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非洲拯救濒危的黑猩猩

2012-03-29来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. Kenya is their adopted homeland, having come from traumatic situations in West and Central Africa.

come from出生于
例句:She came from a long line of singers.
她出身于一个歌手世家。

2. “If they get distress, then they tend to more-or-less have self-inflicting behavior: either eating of feces, or hitting people with feces, or they even tend to have over-aggression within the populations,” explained Paul.

tend to易于; 倾向
例句:My grandmother tends to go to bed early every day.
我祖母每天通常比较早睡。

3. “It may take the form of food. It may take the form of having complex, either ropes, either swings, either hammocks, sometimes also just trying to make the environment into a way that is not so obvious, so that they may not be able to utilize the whole environment, but they may be able to concentrate, so the day moves [faster],” said Paul.

make into把…转变为, 使成为
例句:They made the story into a play.
他们把这个故事改编成了戏剧。

4. Sweetwaters is one of 18 chimpanzee sanctuaries in 12 African countries caring for about 800 chimpanzees.

care for照料, 服侍
例句:That ancient temple looked well cared for.
那座古庙看来保存得很好。

5. Baby chimps clinging to their dead parents often become pets or end up in entertainment acts.

cling to紧抓, 紧附, 紧偎(某人)
例句:The child clung to his mother.
那个孩子紧紧地偎在母亲身上。
end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句:He ended up as head of the firm.
他最后成了公司的负责人。

6. He said a close second in threats to the chimpanzee is massive deforestation all across the continent, wiping out their natural habitat, something he noticed while on a recent rescue mission to Central African Republic.

wipe out彻底摧毁, 消灭
例句:The earthquake wiped out the whole town.
那次地震毁掉了整个城镇。

7. The level of deforestation has been so apparent. I keep referring it to, ‘God has shaven the earth with a big razor,’ because there is just no more forest left.

refer to提及;涉及,谈到,提到;关系到; 有关, 针对; 暗指
例句:Does your remark refer to all of us?
你的评论是针对我们所有的人的吗?

8. You know, what was probably 20 or 30 years ago an absolute lush prime primate habitat has now made way to massive deforestation where the forest has just given way to smaller local towns and communities

give way to让路,让步
例句:We refused to give way to their demands.
我们拒绝对他们的要求让步。

9. “We are happy to have the chimps within. They do provide us with a constant, I can say, a source of joy watching them, looking at the kind of ethological similarities between them and humans,” said Paul.

provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句:Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

10. He said the animals at his facility play an important role as “ambassadors,” educating visitors on the many dangers facing them and the importance of chimpanzee conservation.

play a role起作用
例句:The headmaster plays an important role in the good running of a school.
办好一所学校, 校长起重要作用。