(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
A theme park in France has established a novel and environmentally-friendly way of keeping its grounds free of litter. It has selected and trained six "intelligent" rooks to pick up rubbish and keep the park clean. Rooks are members of the crow family and are up to 47cm in length. The clever birds will be put to work at the Puy du Fou theme park in the west of France. They have been trained to pick up cigarette ends, paper and other things people throw on the ground. The birds pick up the litter and deposit it into a special trash can, which then delivers some bird feed as a reward. The more litter the birds put in the trash can, the more food they get.
The head of the theme park, Nicolas de Villiers, explained the rationale of using the crows to the AFP news agency. He said there were several reasons for deploying the crows. He said: "The goal is not just to clean up, because the visitors are generally careful to keep things clean, but also to demonstrate that nature itself can teach us to take care of the environment." Crows are highly sociable and intelligent birds. Some biologists say they are as smart as a seven-year-old child. Mr De Villiers said: "In an affectionate, supportive atmosphere, they like to communicate with humans and establish a relationship through play." The crows are speedy workers and can fill a bucket with rubbish in less than 45 minutes.
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重点解析
1.A theme park in France has established a novel and environmentally-friendly way of keeping its grounds free of litter.
novel 新奇的
Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against steeply rising oil prices.
抗议者们找到一种新奇的示威方式来反对石油价格的飙升 。
2.He said there were several reasons for deploying the crows.
deploy 部署
The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.
总统说他无意调遣地面部队 。
参考翻译
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