Giraffes' decline; female bullfighter 長(zhǎng)頸鹿數(shù)量驟減，西班牙女斗牛士

本集內(nèi)容 Giraffes facing 'silent extinction' 長(zhǎng)頸鹿面臨“無(wú)聲滅絕”

Meet one of Spain's four female bullfighters 來(lái)認(rèn)識(shí)西班牙僅有的四位女斗牛士中的一位

文字稿 Highly recognisable – but while Chester Zoo's giraffes are loved by the visitors, in their natural African habitat, the animals are suffering what has been called a devastating decline. Illegal hunting, expanding agriculture and civil unrest have all been cited as factors pushing the long-necked mammals towards extinction.

它們是一眼就能被識(shí)別出的動(dòng)物 - 英國(guó)切斯特動(dòng)物園的長(zhǎng)頸鹿深受來(lái)訪游客的喜愛。不過在他們的自然棲息地非洲，長(zhǎng)頸鹿的數(shù)目正在經(jīng)受一場(chǎng)被人們稱為“災(zāi)難性的減少”的變化。非法打獵，農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展和國(guó)內(nèi)動(dòng)亂都被舉為把這類長(zhǎng)脖子哺乳動(dòng)物逼向滅絕的原因。

Twenty-five-year-old Conchi Rios is one of only four female matadors in the world of Spanish bullfighting. She said it took a few years to get a job as a bullfighter in Spain, but that it was worth fighting to do the job she loves. Bullfighting is controversial in Spain, but Conchi says those who are against it don't necessarily understand it.

25歲的里奧斯（Conchi Rios）是西班牙斗牛界僅有的四位女斗牛士之一。她說(shuō)自己用了好幾年的時(shí)間才在西班牙找到斗牛士的工作，不過為了爭(zhēng)取得到這份自己喜愛的工作，當(dāng)初的努力和付出是值得的。斗牛在西班牙備受爭(zhēng)議，但里奧斯說(shuō)反對(duì)斗牛的人們可能對(duì)斗牛不完全理解。

詞匯 devastating

災(zāi)難性的

cited

被舉例，被列出

controversial

引起爭(zhēng)議的

練習(xí) 請(qǐng)從以下詞匯中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢竵?lái)完成句子。注意：你可能需要改變單詞的時(shí)態(tài)來(lái)完成句子。

devastating / cited / controversial

1. A ______ plan to demolish a Reading nightclub and replace it with luxury flats has been turned down.

2. Thousands of people have been made homeless after ______?floods caused by the heaviest rainfall the city has seen in a century.

3. The pop star ______?personal reasons for deciding to cancel his world tour. Naturally, his fans are very upset.?

答案 1. A controversial plan to demolish a Reading nightclub and replace it with luxury flats has been turned down.

2. Thousands of people have been made homeless after devastating floods caused by the heaviest rainfall the city has seen in a century.

3. The pop star cited personal reasons for deciding to cancel his world tour. Naturally, his fans are very upset.?

Giraffes' decline; female bullfighter 長(zhǎng)頸鹿數(shù)量驟減，西班牙女斗牛士

本集內(nèi)容 Giraffes facing 'silent extinction' 長(zhǎng)頸鹿面臨“無(wú)聲滅絕”

Meet one of Spain's four female bullfighters 來(lái)認(rèn)識(shí)西班牙僅有的四位女斗牛士中的一位

文字稿 Highly recognisable – but while Chester Zoo's giraffes are loved by the visitors, in their natural African habitat, the animals are suffering what has been called a devastating decline. Illegal hunting, expanding agriculture and civil unrest have all been cited">cited as factors pushing the long-necked mammals towards extinction.

它們是一眼就能被識(shí)別出的動(dòng)物 - 英國(guó)切斯特動(dòng)物園的長(zhǎng)頸鹿深受來(lái)訪游客的喜愛。不過在他們的自然棲息地非洲，長(zhǎng)頸鹿的數(shù)目正在經(jīng)受一場(chǎng)被人們稱為“災(zāi)難性的減少”的變化。非法打獵，農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展和國(guó)內(nèi)動(dòng)亂都被舉為把這類長(zhǎng)脖子哺乳動(dòng)物逼向滅絕的原因。

Twenty-five-year-old Conchi Rios is one of only four female matadors in the world of Spanish bullfighting. She said it took a few years to get a job as a bullfighter in Spain, but that it was worth fighting to do the job she loves. Bullfighting is controversial">controversial in Spain, but Conchi says those who are against it don't necessarily understand it.

25歲的里奧斯（Conchi Rios）是西班牙斗牛界僅有的四位女斗牛士之一。她說(shuō)自己用了好幾年的時(shí)間才在西班牙找到斗牛士的工作，不過為了爭(zhēng)取得到這份自己喜愛的工作，當(dāng)初的努力和付出是值得的。斗牛在西班牙備受爭(zhēng)議，但里奧斯說(shuō)反對(duì)斗牛的人們可能對(duì)斗牛不完全理解。

詞匯 devastating

災(zāi)難性的

cited

被舉例，被列出

controversial

引起爭(zhēng)議的

練習(xí) 請(qǐng)從以下詞匯中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢竵?lái)完成句子。注意：你可能需要改變單詞的時(shí)態(tài)來(lái)完成句子。

devastating / cited / controversial

1. A ______ plan to demolish a Reading nightclub and replace it with luxury flats has been turned down.

2. Thousands of people have been made homeless after ______?floods caused by the heaviest rainfall the city has seen in a century.

3. The pop star ______?personal reasons for deciding to cancel his world tour. Naturally, his fans are very upset.?

答案 1. A controversial plan to demolish a Reading nightclub and replace it with luxury flats has been turned down.

2. Thousands of people have been made homeless after devastating floods caused by the heaviest rainfall the city has seen in a century.

3. The pop star cited personal reasons for deciding to cancel his world tour. Naturally, his fans are very upset.?