Vocabulary:

词汇:

elusive

难以看到的

predator

捕食其它动物的食肉动物

ecosystem

生态系统

pose a threat

构成威胁

livestock

家畜，牲口

Elusive, shy and an excellent predator... but the lynx was hunted to extinction in Britain over 1,000 years ago.

它们很难被看到，本性害羞但又是绝好的捕食性、食肉动物。不过，早在一千多年前，猞猁在英国就已经被人类捕杀灭绝。

Now, a conservation group plans to reintroduce the species to the wild.

现在，一组环境保护人士打算将此物种再次引入大自然中。

They say they arent dangerous to humans, and claim that with an overpopulation of deer, the lynx will help rebalance the ecosystem.

他们说猞猁不会对人类构成威胁，他们还解释说目前鹿的繁殖过剩，猞猁的回归也将能帮助平衡生态系统。

But first, theyll have to convince farmers who think the animal would pose a threat to livestock.

不过，这些环保人士的首要任务是得说服认为猞猁将会对牲畜构成威胁的农民。

Elusive, shy and an excellent predator... but the lynx was hunted to extinction in Britain over 1,000 years ago.

它们很难被看到，本性害羞但又是绝好的捕食性、食肉动物。不过，早在一千多年前，猞猁在英国就已经被人类捕杀灭绝。

Now, a conservation group plans to reintroduce the species to the wild.

现在，一组环境保护人士打算将此物种再次引入大自然中。

They say they arent dangerous to humans, and claim that with an overpopulation of deer, the lynx will help rebalance the ecosystem.

他们说猞猁不会对人类构成威胁，他们还解释说目前鹿的繁殖过剩，猞猁的回归也将能帮助平衡生态系统。

But first, theyll have to convince farmers who think the animal would pose a threat to livestock.

不过，这些环保人士的首要任务是得说服认为猞猁将会对牲畜构成威胁的农民。