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中英對照讀新聞》Elephants in India enjoy fruit feast ahead of World Elephant Day 印度大象在「世界大象日」前享用水果大餐

印度一處大象庇護所的大象在「世界大象日」盡享美食。(路透檔案照)

印度一處大象庇護所的大象在「世界大象日」盡享美食。(路透檔案照)

2021/08/19 05:30

◎孫宇青

After an evening walk under overcast skies with rains not far away, elephants rescued from circuses and temples in India are treated to a feast of their favorite fruits and vegetables to celebrate World Elephant Day, which falls on Aug. 12.

在某一個烏雲密布、雨勢逼近的晚上步行之後,從馬戲團和寺廟中獲救的印度大象,被請吃一頓牠們最愛的蔬果大餐,慶祝8月12日的「世界大象日」。

A lavish spread of watermelons, bananas, papayas and pumpkins is laid out for the Asian elephants at a sanctuary near the banks of the Yamuna River.

大量的西瓜、香蕉、木瓜和南瓜被放置在這些亞洲象面前,地點位於靠近亞穆納河河堤的一處庇護所。

Most of the 28 elephants at the center suffer from chronic illness and various ailments ranging from abscesses, cataracts, blindness and joint pain, the result of years of abuse in captivity.

該庇護所的28頭大象中,大部分都有慢性疾病和各種病痛,包括膿瘡、白內障、失明和關節疼痛,那是長年被囚禁的後果。

The number of wild Asiatic elephants, primarily found in India and parts of South and Southeast Asia, has fallen to under 50,000, just 15% of its historic average, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature. (Reuters)

根據世界自然基金會,主要生活在印度、部分南亞和東南亞地區的亞洲象,數量已降至5萬頭以下,僅歷史平均數量的15%。(路透)

新聞辭典

overcast:形容詞,多雲的。例句:It was an overcast and somber morning.(那是一個多雲陰沉的早晨。)

lavish:形容詞,大方的、豐富的。例句:All the fans were lavish in praising their idol.(所有粉絲都大方稱讚偶像。)

joint:名詞,關節。例句:Joints get stiffer with age.(關節隨著年紀漸長而愈發僵硬。)

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