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    Red panda arrives at New York zoo 小熊貓紐約亮相



    Monday, Mar 03, 2008,Page 14

    Mao Mi is pictured on Feb. 20, 2008, at his new home.

    小熊貓「貓咪」於上個月二十日在牠的新家留影。照片︰美聯社
    PHOTO: AP

    All the other animals must be jealous of their new red friend.
    Mao Mi is a red panda. He just moved from Michigan’s Binder Park Zoo to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Zoo. He’s getting more attention than any other animal at his new home.
    Mao Mi is part of a Wildlife Conservation Society breeding program. The program is trying to help threatened and endangered species. Red pandas are endangered.
    Mao Mi has black legs, a furry reddish-brown face and body and white ears. He looks a lot like a raccoon.
    Red pandas are gentle animals that spend most of the day sleeping. In the wild they’re found in southern Asia. They live in forests on mountains.
    Prospect Park zookeepers said that their cuddly cutie is very playful. He loves to climb trees and explore his new home.(STAFF WRITER, WITH AP)


    動物園其他的動物一定很忌妒牠們新來的紅朋友。
    這隻名叫「貓咪」的雄性小熊貓,剛剛從密西根州的賓德公園動物園搬到紐約布魯克林的展望公園動物園。牠一搬到新家,就奪走了其他動物的風采。
    「貓咪」是野生動物保育協會飼養計畫中的成員,該計畫是要幫助受到威脅以及瀕臨絕種的物種,而小熊貓正瀕臨絕種。
    「貓咪」的四肢是黑色的,毛茸茸的臉和身體是紅棕色的,耳朵是白色的,看起來很像一隻浣熊。
    小熊貓的個性很溫馴,大部分時間都在睡覺。在南亞野生地區可以發現牠們的蹤影,牠們棲息於山上的樹林中。
    展望公園動物園管理員說,這隻逗人喜愛的小熊貓很貪玩,喜歡爬樹和探索牠的新家。 (美聯社/翻譯:楊鴻泰)

    TODAY'S WORDS 今日單字

    1. jealous adj.
    忌妒 (ji4 du4),吃醋 (chi1 cu4)
    例: Leah is jealous of her boyfriend's best friend.
    (莉亞吃她男友的好朋友的醋。)

    2. breeding n.
    飼養 (ci4 yang3)
    例: Maxwell studied breeding in school.
    (麥斯威爾大學主修動物飼養。)

    3. threatened adj.
    受到威脅的 (shou4 dao4 wei1 xie2 de5)
    例: The Florida black bear is a threatened species.
    (美國佛羅里達州黑熊正遭受到威脅。)

    4. endangered adj.
    瀕臨絕種的 (bin1 lin2 jue2 zhong3 de5)
    例: Rhinos are endangered.
    (犀牛正瀕臨絕種。)

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