Deaths of 3 endangered Cambodian dolphins raise alarm

 

3頭瀕絕柬埔寨淡水豚之死引發警訊

【摘要2023-01-02一.自由】◎陳成良

Three endangered freshwater dolphins have died within less than 10 days of each other, alarming conservationists in Cambodia.

3頭瀕臨滅絕的淡水豚在不到10天內相繼死亡，震驚柬埔寨環保人士。

The death of a third healthy dolphin in such a brief period indicates “an increasingly alarming situation and the need for an intensive law enforcement be urgently conducted in the dolphin habitats,” the World Wildlife Fund said in an announcement Monday.

「世界自然基金會」（WWF）週一在聲明中說，第3頭健康淡水豚在如此短時間內死亡，表明「情況愈來愈令人擔憂，需要在淡水豚棲息地緊急加強執法」。

The latest Irrawaddy dolphin death — believed to have stemmed from entanglement in an illegal fishing line — spotlighted the need for law enforcement to help save the species, also known as the Mekong River dolphin, according to the statement

聲明稱，最近發生的「伊洛瓦底江豚」死亡事件，據信是被非法釣魚線纏住，凸顯執法部門協助拯救該物種（也被稱為「湄公河豚」）的必要性。

The WWF said the body of a healthy female dolphin estimated to be between 7 and 10 years old was found floating in the river Saturday in the eastern province of Kratie.（AP）

WWF表示，週六在東部桔井省的河流中發現一頭健康雌性淡水豚屍體，估計年齡在7到10歲之間。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

habitat：名詞，（動植物的）生長地，棲息地。例句：With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural habitat.（大片林地被砍伐，很多野生動物正失去天然棲息地。）

stem from sth：動詞片語，源自；由…造成。例句：All my problems stem from drink.（我所有的問題都源於酗酒。）

 

From Greece to America: Giannis Antetokounmpo

從希臘到美國：字母哥的逆襲之路

【摘要2023-01-02一.壹蘋】

Giannis was born in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 1994. His parents moved there from Nigeria illegally, so he wasn' t allowed to become a Greek citizen. Since he was born overseas, Giannis wasn' t able to get Nigerian citizenship, either. For the first 18 years of his life, he wasn' t an official citizen of any country. Life in Greece was very difficult for his family. His parents had trouble finding work, so Giannis and his brother tried to help by selling watches and sunglasses.

揚尼斯於 1994 年十二月六日出生於希臘雅典。他的父母是從奈及利亞非法移民到希臘，所以他無法成為希臘公民。由於他是在海外出生，他也無法拿到奈及利亞國籍。在他人生中前十八年的日子裡，他都不屬於任何國家的正式公民。在希臘的生活對他的家庭而言是很艱困的。他的父母當時很難找到工作，所以揚尼斯和他的兄弟試著賣手錶及太陽眼鏡來幫忙。

生活必備字詞：
citizen n. 國民，公民
overseas adv. 在海外，在國外
Chris has just been informed that he’s going to fly overseas on business.
official a. 正式的；官方的

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