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Section 4. You will hear a university lecture about an endangered bear in British Colombia Canada known as the spirit bear.
第四部分。你將會聽到大學課堂上關于一種瀕危熊類的部分內容，這種生活在加拿大大不列顛哥倫比亞省的熊叫做白靈熊。
First, you'll have some time to look at the questions 31 to 40.
在播放錄音之前，你有一些時間可以閱讀問題31-40。
Now, listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
現在請仔細聽錄音并回答問題31-40。
Today we continue our series on ecology and conservation with a look at a particularly endangered member of the black bear family.
我們繼續生態與保護系列話題，今天我們要討論的是黑熊家族中的一個尤其瀕危的成員。
One in ten black bears is actually born with a white coat which is the result of a special gene that surfaces in a few.
事實上，十只黑熊中就有一只生來就是白色的皮毛，這是由一種出現在少數黑熊中的特殊基因導致的。
Local people have named it 'the spirit bear'.
當地人把這種熊稱為“白靈熊”，
And according to the legends of these communities its snowy fur brings with it a special power.
而根據一些部落傳說，這種熊雪白的皮毛使它具有了一種特殊能力。
Because of this, it has always been highly regarded by them -so much that they do not speak of seeing it to anyone else.
受到這些傳說的影響，當地人對這種熊十分崇敬，以至于他們不會對任何外人講起它的存在。
It is their way of protecting it when strangers visit the area.
這是他們在陌生人來到這片區域的時候，保護白靈熊的一種方式。
The white bear's habitat is quite interesting.
這種白熊的棲息地相當有趣。
The bear's strong relationship with the old- growth rainforest is a complex one.
白靈熊和原始熱帶雨林之間存在著一種復雜的緊密聯系。
The white bear relies on the huge centuries-old trees in the forest in many ways.
白靈熊在很多方面都依賴于雨林中的參天古木。
