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Hungry pandas once roamed
饥饿的熊猫曾流浪在
across vast tracks of bamboo-rich forest
广阔丰饶的竹林当中
that covered much of China's heartland
这些竹林曾覆盖中国的中心地带
But since the 1950s
但是自从20世纪50年代以后
logging has fragmented the Qinling mountain forests
伐木破坏了秦岭地区的山林
Its remaining wild pandas are now confined
剩下的熊猫局限在
within isolated reserves
剩下的独立的地方生活
In the last 50 years
在过去的50年里
China's heartland has been subjected
中国的中心地带受到已经沙漠化
to desertification, drying rivers and deforestation
干涸的河流和被伐的森林
affecting not only people, but wildlife too
影响了人类和野生动物
The relationship between the Chinese people
中国人和周围的
and their environment
环境
appears bo be out of balance
似乎失去了平衡
but if we dig a little bit deeper
如果我们再深究一下
there are some surprising and intimate connections
就会发现即使在今天 仍然有着
even today
令人惊奇的密切联系
Clues to the nature of these links
那些与自然联系的线索
can be found in everyday life
可以从日常生活中发现
even in the centre of China's capital city
即使在中国首都的中心
In the parks of Beijing
在北京的公园里
mandarin ducks keep a close watch over their young
鸳鸯时刻关注着自己的孩子
Believed by the Chinese to pair for life
中国人相信它们终生守候在一起
they have been seen for centuries as a symbol
几百年以来他们都被看做
of love and fidelity
爱与忠诚的象征

重点解释

妙语佳句:

原句:affecting not only people, but wildlife too.影响了人类和野生动物

not only ... but...:不仅...而且

Not only did the dog bark at him, but (it) bit him.

这只狗不但对他吠叫，而且咬了他。

Not only you but (also) I am to blame.

不仅你，连我都要受责难。

原句:The relationship between the Chinese people and their environment appears bo be out of balance.中国人和周围的环境似乎失去了平衡

appear to:看来像是, 看来似乎

They appear to be able to handle the problem.

他们似乎可以处理这个问题。

You appear to have made/It appears that you have made a mistake.

似乎你弄错了。

be out of:不和谐,步调不一致

原句:In the parks of Beijing mandarin ducks keep a close watch over their young.在北京的公园鸳鸯时刻关注着自己的孩子

keep a close watch:密切关注

We keep a close watch on the prisoners.

我们严密看守囚犯。

考考你:

几百年以来他们都被看做爱与忠诚的象征。

中国人和周围的环境似乎失去了平衡。

上期答案:

And to make matters worse the bamboo leaves are frozen solid

the panda can't fatten itself up and hibernate through the winter