对我来说,动物园存在的惟一正当理由就是它的教育意义。
我相信,经营良好的动物园和被圈养的动物英雄们是为了实现一个更崇高的目标。
I believe that well-run zoos and the heroic animals that suffer their captivity, do serve a higher purpose.
作为一名动物学教授,我同意艾玛·马里斯的观点,即动物园的展览可能是悲剧的、残忍的。
As a zoology professor, I agree with Emma Marris that zoo displays can be sad and cruel.
我与艾玛·马里斯同为环保主义者、动物保护倡导者和长期的素食主义者,在动物园的问题上,我完全可以和她站在同一阵营。
As a fellow environmentalist, animal-protection advocate and longtime vegetarian, I could properly be in the same camp as Emma Marris on the issue of zoos.
我从来没有来过这样的动物园,在这里你可以抚摸长颈鹿、也可以很近距离观察大象和河马。
I have never been in a zoo where you could touch giraffes or get this close to elephants and hippos.
我就任高校的动物学课程所吸引的学生,就是因为参观动物园这一段至关重要的成长经历,才选择修读生物科学专业。
The zoology program at my university attracts students for whom zoo visits were the crucial formative experience that led them to major in biological sciences.
多年来,我一直是动物园和野生动物园的工作人员。
我在巴黎国家动物园做了11年的饲养员。
I have worked as a keeper at the National Zoo, Paris for 11 years.
这是我访问过的一个动物园。
同时,我也希望西班牙的动物园能够好好照料熊猫。他们是中国的国宝。
Meanwhile, we hope the Spanish zoo can take good care of them, because they are our national treasures.
一个朋友曾告诉我他小时候游览动物园的一个经历:封闭的展区里有很多只猴子,朋友眼睛直盯盯地看着其中的一只。
A friend once told me how, as a child visiting a zoo, his eyes focused on one of the many monkeys in an enclosed exhibit.
我认为,世界自然基金会的建立者们想把这些事情联系起来,表示我们必须拯救整个生态系统,而不仅仅是把动物送进动物园。
I think WWF's founders wanted to make that connection, to show that we need to save whole ecosystems, and not just put animals in zoos.
我也很高兴地见证中英签署大熊猫科研合作协议,两只可爱的大熊猫不久将落户爱丁堡动物园。
I also had the pleasure of witnessing the signing of an agreement on joint research, which will soon bring two lovely giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo.
我对孩子们说,要是他们在期终考试前一个星期不看电视,那么我就在他们放暑假的第一个星期带他们去动物园看熊猫。
I told my kids if they stop watching TV for a week before their final exams, I'll take them to the zoo to see the pandas the first week of their summer vacation.
我好像把它遗失在去动物园的途中。
我不希望像动物园的动物一样被人围观。
我还记得在圣路易斯动物园第一次看到它的情形,玻璃的另一边充斥着死亡的气息。
I can remember the first time I saw one, at the St. Louis Zoo, and the feeling that certain death was just on the other side of the glass.
接着他补充一贯的说明:“但是,作为一个动物园园长,我明白我们将它们放在那里是绝对必要的。”
He then adds the usual caveat: "But, as a zoo director, I understand that it is absolutely essential that we keep them there."
你能告诉我去动物园的路吗?
看你能不能抓住我:kayleigh price和gizmo在她的房间里,她说动物园的目的在于让人们认识珍稀物种。
Catch me if you can: Kayleigh Price with Gizmo in her living room, she says the aim of the zoo is to educate people about rare types of animals.
星期日的时候我去了动物园。
我们动物园有75头狮子,我叫得出每一头狮子的名字。嘉姆是狮子当中的明星。
We have 75 lions here at the park and I know everyone by name, Jamu is a star in his own right though.
在我去动物园的路上,我遇见了我的老师。
这两张门票让我想起在动物园看到的动物。
是的。每次我去动物园,都能看见许多熊。我看见过棕色的熊,白色的熊和黑色的熊。
Yes. When I get to the zoo, I see lots of bears. I see brown bears and white bears and black bears.
是的。每次我去动物园,都能看见许多熊。我看见过棕色的熊,白色的熊和黑色的熊。
Yes. When I get to the zoo, I see lots of bears. I see brown bears and white bears and black bears.
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