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A heroic bomb-sniffing1 rat, credited with saving human lives, has died

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A bomb-sniffing rat named Magawa has died. The eight-year-old rodent3 was part of a humanitarian5 program by a nonprofit group, which trains and sends rats to post-conflict countries.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

OK, we have some sad news out of Cambodia this week. A beloved rat named Magawa has died. And before you laugh, listen to this story.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

The 8-year-old rodent spent most of his life with his nose to the ground, sniffing out landmines7. Thanks to his incredible sense of smell, he is believed to have actually saved lives.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)

MICHAEL HEIMAN: He has a very strong character. He's very quick, and he's a hard worker. But he's also the first one to take a nap when there is a short break.

MARTIN: That's Michael Heiman. He spoke8 to NPR in 2020. He worked with Magawa in Cambodia through a nonprofit called APOPO.

INSKEEP: The program trains and dispatches rats to post-conflict countries. Magawa was perfect for the job because he was too small to trigger buried explosives. He used to wear a little harness attached to a rope as he scavenged across the ground for the scent9 of TNT.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)

HEIMAN: He's searching back and forward, back and forward until his area is completely cleared. If there is a mine, Magawa will start scratching.

INSKEEP: And the scratching alerted his team of humans, who would then dig up the explosive with the help of metal detectors10.

(SOUNDBITE OF SHOVELS11 DIGGING)

INSKEEP: Magawa would earn a banana treat while a bomb disposal team safely detonated the ordnance12.

(SOUNDBITE OF EXPLOSIVE DETONATING)

MARTIN: In Cambodia, over 19,000 people have been killed by landmines. After decades of war, millions of mines and bombs are buried there. A Cambodian farmer named Den4 Deum talked with the South China Morning Post in 2019. As a boy, Den lost an eye from a landmine6 explosion. Now Den has kids of his own, and the organization APOPO sent rats to clear explosives from his family's farmland.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

DEN DEUM: (Non-English language spoken).

MARTIN: "Now my children can run free without any fear," Den says.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

DEUM: (Non-English language spoken).

MARTIN: "Everyone here is so grateful to the animals. It just makes me happy."

INSKEEP: And as for Magawa, who earned the title HeroRAT, he enjoyed a year of well-deserved retirement13. According to APOPO, he uncovered more than 100 landmines, more than any other rat in their program.

(SOUNDBITE OF OF WATER'S "THE POWERS OF THE UNIVERSE")


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1 sniffing 50b6416c50a7d3793e6172a8514a0576     
n.探查法v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的现在分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说
参考例句：
  • We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing. 我们都感冒了，一个劲地抽鼻子，打喷嚏。
  • They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing. 他们都伤风了，呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2 transcript JgpzUp     
n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书
参考例句：
  • A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
  • They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。
3 rodent DsNyh     
n.啮齿动物；adj.啮齿目的
参考例句：
  • When there is a full moon,this nocturnal rodent is careful to stay in its burrow.月圆之夜，这种夜间活动的啮齿类动物会小心地呆在地洞里不出来。
  • This small rodent can scoop out a long,narrow tunnel in a very short time.这种小啮齿动物能在很短的时间里挖出一条又长又窄的地道来。
4 den 5w9xk     
n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室
参考例句：
  • There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
  • The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。
5 humanitarian kcoxQ     
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
参考例句：
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
6 landmine landmine     
n.地雷
参考例句：
  • A landmine is a kind of weapon used in war.地雷是一种运用于战争的武器。
  • The treaty bans the use,production and trade of landmine.那条约禁止使用生产和交易雷。
7 landmines 2c28fd83ea31641be43b9b7fb10c8f48     
潜在的冲突； 地雷，投伞水雷( landmine的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The treaty bans the use production and trade of landmines. 该条约规定，禁止使用地雷相关产品及贸易。
  • One of the weapon's of special concern was landmines. 在引起人们特别关注的武器中就有地雷。
8 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
9 scent WThzs     
n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉
参考例句：
  • The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
10 detectors bff80b364ed19e1821aa038fae38df83     
探测器( detector的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
  • This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技
11 shovels ff43a4c7395f1d0c2d5931bbb7a97da6     
n.铲子( shovel的名词复数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份v.铲子( shovel的第三人称单数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份
参考例句：
  • workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人
  • In the spring, we plunge shovels into the garden plot, turn under the dark compost. 春天，我们用铁锨翻开园子里黑油油的沃土。 来自辞典例句
12 ordnance IJdxr     
n.大炮，军械
参考例句：
  • She worked in an ordnance factory during the war.战争期间她在一家兵工厂工作。
  • Shoes and clothing for the army were scarce,ordnance supplies and drugs were scarcer.军队很缺鞋和衣服，武器供应和药品就更少了。
13 retirement TWoxH     
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

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