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Lyndal's Lifeline: Not Just Another Nature Show 《琳道生命线》保育纪实

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Relaxing at home, you watch elephants and zebras roam across your TV screen. Change channels, and a snake silently stalks its prey as you squirm on your sofa. ___1___Plus, they raise awareness of the importance of environmental protection. But now, a show on Animal Planet called Lyndal’s Lifeline is doing more. The show is saving wildlife with cold hard cash.

轻松地坐在家里，看着电视屏幕里的大象和斑马漫步而过。换个频道，看到一条蛇悄悄靠近它的猎物，你也不禁在沙发上局促不安了起来。观赏生态节目一直都是很有趣的，此外，这些生态节目也使得环保重要性的意识提高。不过现在动物星球频道有个叫《琳道生命线》的节目做得更多，它提供实质的金钱援助以解救野生生物。

With each episode, the show donates US$10,000 to an organization that is saving animals’ lives – possible even saving some from extinction. ___2___And every dollar counts when trying to undo the damage done. Sadly, the biggest threat to endangered animals usually comes from humans.

这个节目每一集都会捐出一万美元给拯救动物的机构，这些机构甚至有可能因而拯救了某些动物使牠们免于绝种。主持人琳道戴维斯及其节目工作人员就要来告诉观众这些钱是怎样运用的。而要挽救那些遭破坏的生态，每分钱都很重要。令人难过的是，通常濒临绝种动物最大的威胁是来自于人类。

In Brisbane, Australia, a koala hospital used their $10,000 donation to buy land. ___3___ Sun bears rescued from the pet trade in Thailand got a better enclosure thanks to Lyndal’s Lifeline. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, the show also paid for a transit center where illegally captured animals get a ticket back to the wild where they belong.

在澳洲的布里斯班，一家无尾熊医院将这一万美元捐款拿来购买土地。现在，这家医院所救的无尾熊已有了一块安全的野地可以栖身。也多亏《琳道生命线》，从泰国宠物交易中被救出的马来熊因此得到了更好的安置。在巴西的圣保罗，这个节目也出钱为非法捕捉来的动物建造一个中途之家，好让牠们能回归其所属的大自然。

___4___ Nature shows inspire us to care more about the environment, and Lyndal’s Lifeline does as well. ___5___ Saving the planet required work, dedication, and cash. And every little bit makes a difference.

这些只是几个曾经受到《琳道生命线》帮助过的机构。生态节目鼓励我们要更关心我们的环境，《琳道生命线》也是这样鼓励我们。然而，这个节目也告诉我们关是关心是不够的。拯救地球需要付诸行动、奉献心力及金钱，而且任何一点付出都会让世界变得不同。

(A) These are just a few of the organizations that have been helped by Lyndal’s Lifeline.

(B) Now, koalas saved by the hospital have a safe place to live in the wild.

(C) The host, Lyndal Davies, and her film crew then show us how the money is being used.

(D) However, it also shows us that just caring isn’t enough.

(E) Watching nature shows has always been fun.

Vocabulary

stalk [stɔk] v. 偷偷靠近

episode [ˋɛpə͵sod] n.（电视等的）连续剧的一出（或一集）

donate [ˋdonet] v. 捐献，捐赠

extinction [ɪkˋstɪŋkʃən] n. 灭绝﹐绝种

enclosure [ɪnˋkloʒɚ] n. 圈地；围场

thanks to 幸亏；由于

dedication [͵dɛdəˋkeʃən] n. 专心致力，献身

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roam [rom] v. 漫步；漫游

squirm [skwɝm] v. 蠕动，扭动

count [kaʊnt] v. 有重要意义，有价值

undo [ʌnˋdu] v. 取消，消除

koala [koˋɑlə] n. 树袋熊（澳洲产无尾熊）

課文中英文講解

If you’ve been watching Animal Planet lately, you’ve probably seen the fresh, smiling face of Lyndal Davies. She’s the host of Lyndal’s Lifeline, a nature show dedicated to saving wildlife. In an interview with English Digest, Lyndal talked to us about her new show: “We need to move away from just showing nice pictures of animals. We have to talk about what’s happening out there.” And according to Lyndal, a lot is happening. “Yes, the world’s animals are in danger. Yes, many of them will be extinct in the next twenty years. It’s not too late to make a difference, but we have to do something now – not tomorrow, not the next day, not the next year.”

如果你最近曾收看动物星球频道，你也许看过琳道戴维斯清新的笑脸。她是致力于拯救野生生物的生态节目《琳道生命线》的主持人。在与《实用空中美语》的专访过程中，琳道告诉我们有关她的新节目:「我们必须跳脱只是展示美美的动物影像给观众看，我们得去探讨野外到底发生了甚么事。」根据琳道的说法，有很多事情正在发生。「是的，全世界的动物正面临危险。是的，其中有很多动物会在往后的二十年内绝种。现在做改变还不晚，但我们得马上行动，而不是等到明天、后天，甚至明年。」

Although the future of many animal species looks bleak, Lyndal believes there is hope. “In little ways, we can start to turn the tide.” Lyndal reminds us that it’s the day-to-day choices we make that make the difference. For example, recycling helps preserve the habitats of endangered animals. Refusing to buy medicines that use bear bile will save the endangered Asian black bear. We can also stop wasting shark’s lives by never eating shark fin soup.

尽管很多物种的前途不甚乐观，琳道相信还是有希望的。「我们可以从小处做起开始扭转局势。」琳道提醒我们，我们日常所做的选择都会带来改变。举例来说，资源回收有助于保护濒临绝种动物的栖息地；拒买以熊胆制成的药材将能拯救濒临绝种的亚洲黑熊；我们也可以藉由不吃鱼翅汤来避免捕杀鲨鱼。

Lyndal realizes that protecting the environment is an uphill battle, but she believes all of us together can make things better. The wildlife of this planet is quickly disappearing, but as Lyndal told us, “It’s in your hands. You’re the ones who can stop it from happening.”

琳道了解环保是一场艰辛的战役，但是她相信只要大家同心协力就可以让事情变得更好。球上的野生生物正迅速消失中，但是就像是琳道跟我们所说的:「一切都掌握在你们手里，你们就是那些可以阻止这件事发生的人。」

－By Will Thelin

Vocabulary

bleak [blik] adj. 凄凉的，阴暗的，无希望的

turn the tide 扭转局势cause a complete reversal of the circumstances

preserve [prɪˋzɝv] v. 保存

habitat [ˋhæbə͵tæt] n.（动物的）栖息地

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bile [baɪl] n. 胆汁

uphill battle: 艰巨的任务 if something you are trying to do is an uphill battle, it is very difficult, often because other people are causing problems for you

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