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Unit4Wildlifeprotection[话题导读]动物是人类的朋友，地球是我们人类和各种动物共同的家园。由于种种原因致使很多动物濒临灭绝，所以保护它们刻不容缓。Threebillionyearsafterlifebegan,theearthisnowthehometomanydifferentkindsoflivingthings—perhapsfivetotenmillionkinds.However,manyofthesearedyingout.Itisthoughtthatbetweentheyears1550and1950anaverageofonekindoflivingthingsdiedouteachyear.By1985thishadrisentooneperday.Between1980and2012wemayloseanotherhalfamilliondifferentkindsoflivingthings.Therearemanyreasonsforanimals'dyingout,butthemostimportantoneisthepartthathumanshaveplayed.First,manyanimalshavebeenkilledforfood.Second,manyoftheplaceswheretheseanimalsusedtolivehavebeendestroyed.Drylandshavebeenwatered.Wetlandshavebeenturnedintofields.Forestshavebeencleared.Muchlandhaseitherbeenchangedtofarmlandorbeenusedforbuilding.Pollutedriversandlakeshavealsobeenacauseofdeath.Oneexampleofananimalindangeristhetiger.TherearethreetypesoftigerslivinginChina:theSouthChina,theNortheastern,andtheBengal.Inallthereareprobablynomorethanatotalof400tigersleftinChina.Manyoftheforestswheretheylivedweredestroyed.Also,tigerswerehuntedandkilleduntilinmanyareastheentirepopulationhaddisappeared.In1900therewereabout100,000tigersinAsia.In1970whentheshootingoftigerswasstoppedtherewerejust5,000left.InIndia,however,thepopulationoftigershasincreased,from2,000in1972toabout5,000in1989．PerhapsthesameprogresscanbemadeinChina.SectionⅠWarmingUp&Prereading&Reading—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]HOWDAISYLEARNEDTOHELPWILDLIFEDaisyhadalwayslongedtohelp①endangeredspecies②ofwildlife.Onedayshewokeupandfoundaflyingcarpet③byherbed.“Wheredoyouwanttogo？”itasked.Daisyresponded④immediately.“I'dliketoseesomeendangeredwildlife，”shesaid.“Pleasetakemetoadistant⑤landwhereIcanfindtheanimalthatgavefur⑥tomakethissweater.”AtoncethecarpetflewawayandtookhertoTibet.ThereDaisysawanantelopelookingsad⑦.Itsaid，“We'rebeingkilledforthewoolbeneath⑧ourstomachs.Ourfurisbeingusedtomakesweatersforpeoplelikeyou.Asaresult,wearenowanendangeredspecies.”At⑨thatDaisycried，“I'msorryIdidn'tknowthat.Iwonderwhatisbeingdonetohelpyou.Flyingcarpet,pleaseshowmeaplacewherethere'ssomewildlifeprotection⑩.”TheflyingcarpettravelledsofastthatnextminutetheywereinZimbabwe⑪.Daisyturnedaround⑫andfoundthatshewasbeingwatchedbyanelephant.“Haveyoucometotakemyphoto⑬？”itasked.Inrelief⑭Daisyburstintolaughter⑮.