人教版高一英语必修二Unit-4-Wildlife-protection-课文对译

Unit4WildlifeprotectionHOWDAISYLEARNEDTOHELPWILDLIFEDaisyhadalwayslongedhelpendangeredspeciesofdayshewokeupandfoundaflyingcarpetbyherbed."Wheredoyouwanttogo"itasked.Daisyresponded(immediate)."I'dliketoseesomeendangeredwildlife,"shesaid."Pleasetakemetoadistance)landwhereIcanfindtheanimagavefurtomakethissweater."Atoncethecarpetflewawayand(take)hertoTibet.ThereDaisysawanantelope(look)sad.Itsaid,"We'rebeingkilledforthewoolbeneathourstomachs.Ourfurisbeingusedtomakesweatersforpeoplelikeyou.Asresult,wearenowanendangeredspecies."AtthatDaisycried,"I'msorryIdidn'tknowthat.Iwonderisbeingdonetohelpyou.Flyingcarpet,pleaseshowmeaplacethere'ssomewildlifeprotection."TheflyingcarpettravelledfastthatnextminutetheywereinZimbabwe.Daisyturnedaroundandfoundthatshe(watch)byanelephant."Haveyoucometotakemyphoto"itasked.reliefDaisyburstinto(laugh)."Don'tlaugh,"saidtheelephant,"Weusedtobeanendangeredspecies.Farmershunteduswithoutmercy.Theysaidwe(destroy)theirfarms,andmoneyfromtouristsonlywenttothelargetourthegovernmentdecidedtohelp.Theyallowedtourists(hunt)onlyacertainnumberofanimalstheypaidthefarmers.Nowthefarmersarehappyandournumbersareincreasing.Sogoodthingsarebeingdoneheretosavelocalwildlife."Daisysmiled."That'sgoodnews.Itshowstheimportant)ofwildlifeprotection,butI'dlike(help)astheWWFsuggests."Thecarpetroseagainandalmostatoncetheywereinathickrainforest.Amonkeywatchedthemasitrubbeditself."Whatareyoudoing"askedDaisy.”I'mprotectingmyselfmosquitoes,"itreplied."WhenIfindamillipedeinsect,Irubitovermybody.Itcontainsapowerfuldrugaffectsmosquitoes.YoushouldpaymoreattentiontherainforestwhereIliveandappreciatehowtheanimalslivetogether.Norainforest,noanimals,nodrugs.Daisywas(amaze)."Flyingcarpet,pleasetakemehomesoIcantellWWFwecanbeginproducingthisnewdrug.Monkey,pleasecomeandhelp."Themonkeyagreed.Thecarpetflewhome.Astheylanded,thingsbegantodisappear.Twominutes(late)everythinghadgone-themonkey,Daisywasnotabletomakehernewdrug.Butwhatanexperience!Shehadlearnedsomuch!AndtherewasalwaysWWF...ReadingBANIMALEXTINCTIONManyanimalshavedisappearedduringthelonghistoryofthemostfamousoftheseanimalsaredinosaurs.Theylivedtheearthtensof(million)ofyearsago,longbeforehumanscameintobeingandtheirfutureseemedsecureatthattime.Thereweremanydifferentkindsofdinosaurandanumberofthemusedtoliveineggsoftwenty-fivespecies(find)inXixiaCounty,Nanyang,HenanProvince.Notlongagoararenewspeciesofbird-likedinosaur(discover)inChaoyangCounty,LiaoningProvinceWhenscientistsinspectedthebones,theywere(surprise)tofindthatthesedinosaurscouldnotonlyrunliketheothersbutalsoclimb)learnedthisfromthewaytheboneswerejoinedtogether.Dinosaursdiedout(sudden)about65millionyearsago.Somescientiststhinkitcameafteran(expect)incidentwhenahugerockfromspacehitearthandputtoomuchdustintotheair.Othersthinktheearthgottoohotforthedinosaursliveonanymore.Nobody(know)forsurewhyandhowdinosaursdisappearedfromtheearthinsuchashorttime.Weknowmanyotherwildplants,animals,insectsandbirdshavediedoutmorerecently.(accord)toaUNreport,some844animalsandplants(di