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interval

/ˈɪn.tə.vəl/ (n)
a period between two events or times:định kỳ
It can loosely be described as travel that takes place at regular intervals - often in an annual cycle

reward

/rɪˈwɔːd/ (v)
to give something to somebody because they have done something good, worked hard,
that may involve many members of a species, and is rewarded only after a long journey

prolonged

/prəˈlɒŋd/-
continuing for a long time

linear

/ˈlɪniə(r)/ (adj)
of or in lines tuyến tính

allocation

/ˌæləˈkeɪʃn/ (n)
an amount of money, space, etc. that is given to somebody for a particular purpose

temptation

/tempˈteɪʃn/ (n)
a thing that makes somebody want to do or have something that they know is bad or wrong

tern

/tɜːn/ (n)
chim nhạn biển

herring

/ˈherɪŋ/ (n)
cá trích

gull

/ɡʌl/ (n)
mòng biển

voraciously

/vəˈreɪʃəsli/ (adv)
in a way that involves eating or wanting large amounts of food một cách phàm ăn

handout

/ˈhændaʊt/ (n)
While local gulls will dive voraciously for such handouts, the tern flies on

driven

/ˈdrɪvn/ (adj)
(of a person) determined to succeed, and working very hard to do so
Why? The arctic tern resists distraction because it is driven at that moment by an instinctive sense of something we humans find admirable

gravelly

/ˈɡrævəli/ (adj)
​full of or containing many small stones

coastline

/ˈkəʊstlaɪn/ (n)
bờ biển
Reaching some gravelly coastline in the Arctic

converge

/kənˈvɜːdʒ/ (v)
to move towards each other and meet at a point

hatch

/hætʃ/ (v)
hatch (out) (of a young bird, fish, insect, etc.) to come out of an eggsự nở trứng

terrestrial

/təˈrestriəl/ (adj)
(of animals and plants) living on the land or on the ground, rather than in water, in trees or in the air

back and forth

from one place to another and back again repeatedly

zooplankton

/ˌzuːəˈplæŋktən/ (n)
động vật phù du

intricate

/ˈɪntrɪkət/ (adj)
phức tạp

antelope

/ˈæntɪləʊp/ (n)
linh dương

wait out

wait something out
to wait until an unpleasant event has finished

sagebrush

/ˈseɪdʒbrʌʃ/ (n)
cây ngải đắng

bounty

/ˈbaʊnti/ (n)
generous actions; something provided in large quantities

grazing

/ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/ (n)
​land with grass that cows, sheep, etc. can eat

corridor

/ˈkɒr.ɪ.dɔːr/ (n)
a long passage in a building or train, especially with rooms on either side:

choke off

tắc nghẽn

resoluteness

/ˈrezəluːtnəs/ (n)
​the quality of being strong and determined