIndia.HismotheralsosaysthatGerrywasconstantlybringinghomeallsortsofan
3、imalswhenhewasyoung.However,Gerry’sinterestsdonotextend（延伸）toalloftheMartins.Inthesamearticle,theherpetologist（爬虫学者）notesthatnooneelseinhisfamilyshareshisgreatloveofsnakes.TheInterestGrowsMartin’sinterestinreptilescontinuedtogrowandbytheageof17hehadalr
4、eadystartedassistingRomulusWhitakerattheMadrasCrocodileBank.ThegoalofthisagencyistoensurethesurvivalofthisendangeredanimalinIndia.In1996,Martinbecametheyoungestcurator（馆长）,ormanager,tobeentrusted（委托）withthisimportantposition.Sincethen,Martinhascontinue
5、dtodoimportantresearchinthefieldofherpetologyandhasservedasanexpertadvisoronawidevarietyofNationalGeographicdocumentaries.HehasalsoappearedonscreenintheNationalGeographicChannelmovies“WildThings”and“WorldGoneWild.”Meanwhile,hecontinuestodeveloptheacade
6、micsideofhiscareer.HeisbusycreatingacomprehensivelistingofreptilesinIndia,whichhehopesfuturegenerationsofherpetologistswillfindusefulintheirconservationefforts.HelpingPeopleHelpReptilesBecauseofhisdevotiontoconservingandrestoringtheworld’sreptilepopula
7、tion,Martinunderstandshowcrucialitistoeducateyoungpeople.Hedoesthisprimarily（根本地）throughcampsandothereducationalprograms.MartinprovideschildrenwithanextraordinaryexperiencebytakinggroupsintoIndia’scountrysidewheretheycampoutforseveraldays,observingthel
8、ocalreptilepopulationupclose.Theylearnhowtoidentifyvarioussnakesandevengetanopportunitytolearnsafehandlingtechniques.Inaddition,aspartofanEducationOutreachProgramorganizedbyNationalGeographic,MartinhasalsotraveledtoseveralcountriesinSou
