Wild Tigers
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Why Tigers Are Important.
4,为什么"老虎"是重要的。
5 Disappearing Tigers.
5出没"虎".
6 Buying, Selling, and Poaching.
6起买入,卖出,取取取取取.
8 Habitat Loss.
8 生境损失。
10 Saving Tigers.
10"救出"虎"号.
12 Conclusion.
12 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Index.
16 指数。
16 Introduction Tigers are some of the most powerful animals in the world.
16"入门""虎"是世界上一些最强大的动物.
That’s why you might be surprised to learn that these huge cats are in big trouble.
这就是为什么你可能惊讶地得知这些大猫儿有大麻烦。
They are in danger of dying out completely.
他们有完全死亡的危险。
But many people around the world are trying to save them.
但世界各地许多人都在试图拯救他们。
Tigers are the largest of all big cats.
虎是所有大猫中最大的.
Why Tigers Are Important Tigers are among Earth’s most beautiful animals.
为何"老虎是重要老虎"是地球上最美丽的动物之一.
They are also important members of the habitats where they live.
它们也是所居住生境的重要成员.
They help keep nature in balance.
它们有助于保持大自然的平衡。
Tigers eat hoofed animals such as deer and wild pigs.
虎吃鹿和野猪等蹄类动物.
Without tigers, these animals would eat too many plants.
没有老虎,这些动物会吃太多的植物。
Then other animals that need the plants for food and shelter would suffer.
然后其他需要这些植物作为食物和栖身地的动物会受苦.
A Bengal tiger chases two sambar deer in India.
孟加拉虎在印度追出两只桑巴鹿.
Disappearing Tigers Long ago, nine types of tigers lived across large parts of Asia.
失踪的老虎 很久以前,有9种类型的老虎生活在亚洲大片地区.
During the 1900s, three types became extinct.
在1900年代,有三种类型已经灭绝.
Now a fourth type of tiger is probably extinct in the wild.
现在有第四型老虎可能在野外灭绝.
One hundred years ago, more than 100,000 wild tigers were alive.
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Now, only about 3,500 live in the wild.
现在,只有大约3500人生活在野外.
All remaining types of tigers are endangered.
其余各类虎都濒临灭绝.
Word Wise If a type of animal is extinct, all of its kind have died out.
语出智慧 如果有一类动物灭绝了,那么所有的动物都死了.
If a type of animal is extinct in the wild, no wild members of its kind are still alive.
如果有一类动物在野外被灭绝,那么此类野生成员就无一幸存.
Animals that are extinct in the wild only live in captivity —in zoos or other places where they are not free.
野外已灭绝的动物只活在被囚禁地——动物园或其他不自由的地方.
Today, many more tigers live in captivity than in the wild.
如今被囚禁的虎比野外多出多.
Tigers Long Ago and Today 1 Caspian tiger (extinct) 2 Amur (Siberian) tiger 3 Bengal tiger 4 Indochinese tiger 5 South China tiger (probably extinct in the wild) 6 Malayan tiger 7 Sumatran tiger 8 Javan tiger (extinct) 9 Bali tiger (extinct) Range around 1 900 Estimated current range Tigers live in tiny parts of the areas where they used to live.
长相虎和今日一里海虎 (extinct) 二里海虎 (Siberian) 二里海虎 (Siberian) 三里海虎 (Tianger) 三里海虎 (Tianger (Siberian) 三里海虎 (Tianger) 三里海虎 (Tianger) 三里海虎 (Siberian) 三里海虎 印度支那克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克克 估计目前虎的分布范围在1 900个左右,
Russia China India Java Sumatra Bali PACIFIC OCEAN Myanmar Thailand Korea Caspian Sea Buying, Selling, and Poaching The biggest reason that tigers are endangered is the buying and selling of tiger body parts for money.
俄罗斯 中国 印度 爪哇苏门答腊 巴厘岛 韩国 里海买卖和偷猎 老虎濒临灭绝的最大原因是为了钱而买卖了老虎的身体零件.
To get these body parts, some people poach, or break the law and kill wild tigers.
为了得到这些身体部位,有些人会偷猎,或者违法并杀死野生老虎.
Why do people want tiger body parts?
为什么人们想要老虎的身体部件?
For many centuries, some Chinese medicines used tiger bones and other body parts.
几个世纪以来,有的中药材使用虎骨等身体部位.
Some people thought that these medicines would help cure certain illnesses.
有些人认为这些药物有助于治愈某些疾病。
They believed that a tiger’s strength could heal people.
他们相信老虎的力量可以治愈人。
This Chinese medicine contains powdered tiger bone.
此中药有入粉虎骨.
Most Chinese medicines do not use tiger parts.
大多数中药不使用老虎零件.
But some companies still make medicines from tiger parts.
但有些公司仍然用"老虎"来做药.
Criminals can make a lot of money by selling dead tigers to these companies.
罪犯通过向这些公司出售死老虎可以赚到很多钱.
Selling tiger products has been against the law in China since 1993.
出售"老虎"产品自1993年起在中国违法.
And most countries around the world have agreed not to buy or sell tiger parts or products.
而世界上大多数国家都同意不买卖老虎零件或产品.
But poaching continues.
