北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 22 lesson2-4

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[00:01.61]Why?
[00:02.55]Because the alligators¹ live in holes
[00:04.46]that damage the farmland.
[00:06.04]That's the reason why they are killed.
[00:07.72]What can be done?
[00:09.30]Well, our government is developing
[00:10.96]a conservation plan to protect them
[00:13.39]and I'd like to be part of it.
[00:14.69]Sounds terrific².
[00:16.07]I'd like to save the beautiful Tibetan antelope³
[00:18.82]Forty or fifty years ago,
[00:20.33]there were up to a million living in Tibet.
[00:22.89]And now?
[00:23.83]Well, their numbers have been declining⁴ repidly
[00:26.48]There may be 75,000
[00:28.47]but there could be as few as 65,000.
[00:31.42]Why?
[00:32.45]One reason is their meat,
[00:34.14]but a lot of it is to do with their wool.
[00:36.11]It's made into scarves
[00:37.81]and is very fashionable in Europe
[00:39.37]and the US.
[00:40.61]They are being hunted because of it.
[00:42.50]It's illegal to kill a Tibetan antelope,
[00:44.30]isn't it?
[00:45.26]Yes-the government is trying to enforce the law
[00:47.95]so that they are protected
[00:49.56]but the demand for wool means hunters
[00:51.66]continue to kill.Because of that,
[00:53.92]the numbers are falling disastrously⁵.
[00:56.38]Well, if we help protect these animals
[00:58.81]and spread the news about conservation,
[01:00.72]we will be doing our bit and hopefully
[01:03.24]our grandchildren will still be able
[01:05.17]to see these beautiful creatures in the wild.
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