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Vocabulary:
詞匯:
elusive
難以看到的
predator
捕食其它動物的食肉動物
ecosystem
生態系統
pose a threat
構成威脅
livestock
家畜，牲口
Elusive, shy and an excellent predator... but the lynx was hunted to extinction in Britain over 1,000 years ago.
它們很難被看到，本性害羞但又是絕好的捕食性、食肉動物。不過，早在一千多年前，猞猁在英國就已經被人類捕殺滅絕。
Now, a conservation group plans to reintroduce the species to the wild.
現在，一組環境保護人士打算將此物種再次引入大自然中。
They say they arent dangerous to humans, and claim that with an overpopulation of deer, the lynx will help rebalance the ecosystem.
他們說猞猁不會對人類構成威脅，他們還解釋說目前鹿的繁殖過剩，猞猁的回歸也將能幫助平衡生態系統。
But first, theyll have to convince farmers who think the animal would pose a threat to livestock.
不過，這些環保人士的首要任務是得說服認為猞猁將會對牲畜構成威脅的農民。
Elusive, shy and an excellent predator... but the lynx was hunted to extinction in Britain over 1,000 years ago.
它們很難被看到，本性害羞但又是絕好的捕食性、食肉動物。不過，早在一千多年前，猞猁在英國就已經被人類捕殺滅絕。
Now, a conservation group plans to reintroduce the species to the wild.
現在，一組環境保護人士打算將此物種再次引入大自然中。
They say they arent dangerous to humans, and claim that with an overpopulation of deer, the lynx will help rebalance the ecosystem.
他們說猞猁不會對人類構成威脅，他們還解釋說目前鹿的繁殖過剩，猞猁的回歸也將能幫助平衡生態系統。
But first, theyll have to convince farmers who think the animal would pose a threat to livestock.
不過，這些環保人士的首要任務是得說服認為猞猁將會對牲畜構成威脅的農民。
