熊猫"婴儿潮"

The giant panda has roamed the mountains of China for thousands of years. But recently it is teeter ed on the brink of enstinc, extinction. Now thanks to old-fashioned care and modern medicine in Chin

China Calls for Wild Tiger Conservation

An international tiger conservation workshop is underway in Yunnan's capital, Kunming. Topics for discussion include the protection of wild tigers and combating the illegal trade in animal products. Shi Kun is the director of the wildlife institute a

英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国 -4

But their attitude changed when the head of the village fell ill. They blamed the birds and were all set to destroy their nests, but the local government stepped in to protect them. Bendy bamboo may not be the safest nesting place, but at least this

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The last hidden world---China. For centuries, travelers to China have told tales of magical landscapes and surprising creatures. Chinese civilization is the worlds oldest. And today, its largest, with well over a billion people. Its home to more than

U.S. study concludes rice originates in China

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Rice originated(起源) in China, a team of U.S. genome researchers has concluded in a study tracing back thousands of years of evolutionary（进化的） history through large-scale gene re-sequencing. Their findings,

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Geng's net is a strange tubular contraption with a closed-off end. More than a hundred fishermen make their living from the lake. Its mineral-rich waters are highly productive and there are nets everywhere. The next morning, Geng returns with his son

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The cave rivers course is channeled by the beds of limestone. A weakness in the rock can allow the river to increase its gradient to flow in, providing a real challenge for the cave explorers. The downward rushes halted when the water table is reache

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Winding between Zhangjiajie's peaks, crystal clear mountain streams are home to what is perhaps China's strangest creature. This bizarre animal is a type of newt, the Chinese giant salamander. In China, it is known as the baby fish because when distr

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As well as the school, the cave houses eighteen families, together with their livestock. These could be the only cave-dwelling cows on earth. With schoolwork over, its playtime at last. In Southern China, caves arent just used for shelter; they can b

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Bamboo's tough reputation is such that another bamboo specialist was known by the Chinese as the iron-eating animal. The giant panda is famous for its exclusive diet. Giant pandas are thought to have originated in Southwest China millions of years ag

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Beneath billowing clouds in Chinas far southwestern Yunnan Province lies a place of mystery and legend. Of mighty rivers and some of the oldest jungles in the world, here hidden valleys nurture strange and unique creatures, and colorful tribal cultur

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On the far side of the great Nujiang gorge, the plant hunters made a remarkable discovery. Far from the tropics, they seemed to be entering a steamy, vibrant tropical jungle--the forest of Gaoligongshan. The flora here is unlike anywhere else in the

英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国：彩云之南-3

But it does share the giant panda's taste for bamboo. Southwest China's red pandas are known for their very strong facial markings, which distinguish them from red pandas found anywhere else in the Himalayas. Like the monkeys, they were isolated in t

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Living on a remote mountain range in south central Yunnan is one of the few remaining wild gibbon populations in China--the black-crested gibbons of Wuliangshan. They are confined to these forest mountains, so remote and steep that few hunters ever c

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But there was a problem for the rubber growers. While Yunnans unique natural forests can survive on the valley slopes which stretch to the north, just one severe frost will kill off these delicate rubber trees. So Yunnans terrain puts a limit on how

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Smart ecology like this is what enables China to be largely self-sufficient in food even today. Back in the village, Yang has his own smokehouse, where he preserves his fish ready for market. Longshan carp have unusually soft scales and a very delica

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The Chinese moccasin is an ambush predator with a deadly bite. This is one of China's largest and most feared venomous snakes. But the monkeys have lived alongside these dangerous serpents for thousands of years. They use this specific alarm call to

英语四级作文范文：关于熊猫

作文题目： About Panda 参考范文： Panda is one of the scarcest animals. People in the world like it very much. There used to be many pandas in China long ago. As the balance of nature was destroyed and the weather was getting warmer and war

环球英语 — 166：Saving the Wild Tiger

Voice 1 Thank you for Joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Rebekah Schipper. Voice 2 And Im Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 In a

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Young infants have a vicelike grip, used to cling on to mom for dear life. As they get older, they get bolder and take more risks. Those that survive spend a lot of time traveling, yet experienced adults know exactly where to find seasonal foods in d