(单词翻译:单击)
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Wild pandas living in the mountains of China are getting a lot of extra room to play thanks to a massive new animal preserve.
生活在中国山区的大熊猫有更多的空间玩耍了，这得益于大规模的新动物保护计划。
The Chinese government is carving out a designated area over 10,000 square miles — that's about the size of Massachusetts. It will merge dozens of smaller wildlife areas into one huge panda-protecting Pangaea.
中国政府正在划定一个超过10,000平方英里的指定区域，面积约为马萨诸塞州的面积。它将几十个较小的野生动物区合并成一个大的大熊猫保护区。
Human activity and climate change force pandas from their natural habitats and threaten their food supply. Estimates say there are fewer than 2,000 left in the wild in China.
人类活动和气候变化迫使熊猫离开它们的自然栖息地，威胁它们的食物供应。据估计中国野生熊猫的数量少于2,000只。
China has really stepped up its wildlife conservation efforts lately — and not just to protect pandas. The country is cracking down on poachers and phasing out its ivory trade.
中国确实加强了野生动物保护，不仅仅是保护大熊猫。中国正在打击偷猎者，逐步取消象牙贸易。
And pandas aren't the only wildlife benefiting from this new space. About 8,000 other endangered animal and plant species will get protection within the park's boundaries.
熊猫并不是唯一从这个新空间受益的野生动物。约8,000种其它濒危动物和植物将在公园界限内得到保护。
One panda researcher said, "It will be a haven for biodiversity and provide protection for the whole ecological system."
一位熊猫研究员说：“它将成为生物多样性的庇护所，为整个生态系统提供保护。”
But the animals' space is coming at the expense of a lot of humans. An estimated 170,000 people in the Sichuan province will have to move to make room for the preserve.
但是为动物提供空间是以牺牲人类住所为代价的。估计四川有170,000人不得不搬移以为保护腾出空间。
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词汇解析
1、preserve
保持，维持（原状）
We will do everything to preserve peace.
我们会尽全力维持和平。
an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards.
在保持原有教学水平的同时招收更多学生的努力
保护；保存；维护
We need to preserve the forest.
我们需要保护森林。
Conservation is an issue which gets a lot of attention these days whether it means preserving old buildings, or protecting the environment.
资源保护是目前备受关注的问题——不管它指的是对古建筑的保护，还是对环境的保护。
保存，腌制（食物）
I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums.
我喜欢做果泥，只需要用一点糖把李子腌一下。
preserved ginger in syrup.
用糖浆腌制的姜
2、conservation
(对环境的)保护
a four-nation regional meeting on elephant conservation.
四国保护大象的地区性会议
tree-planting and other conservation projects.
植树以及其他环保计划
节约;防止浪费
projects aimed at promoting energy conservation.
旨在促进节约能源的计划
rules concerning the conservation of fishery resources.
有关保护渔业资源的规定
(对文物或艺术品的) 保护
Then he began his most famous work, the conservation and rebinding of the Book of Kells.
之后他就开始了他最为出名的工作，即保护并重新装订《凯尔斯书》。
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