“Don'tlaugh，”saidtheelephant,“Weusedtobeanendangeredspecies.Farmershunteduswithoutmercy⑯.Theysaidwedestroyedtheirfarms,andmoneyfromtouristsonlywenttothelargetourcompanies.Sothegovernmentdecidedtohelp.Theyallowedtouriststohuntonlyacertain⑰numberofanimalsiftheypaidthefarmers.Nowthefarmersarehappyandournumbersareincreasing.Sogoodthingsarebeingdoneheretosavelocalwildlife⑱.”Daisysmiled,“That'sgoodnews.Itshowstheimportance⑲ofwildlifeprotection,butI'dliketohelpastheWWFsuggests⑳.”Thecarpetroseagainandalmostatoncetheywereinathickrainforest.Amonkeywatchedthemasitrubbed○21itself.“Whatareyoudoing？”askedDaisy.“I'mprotectingmyselffrom○22mosquitoes○23，”itreplied.“WhenIfindamillipede○24insect○25，Irubitovermybody.Itcontains○26apowerful○27drugwhichaffects○28mosquitoes.Youshouldpaymoreattentionto○29therainforestwhereIliveandappreciate○30howtheanimalslivetogether.Norainforest，noanimals，nodrugs.”Daisywasamazed○31.“Flyingcarpet,pleasetakemehomesoIcantellWWFandwecanbeginproducing○32thisnewdrug.Monkey,pleasecomeandhelp.”Themonkeyagreed.Thecarpetflewhome.Astheylanded○33，thingsbegantodisappear.Twominuteslatereverythinghadgone—themonkey,too.SoDaisywasnotabletomakehernewdrug.Butwhatanexperience○34！Shehadlearnedsomuch!AndtherewasalwaysWWF...[再记住]①longvt.&vi.渴望；极想longtodosth.渴望做某事此句中hadlongedtodosth.是过去完成时形式，意为“早就渴望做某事”，发生在以下所讲故事之前，所以用过去完成时。②species/'spiːʃiːz/n.种类；物种(单复数同形)③carpet/'kɑːpΙt/n.地毯④respond/rΙ'spɒnd/vi.回答；响应；做出反应respondtosth.对某事做出反应⑤distant/'dΙstənt/adj.远的；远处的⑥fur/fɜː/n.毛皮；毛；软毛where和that都引导的是定语从句；分别修饰land和animal。⑦sawanantelopelookingsad为“感官动词＋宾语＋宾补”结构。⑧beneathprep.在下面；在底下(相当于under)⑨此处介词at表示“针对……做出反应”。⑩where引导定语从句，修饰先行词aplace。⑪so...that如此……以至于，that引导结果状语从句。⑫turnaround转身；环顾；翻身⑬takeone'sphoto＝takeaphotoofsb.给某人拍照⑭inrelief如释重负；松了口气(一般情况下作状语)relief/rΙ'liːf/n.(痛苦或忧虑的)减轻或解除；减轻痛苦的事物⑮burstintolaughter突然笑起来；大声笑了出来burstinto＋n.相当于burstoutdoing。laughter/'lɑːftə/n.笑；笑声⑯mercy/'mɜːsΙ/n.仁慈；宽恕；怜悯withoutmercy毫无怜悯地；无情地⑰certain/'sɜːtn/adj.确定的；某一；一定acertainnumberof一定(数)量的⑱Sogoodthingsarebeingdone...是现在进行时的被动语态，表示现阶段正在发生的被动动作。⑲importance/Ιm'pɔːtns/n.重要(性)(be)ofgreatimportance非常重要的⑳WWF(WorldWildlifeFund)世界野生生物基金会astheWWFsuggests是as引导的方式状语从句。○21rub/rʌb/vt.擦；摩擦○22protect...from保护……不受……(危害)○23mosquito/mə'skiːtəʊ/n.(pl.mosquitoes)蚊子○24millipede/'mΙlΙpiːd/n.(＝millepede)千足虫○25insect/'Ιnsekt/n.昆虫○26contain/kən'teΙn/vt.包含；容纳；容忍○27powerful/'paʊəfl/adj.强大的；有力的○28affect/ə'fekt/vt.影响；感动；侵袭(相当于haveaneffecton)○29payattentionto注意(to为介词)attention/ə'tenʃn/n.注意；关注；注意力○30appreciate/ə'priːʃΙeΙt/vt.鉴赏；感激；意识到○31amazedadj.吃惊的；惊愕的beamazedat对……感到吃惊amazingadj.令人吃惊的○32begindoingsth.开始做某事○33landvi.&vt.(使)着陆；降落○34whatanexperience！“多么奇妙的一次经历！”是感叹句，是whatanexperienceitis！的省略表达。[再翻译]戴茜是如何学会帮助野生动植物的戴茜一直都渴望帮助那些濒临灭绝的野生动植物。一天她醒来，发现床边有一块飞毯。飞毯问：“你想去哪儿？”戴茜