n. 人口 ,(全体)居民,人数
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- Chinese officials announced they've made the largest bust of the world's most trafficked mammal, the pangolin.
- 中国官员宣布已经查获最大一起哺乳动物穿山甲走私案。
- Chinese media reported more than three tons of pangolin scales were seized at a Shanghai port. Authorities estimate more than 5,000 animals had been killed.
- 中国媒体报道,超过三吨穿山甲鳞片在上海口岸查获。当局估计已有5,000多只动物被杀害。
- If you're not quite sure what a pangolin is, you're not alone. The scaly little mammals aren't really well known.
- 如果你不知道穿山甲是什么,你不是一个人。这个有鳞的小哺乳动物并不是众所周知的。
- Pangolins tend to curl into a ball when threatened.
- 穿山甲遇到威胁时会蜷成一个球。
- Their scales make them basically impervious to predators in the wild, but they're easy targets for people.
- 它们的鳞片使其基本上不受野生食肉动物的影响,但它们容易成为人类的目标。
- In some parts of Asia, pangolins are prized for their meat, and their scales are often used in traditional medicine.
- 在亚洲的一些地区,穿山甲的肉很珍贵,它们的鳞片通常用于传统医学。
- That's why all eight species are being hunted to the brink of extinction.
- 这就是所有八个品种正被猎杀至濒临灭绝的原因。
- The pangolin's plight has gotten more attention recently, and it's currently under the highest level of international protection that an animal can receive.
- 穿山甲的困境已经得到越来越多的关注,处于目前国际最高水平的保护下。
- But saving the pangolin population is tough because scientists don't have a good estimate of how many are left in the wild.
- 但拯救穿山甲种群是困难的,因为科学家不能很好的估计野外还剩多少。

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