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Read the passage from an environment science textbook.
請(qǐng)閱讀這篇選自環(huán)境科學(xué)課本的文章。
You will have 45 seconds to read the passage. Begin reading now.
你將有45秒的時(shí)間閱讀文章。現(xiàn)在開(kāi)始計(jì)時(shí)。
Now listen to part of a lecture on this topic in an environmental science class.
請(qǐng)聽(tīng)環(huán)境科學(xué)課上關(guān)于這個(gè)話題的部分內(nèi)容。
So, one example of this is the macaw, the great green macaw.
關(guān)于這個(gè)話題的一個(gè)例子就是金剛鸚鵡，一種綠色的大鸚鵡。
Now, the great green macaw is a beautiful bird, a fairly large-sized parrot known for its colorful feathers,
綠色金剛鸚鵡是一種很漂亮的鳥(niǎo)，一種大型鸚鵡，以其多彩的羽毛著稱，
gorgeous green feathers with some red and blue feathers, too.
它長(zhǎng)著很美的綠色羽毛，還有一些紅色和藍(lán)色的羽毛穿插其中。
The macaw lives in the South American rainforest,
金剛鸚鵡生活在南美洲的雨林里，
in a part of the rainforest where a lot of trees have been cut down,
而雨林中有一部分區(qū)域很多樹(shù)都被砍掉了，
trees that the macaw relies on for its food and nesting. So, the macaw was in trouble.
這些樹(shù)是金剛鸚鵡的食物來(lái)源和筑巢地。所以，它們現(xiàn)在有麻煩了。
And, of course, along with the trees, a lot of other animals were in trouble, too.
當(dāng)然，隨著這些樹(shù)被砍掉，很多其他的動(dòng)物也陷入了困境。
Lots of birds, bats, and frogs also live in these trees.
很多鳥(niǎo)類、蝙蝠和青蛙也都生活在這些樹(shù)上。
So, when the trees were cut down and cleared away,
所以，在這些樹(shù)被砍掉并運(yùn)走之后，
these animals also didn't have a place to live anymore and their populations drastically declined.
這些動(dòng)物也失去了住所，數(shù)量急劇減少。
So, what a concerned group of people in the area did was they started spreading the word about how the macaw,
當(dāng)?shù)赜幸蝗汉荜P(guān)心這種情況的人采取的行動(dòng)就是：他們開(kāi)始散播消息，說(shuō)金剛鸚鵡，
you know this really beautiful bird, needed help.
就是這種非常漂亮的鳥(niǎo)，需要幫助。
They made little books with information about the macaw, with pictures,
他們制作了一些小冊(cè)子介紹金剛鸚鵡的情況，
full colored pictures of the macaw that showed off its beautiful feathers,
冊(cè)子上還附有金剛鸚鵡的彩色照片以向人們充分展示它美麗的羽毛，
and they passed out these little books, these informational brochures.
然后他們就把這些小冊(cè)子，這些充滿信息的小手冊(cè)分發(fā)了出去。
They distributed them to people in schools and community centers in the area.
他們把小冊(cè)子發(fā)給了當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)校和社區(qū)中心的人。
And a lot of people responded.
很多人都回應(yīng)了他們。
They contributed money, and helped the group set up some protective land,
這些人捐錢(qián)并幫助這個(gè)團(tuán)體建立了一塊保護(hù)區(qū)以保證金剛鸚鵡的安全，
a special area where no one could cut down the trees, so the macaw would be safe.
在這個(gè)特殊區(qū)域內(nèi)，任何人都不能砍樹(shù)。
And the macaw's population started to increase and other birds and bats and frogs came back to the area, too.
于是金剛鸚鵡的數(shù)量開(kāi)始增加，其他的鳥(niǎo)類、蝙蝠和青蛙也都回到了這個(gè)區(qū)域。
Their numbers increased along with the trees.
它們的數(shù)量隨著樹(shù)木一起增加。
