This buddhist temple near Shanghai has an extraordinary story attached to it.
這所上海附近的佛廟有一段與之相關(guān)的傳奇故事
In May 2007, a Wild China camera team filmed this peculiar Swinhoe's turtle in the temple's fishpond.
2007年5月 一支狂野中國攝制組在這所寺廟的魚塘里拍攝到了這只罕見的斑龜
According to the monks, this turtle had been given to the temple during the Ming dynasty, over 400 years ago.
據(jù)寺廟的和尚所說 這只龜在明朝期間被賜予寺廟 至今已有400余年歷史了
It was thought to be the oldest animal on Earth.
它被認(rèn)為是地球上最老的動物
Soft shell turtles are considerd a god-made delicacy by many Chinese,
軟殼龜被很多從中國人視為神賜的饋贈
and when it was filmed, this was one of just three Swinhoe's Turtles left alive in China.
在被記錄下的時候 它已是中國僅存的三只斑龜之一
The rest of its kind having been rounded up and eaten.
他的同胞們被當(dāng)作食物剿殺殆盡
Sadly, just a few weeks after filming, this ancient creature died.
悲痛人心的是 在拍攝后的短短幾周后 這只遠古的生物與世長辭了
The remaining individuals of its species are currently kept in seperate zoos and Swinhoe's Turtle is now reckoned extinct in the wild.
他的其他同類現(xiàn)在被散養(yǎng)在不同動物園保護著 據(jù)測算現(xiàn)在斑龜在自然界中已經(jīng)滅絕了
In fact, most of the 25 types of fresh water turtles in China are now vanishingly rare.
事實上 中國25種淡水龜中 多數(shù)都已然瀕危
The answer to extinction is protection.
杜絕物種滅絕的唯一途徑 就是加以保護
And there is now a growing network of nature reserves through southern China.
這里有貫穿中國南方的不斷壯大的自然保護區(qū)網(wǎng)絡(luò)
詞匯
buddhist?['budist]n. 佛教徒adj. 佛教的
?temple英?[?templ]?美?['t?mpl]n. 廟宇呛凶；寺院；神殿趾代；太陽穴
peculiar英?[p?'kju?l??]美?[p?'kjul??]adj. 特殊的拄轻；獨特的偎捎；奇怪的；罕見的n. 特權(quán)絮缅；特有財產(chǎn)
fishpond?英?['f??,p?nd]n. 魚池负饲；養(yǎng)魚塘
monk英?[m??k]美?[m??k]n. 僧侶瘫筐，修道士蜜暑；和尚
delicacy?英?['del?k?s?]美?['d?l?k?si]n. 美味；佳肴策肝；微妙肛捍；精密；精美之众；敏銳拙毫，敏感；世故棺禾，圓滑
round up圍捕缀蹄；趕攏；使……集攏膘婶；去以成整數(shù)
reckon英?['rek(?)n]?美?['r?k?n]vt. 測算缺前，估計；認(rèn)為悬襟；計算vi. 估計衅码；計算；猜想脊岳，料想
vanishingly?英?['v?n????l?]adv. 難以察覺地逝段；消遁似地；趨于零地
extinction?英?[?k'st??(k)?(?)n; ek-]美?[?k'st??k??n]n. 滅絕割捅；消失奶躯；消滅；廢止
