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①The number of giraffes(长颈鹿) is becoming smaller across Africa(整个非洲), according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF). ②The total population(总数) has dropped by 40 percent(40%)/ in the last 15 years. ③The GCF is the only non-governmental organization(NGO) in the world / to focus solely(完全地) on the conservation(保护) of giraffes in Africa / and is pioneering(开拓) a sustainable(可持续的) future for this mammal(哺乳动物). ④According to a study, giraffes are quietly(悄悄地) disappearing(消失) / because it is difficult for them to find acacia trees(刺槐树), their favourite food.
①本篇出现的giraffes(长颈鹿)不认识不要紧,就把它当作A。 according to后面的词组首字母大写,表示专有名词,只需知道是一个机构就行。
The number of作主语时,尽管后面修饰的是复数形式,但be动词通常用单数形式is
according to根据
③本句是两个分句,后面的and is…和前面的is…是并列的,都是在说GCF。知本曾在passage1讲过,✍在一个长句子里找主干,可以先找be的各种形态(已标红),找到be(是)之后,区分出它的主语和宾语,翻译出“XX是XX”,剩下的那部分就是用来修饰主干的。
本句很长,生词又多,后半句可能就认识一个future(未来),但只要根据句首的The GCF is…知道本句是在介绍GCF就行。
翻译:GCF是世界上仅有的NGO / focus solely on(完全专注于)conservation of giraffes in Africa(非洲giraffes的保护) / 并且为这种mammal(哺乳动物)pioneering(开拓)了一个sustainable(可持续的)的未来。
focus on专注
conservation表示 “保护(自然资源、生态环境、动植物等);保存(文物、艺术品等);节约(能源、资源等)”
pioneer开拓
sustainable可持续的
④又出现了according to,在阅读中很常见,后面的study作名词意为“研究”。
quiet安静的
quietly是副词,译为“静静地,默默地,悄悄地”
disappear消失
appear出现
①Work towards(致力于) their conservation(保护)/ is more important now than ever(曾经). ②And more and more giraffes are also being hunted(狩猎). ③Because of this, the GCF decided to(决定) work with African parks. ④These parks are very important / for keeping Nubian giraffes safe.⑤GPS collars were used / to keep an eye on(关注) giraffes / but they can't stay on for long(久留).
①is前面的是主语,这个work正变得more important now than ever(现在比以前更重要)。
To solve this problem, new tracking devices(装置,设备) / which are as small as a chocolate bar, solar-powered(太阳能) and don't bother(打扰) giraffes much / are used to stop illegal(非法) hunting and keep giraffes safe.
to solve this problem为了解决这个问题
track 跟踪
device 装置,设备
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