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An incredibly rare dolphin is now functionally extinct in Laos, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
据世界野生动物基金会称，一种极为稀少的海豚在老挝功能性灭绝了。
The Irrawaddy dolphin's Laotian population shrunk from six down to just three individuals,too few to ensure the population will survive.
老挝短吻海豚的数量从六只缩减到三只，太少了以至于很难确定种群的生存。
Fishing nets,especially gill nets,are the main culprit behind this quick decline.
捕鱼网，特别是刺网，是数量下降的主要原因。
The nets are hard for the dolphins to see or find with echolocation. So they end up swimming into the nets and tangling themselves up, eventually drowning.
海豚很难看见或使用回声定位发现渔网。所以它们游向渔网并缠绕起来，最终溺亡。
The problem is called bycatch, and it doesn't just hurt the river dolphins. It threatens marine species all over the world.
问题叫做副捕获物，它不只是伤害河海豚，还威胁着世界各地的海洋物种。
Every year, more than 300,000 whales and dolphins die after getting caught in fishing gear.
每年，超过300,000头鲸鱼和海豚被渔具抓获后死亡。
There are still groups of the Irrawaddy dolphin in other parts of Southeast Asia. But in most of those groups, there are fewer than 100 dolphins left.
在东南亚的其它地方仍有成群的短吻海豚。但在大多数这些群体中，只剩下不到100只海豚。
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词汇解析
1、function
功能;作用;职责
The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.
商业银行的主要职能是为产业融资。
工作;运转;运行
The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally.
当局称监狱现在运转正常。
Conservation programs cannot function without local support.
没有地方的支持，自然环境保护项目就无法运作。
发挥功能;起作用;行使职责
On weekdays, one third of the room functions as workspace.
在工作日，房间的1/3用作办公区域。
2、individual
个别的;单独的
They wait for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions.
他们等待团体作决定而不是各自作出决定。
Aid to individual countries would be linked to progress towards democracy.
对个别国家的援助会与其民主进程相挂钩。
个体;个人
anonymous individuals who are doing good things within our community.
一些在我们社区内做好事却不留名的个人
the rights and responsibilities of the individual.
个人的权利和责任
独特的;有个性的
It was really all part of her very individual personality.
那其实都是她独特个性的表现。
The language is highly individual.
语言非常独特。
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