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Polar bear moves house! 北極熊搬家

學(xué)習(xí)要點(diǎn)

有關(guān) “animal conservation（動(dòng)物保護(hù)）” 的詞匯

邊看邊答

What’s the polar bear’s name?

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Hamish has lived his life in the spotlight. He first captured hearts in 2017 when he became the first polar bear cub to be born in the UK in 25 years.

北極熊哈米什從小到大一直備受眾人矚目。2017年出生時(shí)，他首次俘獲了人們的心，成為25年來(lái)第一只在英國(guó)出生的北極熊寶寶。

His name was chosen through a public vote.

他的名字是通過(guò)公眾投票選出的。

Now, not so little, at two-and-a-half years old, he's finally moved from the Scottish Highlands to his new home in Doncaster [in England] after years of practising for the trip - a seven-hour journey by road.

現(xiàn)在，哈米什已不再是小熊崽了，兩歲半的他終于從蘇格蘭高地搬到了他在英格蘭唐卡斯特的新家，為了這次長(zhǎng)達(dá)七小時(shí)的公路旅程，哈米什在搬家前接受了長(zhǎng)期的訓(xùn)練。

Keith Gilchrist, Animal Collection Manager, Highland Wildlife Park
He has been trained to enter his travel crate for the past year – probably more – which is a very slow process – tiny little baby steps.

基思·吉爾克里斯特     高地野生動(dòng)物公園動(dòng)物管理部經(jīng)理
“在過(guò)去的一年多時(shí)間里，他接受了爬入運(yùn)輸箱的訓(xùn)練，這是一個(gè)非常緩慢的過(guò)程，需要慢慢地來(lái)?！?

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland had always planned to move Hamish to another zoo, once he was between two and three years old. That's the age a cub typically leaves its mother in the wild.

蘇格蘭皇家動(dòng)物學(xué)會(huì)（The Royal Zoological Society）一直計(jì)劃在哈米什兩到三歲的時(shí)候把他送到另一個(gè)動(dòng)物園去。這是在野外幼崽通常離開(kāi)母親的年齡段。

Conservationists estimate there are less than 35,000 polar bears left worldwide. Keepers at the Highland Wildlife Park are hopeful that his departure will give parents Victoria and Arktos the space they need to bring more cubs into the world.

野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)專家估計(jì)，全世界只剩下不到3萬(wàn)5千只北極熊。高地野生動(dòng)物公園的飼養(yǎng)員們認(rèn)為，哈米什離開(kāi)后，他的媽媽維多利亞和爸爸阿爾克托斯將有機(jī)會(huì)把更多的幼崽帶到這個(gè)世界上來(lái)。

Keith Gilchrist, Animal Collection Manager, Highland Wildlife Park
Later this year, or early next year, we do hope to pair Victoria with Arktos again, and we'll keep our fingers crossed for Hamish 2!

基思·吉爾克里斯特     高地野生動(dòng)物公園動(dòng)物管理部經(jīng)理
“今年晚些時(shí)候或是明年年初，我們希望維多利亞和阿爾克托斯能再次配對(duì)，祈求哈米什的弟弟或妹妹能早日到來(lái)！”

Now he's settling into his new surroundings where he's enjoying his favourite treats - hotdogs, salmon and cod liver oil.

現(xiàn)在哈米什正在適應(yīng)新家的環(huán)境，享用他最愛(ài)吃的美食 —— 熱狗、三文魚(yú)和魚(yú)肝油。

詞匯

captured hearts 俘獲了人們的心

baby steps 向成功邁進(jìn)的小步

bring into the world 把…帶到這個(gè)世界上，生育

fingers crossed 但愿，祈求好運(yùn)

settling into 安頓下來(lái)，適應(yīng)新環(huán)境

問(wèn)題答案

His name is Hamish.