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inthePanda&BambooInChinapandasareincrediblypickyabouttheirfood.Eatingbambooisabouttheonlythingtheydo,but(1)curiously,theyaren’tverygoodatit.Thepandacanharvestbambooquicklythankstoaspecializedthumbforgrippingleaves.Butitsintestinesarenotgoodat(2)digestingplantmatterandmostofitpassesstraightthrough.Withtheirinefficientdigestion,pandasneedhugequantitiesofbamboo.Thishasbecometheirbiggestproblem.(3)Standsofbamboogothroughnaturalcyclesofdeathand(4)regeneration.Whenonestanddiesoff,thepandamigratestoanewone.Nowthatpandasaretrappedinsmallislandsofforestwhentheirlocalbamboodies,theyhavenowheretogo.Theystarve.Ifonlythepandacouldleaveitsbambooislandorfindnewfoodonthisrapidlychangingplanet.Butthepandaisnotthatkindofanimal.【Tips:(1)curiouslyadv.(strangelyandunusually)难以理解地，不寻常地（2）digestv.(whenyoudigestfood,oritdigests,itischangedintosubstancesthatyourbodycanuse)（3）standn.(ofplantsandtrees)生长的植物（4）regenerationn.(somethinggrowagain)再生】WORDPOP新词堂Mental•E.g.Ithinkshe’sgonecompletelymental.发疯，精神错乱Insane,crazyMegabucksE.g.We’llbemakingmegabucks[‘megabvk]oncetheshopgetsgoing.很多钱Ahugequantityofmoney•E.g.Hernewboyfriendissuchayawn[jo:n].Ayawn枯燥的人或事Someoneorsomethingthatisveryboring