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African elephant populations are continuing to dwindle, and a new report says poaching is to blame.
非洲大象数量持续减少，一份最新的报告称偷猎是罪魁祸首。
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora has been tracking this. CITES says while poaching is down overall, the number of elephants dying at the hands of poachers is still larger than the number being born.
濒危野生动植物国际贸易公约对此进行了追踪。CITES称尽管偷猎整体减少，但死于偷猎者手中的大象仍比出生量多。
High levels of poaching are still taking place in Central and West Africa, and the illegal ivory trade is a big incentive. CITES' data shows about 60 percent of elephant deaths are due to poaching, and the World Wildlife Fund estimates as many as 30,000 elephants are poached every year.
在非洲中部和西部，高水平的偷猎仍在进行，非法象牙交易是一个巨大的诱因。CITES的数据显示，约百分之60的大象死于偷猎，世界野生动物基金会估计每年多达30,000头大象遭偷猎。
South Africa was thrust into the spotlight in 2014 when an elephant was poached at Kruger National Park for the first time in a decade. And the numbers continued to increase from there.
2014年南非成了公众注意的中心，一头大象十年来首次在克鲁格国家公园被偷猎。从那里开始数字继续增加。
One side of the park borders Zimbabwe, a country where poaching is on the rise. The park itself is home to tens of thousands of elephants.
公园边界的国家津巴布韦，偷猎正在上升。公园本身就是成千上万头大象的家园。
A lot of the areas in which the study saw increases in poaching may be sustainable for the elephant population, but not long term. CITES' secretary general said the trend could be stopped, however.
在许多地区，研究发现偷猎的增加可能对大象种群数量是可持续的，但并不是长期的。CITES秘书长称这一趋势可能会停止。
He said in a press release, "There are some encouraging signs, including in certain parts of Eastern Africa, such as Tsavo in Kenya, where the overall poaching trends have declined, showing us all what is possible through a sustained and collective effort with strong political support."
他在一份新闻稿中表示，“有一些令人鼓舞的迹象，包括在东非的某些地区，如肯尼亚的察沃，整体的偷猎趋势有所下降，向我们展示在强力的政策支持下，通过持续和集体的努力就有可能。”
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词汇解析
1、estimate
估算;估价
Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object.
尽力估算一下达到一个近距离目标需要多少步。
I estimate that the total cost for treatment will be $12,500.
我估计治疗费用总共会有12,500美元。
估算单;预算书
The shop also offers a curtain-making and fitting service. Quotes and estimates can be prepared by computer on the spot.
那家商店还提供窗帘制作和安装服务，而且可以用计算机现场制作报价单和预算书。
2、sustain
使持续;保持
But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age.
而他从青年时期一直到老年都始终保持着强烈的社会良知。
The parameters within which life can be sustained on Earth are extraordinarily narrow.
地球上生命可以存活下来的地域范围是非常狭小的。
经受;遭受;蒙受
Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage.
那里的每架飞机都受到了一些损坏。
A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday's bomb blast.
一位 17 岁的游客在昨天的炸弹爆炸中受伤并于当天深夜身亡。
支持;支援;救济
The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season.
从经济作物中获得的收益能帮助他们度过不景气的时期。
I am sustained by letters of support and what people say to me in ordinary daily life.
这些支持的信件和人们每天对我的鼓励一直支撑着我。
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