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VOA慢速英语:Study: Elephants Disappearing from Parts of Africa(翻译)

2016-09-07来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. The number of elephants living in Africa continues to drop.

live in 住在学习[工作]的地方; 住在（某地）
例句：I used to live in Tainan but now I live in Taipei.
我过去住在台南,但现在住在台北。

2. Elephants are facing extinction in parts of the Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Zambia, according to the Great Elephant Census (GEC).

according to 根据，按照
例句：I have a right to bring him up according to my own prescription.
我有权利按我的意图培养他。

3. The GEC points out one large reason for the decrease in the elephant population.

point out 指明; 指出
例句："No matter who point out our shortcoming, we will correct them."
不管谁指出我们的缺点，我们都改正。