SignificanceofWildlifeProtectionWiththerapidextinctionofmanywildspecies,moreandmorepeoplecometorealizethegreatsignificanceofwildlifeprotection.Nowpeoplearerealizingtheprobleminanewlightthatweprotectourselvesthroughprotectingwildlife.Ontheonehand,speciesofwildlife,asacritical①jointoftheecologicalchain,helpstoestablish②theecologicalbalance.Ifonespeciesbecomesextinct,itwilldisappearforever.Whatismore,itwillinevitably③resultinachainofwildlifeextinctionandthedamageofthebalance.Unpredictable④disastersmayoccur.Ontheotherhand,withthedevelopmentofmodernscienceandtechnology,manisjustbeginningtolearnfromwildlife.Itisimportantforustoprotectwildlifenowbeforeitistoolate,becausemanhasalreadypollutedtheenvironmentseriouslyandthreatenedtheexistence⑤ofmanywildspecies.Let'stakeaction⑥toprotectwildlife.Ihavesomesuggestions.First,thegovernmentsshouldmakelawstopreventthemfrom⑦beingcaughtandkilled.Second,thegovernmentsshouldeducatepeopletolovenatureandprotectit.Third,asforourselves,weshouldtakepracticalactionstoprotectourlivingenvironment.Learningtoliveinharmony⑧withallwildlifeispartofmoderncivilization.[多积词汇]①criticaladj.决定性的②establishvt.建立③inevitablyadv.不可避免地④unpredictableadj.不可预知的⑤existencen.存在⑥takeaction采取行动⑦prevent...from阻止……⑧harmonyn.协调;和谐SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Prereading[读文清障][原文呈现]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”,表示发生在以下所讲故事之前。②species/'spiːʃiːz/n.种类;物种(单复数同形)③carpet/'kɑːpIt/n.地毯④respond/rI'spɒnd/vi.回答;响应;做出反应respondtosth.对某事做出反应HOWDAISYLEARNEDTOHELPWILDLIFEDaisyhadalwayslongedtohelp①endangeredspecies②ofwildlife.Onedayshewokeupandfoundaflyingcarpet③byherbed.“Wheredoyouwanttogo?”itasked.Daisyresponded④immediately.“I'dliketoseesomeendangeredwildlife,”shesaid.[读文清障][原文呈现]⑤distant/'dIstənt/adj.远的;远处的⑥fur/fзː/n.毛皮;毛;软毛where和that引导的都是定语从句,分别修饰land和animal。⑦sawanantelope...为“感官动词+宾语+宾补”结构。⑧beneathprep.在下面,在底下(相当于under)“Pleasetakemetoadistant⑤landwhereIcanfindtheanimalthatgavefur⑥tomakethissweater.”AtoncethecarpetflewawayandtookhertoTibet.ThereDaisysawanantelopelookingsad⑦.Itsaid,“We'rebeingkilledforthewoolbeneath⑧ourstomachs.[读文清障][原文呈现]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。Ourfurisbeingusedtomakesweatersforpeoplelikeyou.Asaresult,wearenowanendangeredspecies.”At⑨thatDaisycried,“I'msorryIdidn'tknowthat.Iwonderwhatisbeingdonetohelpyou.Flyingcarpet,pleaseshowmeaplacewherethere'ssomewildlifeprotection⑩.”戴茜是如何学会帮助野生动植物的[第1段译文]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?”戴茜立刻回答。“我想去看一些濒临灭绝的野生动植物。请带我到一个遥远的地方,在那里我可以找到为制作这件毛衣而提供皮毛的动物。”她说。飞毯立刻起飞了,带她到了西藏。在那里,戴茜看到一只藏羚羊面带忧郁的神色。它说:“为了取得我们肚皮底下的羊毛,我们正在被屠杀。我们的毛皮被用来为像你一样的人们制作毛衣。因此,我们现在濒临灭绝了。”听了这话,戴茜哭了:“我很抱歉,我过去不知道还有这回事儿。我想知道为了帮助你们正在采取什么措施。飞毯啊,请把我带到一个有野生动植物保护的地方去吧。”[读文清障][原文呈现]TheflyingcarpettravelledsofastthatnextminutetheywereinZimbabwe⑪.Daisyturnedaround⑫andfoundthatshewasbeingwatchedbyanelephant.“Haveyoucometotakemyphoto⑬?”itasked.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[读文清障][原文呈现]Inrelief⑭Daisyburstintolaughter⑮.“Don'tlaugh,”saidtheelephant,“Weusedtobeanendangeredspecies.Farmershunteduswithoutmercy⑯.Theysaidwedestroyedtheirfarms,andmoneyfromtouristsonlywenttothelargetourcompanies.⑭inrelief如释重负;松了口气(一般情况下作状语)relief/rI'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burstout+名词对应的动词ing。laughter/'lɑːftə/n.笑;笑声⑯mercy/'mзːsI/n.仁慈;宽恕;怜悯withoutmercy毫无怜悯地;无情地[读文清障][原文呈现]⑰certain/'sзːtn/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。Sothegovernmentdecidedtohelp.Theyallowedtouriststohuntonlyacertain⑰numberofanimalsiftheypaidthefarmers.Nowthefarmersarehappyandournumbersareincreasing.Sogoodthingsarebeingdoneheretosavelocalwildlife⑱.”[第2段译文]飞毯飞行得如此快,以至于一转眼他们就来到了津巴布韦。戴茜转过身去,看到一头大象正望着她。大象问道:“你是来给我拍照的吗?”戴茜如释重负,突然笑了起来。“不要笑了,”大象说道,“我们过去是濒危动物,农民们残忍地捕杀我们。他们说,我们破坏了他们的农田,而旅游者的钱过去都流进了大型旅游公司。于是政府决定出面提供帮助。如果游客付给农民钱的话,他们允许游客猎取一定数量的动物。如今农民高兴了,我们的数量也在增加。为了拯救当地的野生动植物,他们也在做一些好事。”[读文清障][原文呈现]Daisysmiled,“That'sgoodnews.Itshowstheimportance⑲ofwildlifeprotection,butI'dliketohelpastheWWFsuggests⑳.”Thecarpetroseagainandalmostatoncetheywereinathickrainforest.Amonkeywatchedthemasitrubbed○21itself.“Whatareyoudoing?”askedDaisy.⑲importance/Im'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[读文清障][原文呈现]“I'mprotectingmyselffrom○22mosquitoes○23,”itreplied.“WhenIfindamillipede○24insect○25,Irubitovermybody.Itcontains○26apowerful○27drugwhichaffects○28mosquitoes.○22protect...from保护……不受……(危害)○23mosquito/mə'skiːtəʊ/n.(pl.mosquitoes)蚊子○24millipede/'mIlIpiːd/n.(=millepede)千足虫○25insect/'Insekt/n.昆虫○26contain/kən'teIn/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)[读文清障][原文呈现]○29payattentionto注意(to为介词)attention/ə'tenʃn/n.注意;关注;注意力○30appreciate/ə'priːʃIeIt/vt.鉴赏;感激;意识到Youshouldpaymoreattentionto○29therainforestwhereIliveandappreciate○30howtheanimalslivetogether.Norainforest,noanimals,nodrugs.”[读文清障][原文呈现]Daisywasamazed○31.“Flyingcarpet,pleasetakemehomesoIcantellWW