但偷猎仍在继续。
Poachers care more about making money than about protecting endangered animals.
偷猎者更关心赚钱而不是保护濒危动物.
This shop in China uses tiger bones and sells tiger products.
中国的这家店用"老虎骨"来销售"老虎"产品.
Habitat Loss Another reason that tigers are endangered is because their habitat is disappearing.
生境损失 老虎濒临灭绝的另一个原因是它们的栖息地正在消失.
The number of people in Asia is growing quickly.
亚洲人口迅速增长.
People need more land to live on and to grow food.
人们需要更多的土地来生活和种植食物。
Houses, farms, and roads are replacing the wild lands where tigers once made their homes.
房屋,农场,道路 正在取代野生地 老虎曾经做他们的家园。
As the wild lands disappear, tigers must live in small areas that are far apart from each other.
随着野地的消失,虎必须活在相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相相
When this happens, it is much harder for tigers to survive.
当这种情况发生时,老虎很难活下来.
Tigers can only live in habitats that have hoofed animals, water, and dense plants.
虎只能活在有蹄类动物,水和茂密植物的栖息地.
When tiger habitats are destroyed, the animals that tigers eat have less land to live on, too.
老虎栖息地被破坏后,被老虎吃掉的动物也拥有较少的土地来生存.
And people hunt those animals, so their numbers drop even more.
人们猎取这些动物,所以他们的数量下降得更快。
Tigers have less wild food, so they look for food closer to where people live.
虎有较少的野生食物,因此更接近人们所住的地方寻找食物.
They sometimes attack people, but more often they attack farm animals such as cattle and sheep.
它们有时会攻击人,但更经常地攻击牛羊等农场动物.
Farmers shoot tigers that they see attacking their animals.
农民射击老虎 他们看到攻击他们的动物。
Cows walk in an area where tigers hunt.
牛行走于虎取猎之地.
Some farmers poison tigers that eat their animals.
有的农民会给吃自己动物的老虎下毒.
Saving Tigers People around the world are working hard to save tigers from becoming extinct.
拯救老虎 世界各地的人们都在努力去拯救老虎免于灭绝.
The fourteen countries where tigers live have many conservation programs to protect tigers.
老虎所活的14个国家有许多保护老虎的方案.
India’s government began a program called Project Tiger in 1973.
印度政府于1973年开始实施名为"老虎项目"的方案.
Project Tiger started creating tiger reserves—large, protected areas of tiger habitat.
老虎项目开始创建老虎保护区——大型老虎栖息地保护区.
There are now about forty tiger reserves.
现在约有四十个老虎保护区.
Guards work at the reserves to prevent poaching.
警卫在预备队工作,防止偷猎.
The tigers in India are Bengal tigers.
印度的虎为孟加拉虎.
Teams of guards also work in Russia and in other places to protect tigers from poaching.
警卫队也在俄罗斯等地工作来保护老虎免受偷猎.
Guards work along the borders of many Asian countries.
警卫沿着许多亚洲国家的边界工作.
They help stop tiger parts and products from illegally entering or leaving their countries.
它们帮助阻止老虎零部件和产品非法出入境.
Governments protect tigers by passing laws to stop illegal tiger business.
政府通过法律保护老虎,制止非法的老虎生意。
They also help by punishing poachers.
他们还通过惩罚偷猎者来提供帮助.
In Russia, poachers used to pay a fine equal to only $50 for killing a tiger.
在俄罗斯,偷猎者曾经因杀死一头老虎而支付相当于50美元的罚款.
Now they pay $20,000.
现在他们付了两万
Poachers kill tigers to sell their skins as well as their bones and other body parts.
偷猎者会杀死老虎来出售他们的皮肤以及骨骼和其他身体部位.
Conservation groups from many nations help in countries where tigers live.
许多国家的养护团体帮助了老虎所居住的国家。
They ask governments to create more reserves where tigers will be safe.
他们要求政府建立更多的保护区,让老虎在那里安全.
They also raise money for tiger projects, such as helping orphaned tiger cubs.
他们还为老虎项目筹款,如帮助孤儿老虎幼崽.
Conservation groups also teach people around the world about the need to protect tigers.
保育团体也向世界各地民众传授需要保护老虎.
And they help scientists and governments think about ways to work together to save tigers.
它们帮助科学家和政府思考如何共同拯救老虎。
Some tiger cubs are able to return to the wild.
一些老虎幼崽可以回野外去.
Conclusion No one wants tigers to become extinct.
结论 没有人想让老虎灭绝
But many people do not understand that time is running out for tigers.
但很多人不明白 老虎的时间不多了
Several things must happen to save tigers.
一定有几件事能救出虎来
More land in tiger countries must be protected so it can stay natural and wild.
虎国多出地要保护好,才能保持自然和野生.
More guards must be paid to stop poachers.
须多发出卫兵来制止偷猎.
Plant medicines must replace tiger medicines so there is less reason for poaching.
植物用药必须取而代之的是老虎用药,所以偷猎的理由较少.
And anyone who buys or sells tiger parts and products must be stopped.
而凡买入或卖出"老虎"零件和出品的,一律要予以制止.
If people work together, these beautiful animals may be saved.
如果人们合作,这些美丽的动物可能会被拯救.