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第1段
1 .<-NARRATOR:->Now listen to part of a lecture on this topic
请听环境科学课上
第2段
1 .in an environmental science class.
关于这个话题的部分内容。
2 .<-MALE PROFESSOR:-> So one example of this
关于这个话题的一个例子
3 .is the macaw . . .
就是金刚鹦鹉，
4 .the great green macaw.
一种绿色的大鹦鹉。
5 .Now the great green macaw
绿色金刚鹦鹉
6 .is a beautiful bird,
是一种很漂亮的鸟，
7 .a fairly large-sized parrot known for its colorful feathers-
一种大型鹦鹉，以其多彩的羽毛著称，
8 .gorgeous green feathers, with some red and blue feathers too.
它长着很美的绿色羽毛，还有一些红色和蓝色的羽毛穿插其中。
9 .The macaw lives in the South American rainforest,
金刚鹦鹉生活在南美洲的雨林里，
10 .in a part of the rainforest where a lot of trees had been cut down-
而雨林中有一部分区域很多树都被砍掉了，
11 .trees that the macaw relies on for its food and nesting.
这些树是金刚鹦鹉的食物来源和筑巢地。
12 .So... the macaw was in trouble.
所以，它们现在有麻烦了。
第3段
1 .And, of course, along with the trees,
当然，随着这些树被砍掉，
2 .a lot of other animals were in trouble too-
很多其他的动物也陷入了困境。
3 .lots of birds, bats, and frogs also lived in these trees.
很多鸟类、蝙蝠和青蛙也都生活在这些树上。
4 .So when the trees were cut down and cleared away,
所以，在这些树被砍掉并运走之后，
5 .these animals also didn't have a place to live anymore,
这些动物也失去了住所，
6 .and their populations
数量也在
7 .drastically declined.
急剧减少。
第4段
1 .So what a concerned group of people in the area did
当地有一群很关心这种情况的人采取的行动就是：
2 .was they started spreading the word about how the macaw-
他们开始散播消息，说金刚鹦鹉，
3 .you know, this really beautiful bird-
就是这种非常漂亮的鸟，
4 .needed help. They made little books with information about the macaw,
需要帮助。们制作了一些小册子介绍金刚鹦鹉的情况，
5 .with pictures, full-colored pictures of the macaw that showed off its beautiful feathers.
册子上还附有金刚鹦鹉的彩色照片以向人们充分展示它美丽的羽毛，
6 .And they passed out these little books, these informational brochures...
然后他们就把这些小册子，这些充满信息的小手册分发了出去。
7 .they distributed them to people in schools and community centers in the area.
他们把小册子发给了当地学校和社区中心的人。
第5段
1 .And a lot of people responded.
很多人都回应了他们。
2 .They contributed money and helped the group set up some protected land-
这些人捐钱并帮助这个团体建立了一块保护区以保证金刚鹦鹉的安全，
3 .a special area where no one could cut down the trees,
在这个特殊区域内，任何人都不能砍树。
4 .so the macaw would be safe.
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5 .And the macaw's population started to increase,
于是金刚鹦鹉的数量开始增加，
6 .and other birds and bats and frogs
其他的鸟类、蝙蝠和青蛙
7 .came back to the area too...
也都回到了这个区域。
8 .their numbers increased...
它们的数量
9 .along with the trees.
随着树木一起增加。