BBC记录片美丽中国之龙之疆域:锦绣华南(34) 杜绝物种灭绝
日期:2014-07-14 16:46

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This ancient creature died. The remaining individuals of its species are currently kept in separate zoos and Swinhoe's turtle is now reckoned extinct in the wild.
这只远古的生物与世长辞了。他的其他同类现在被散养在不同动物园保护着。据测算现在斑龟在自然界中已经灭绝了。
In fact, most of the 25 types of freshwater turtles in China are now vanishingly rare.
事实上,中国25种淡水龟中多数都已然濒危。
The answer to extinction is protection. And there is now a growing network of nature reserves throughout southern China.
杜绝物种灭绝的唯一途径就是加以保护。这里有贯穿中国南方的不断壮大的自然保护区网络。
Of these, the Tianzi Mountain Reserve at Zhangjiajie is perhaps the most visited by Chinese nature lovers, who come to marvel at the gravity-defying landscape of soaring sandstone pinnacles.
其中,张家界天子山那由沙石构成的高耸的塔状反重力地貌最受中国自然爱好者的青睐。

重点讲解

重点讲解:
1. in the wild
在自然环境中;处于野生状态;
eg. Fewer than a thousand giant pandas still live in the wild.
只有不到1,000只大熊猫仍然在野外生活。
eg. Life in the wild is vastly overrated.
野外生活被过分美化了。
2. in fact
(用于修正、引出相反意见或对比等)事实上,其实;
eg. In fact, it's extremely common.
实际上,这是一种非常普遍的现象。
eg. Employees are in fact eager for such collaboration.
雇员们其实非常渴求这样的协作关系。
3. marvel at
惊讶不已;不胜惊羡;大为赞叹;
eg. Her fellow members marveled at her seemingly infinite energy.
她的同事们对她似乎无穷的精力大为惊叹。
eg. One can only marvel at the skill and resolve of these ancient climbers.
我们只能对这些古代攀登者的技术和决心感到惊讶。

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重点单词
  • speciesn. (单复同)物种,种类
  • rareadj. 稀罕的,稀薄的,罕见的,珍贵的 adj. 煎得
  • marveln. 奇异的事物,罕见的例子 v. 惊异于,惊异
  • reserven. 预备品,贮存,候补 n. 克制,含蓄 vt. 保留
  • protectionn. 保护,防卫
  • extinctionn. 消失,消减,废止
  • extremelyadv. 极其,非常
  • collaborationn. 合作,通敌
  • separaten. 分开,抽印本 adj. 分开的,各自的,单独的 v
  • resolven. 决定之事,决心,坚决 vt. 决定,解决,分离,表