中国对珍稀动物大熊猫的保护
17 中国对珍稀动物大熊猫的保护
DATE=4-25-01
TITLE=SCIENCE REPORT - Problems in Chinese Panda Reserve 1
BYLINE=George Grow
（Start at 59" ）This is Bill White with the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT.
A new report says people are harming the Wolong Nature Reserve, China's largest （1）protected area for giant pandas. The report says the environment in the nature （2）reserve is being destroyed quicker than in other parts of China that are not protected. This is causing a decrease in the panda population in the nature reserve. Research scientists from the United 2 States and China did the study. Science magazine published their findings 3. Giant pandas are becoming （3）increasingly rare 4 in the wild. Only about one- thousand of the animals live in the mountains of southwestern China.
Chinese officials established Wolong Nature Reserve in Nineteen-Seventy-Five. It covers two- hundred- thousand （4）hectares of land in Sichuan Province. It is home to ten percent of China's wild panda population.
However, the number of pandas in Wolong has decreased since the reserve was created. The research team says there were one- hundred- forty- five pandas in the reserve in Nineteen-Seventy-Four. Twelve years later, the panda population fell to seventy-two. The team says the number probably is even smaller today.
Giant pandas live in mountain areas where there are plenty of forests. They eat mainly（5）bamboo plants. The researchers compared the rates of change in Wolong's forests and environment before and after the reserve opened. They examined satellite 5 images taken since Nineteen-Sixty-Five.
The researchers found that humans have taken control of large parts of Wolong. Jianguo Liu of Michigan State University led the study. He says human （6）settlements have grown in the reserve, mainly because it has so many visitors. The human population has increased by seventy percent since the reserve was created. The people are cutting more trees for fuel and other uses. This has （7）destroyed areas where pandas live.
Mister 6 Liu's team says the best hope for Wolong is to improve education for the young people who live there. Then they can get jobs and move to other parts of China.
A panda expert at the World Wildlife Fund 7 says China has more than thirty other protected areas for giant pandas. Most of them are not threatened by human activities. And she says panda protection 8 is becoming very important in China.
This VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT was written by George Grow.
注释：
（1） protect[ prE5tekt ]v.保护
（2） reserve[ ri5zE:v ]n.储备(物), 储藏量v.储备, 保存
（3） increasingly[In5kri:sINlI]adv.日益, 愈加
（4） hectare[ 5hektB: ]n.公顷（等于1万平方米）
（5） bamboo[ bAm5bu: ]n.竹子
（6） settlement[ 5setlmEnt ]n.沉降, 解决
（7） destroy[ dis5trCi ]v.破坏, 毁坏
- We'll reserve the ticket for you till tomorrow noon.票为您保留到明天中午。
- This area was once a wildlife reserve.该地区曾是一个野生动物保护区。
- The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
- The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。
- It behoves us to study these findings carefully. 我们理应认真研究这些发现。
- Their findings have been widely disseminated . 他们的研究成果已经广为传播。
- It is rare to see a man over 160 years old.很少见到一个人能活到160岁。
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- The moon is a satellite of the earth.月球是地球的一颗卫星。
- A man-made satellite has been launched.人造卫星上天。
- Mister Smith is my good friend.史密斯先生是我的好朋友。
- He styled himself " Mister Clean ".他自称是“清廉先生”。
- They decided to set up a fund for this purpose.他们决定为此专立一项基金。
- This fund may not be drawn on without permission.这笔钱非经批准不得动用。
- The protection of the country is the duty of everyone.保卫国家是每个人的责任。
- The young in our society need care and protection.我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾。