英語翻譯
Le Le and Ya Ya have arrived at the Memphis Zoo this week.The number of giant pandas in the United States has increased to nine.They spread across four zoos.It’s not easy getting them here.
In order to bring a pair of pandas into the United States,each zoo has to get a permit(許可證),because the panda is the type of animal that may soon disappear from the world.
“Pandas are difficult to study in the wild.They live in mountains.They are shy,so it’s rare that you would actually see one.”
What the western scientists know about pandas today mostly comes from studies of Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo.
Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing were the first two pandas in the U.S.zoo.They were given as a gift to the United States in 1972 by the Chinese government.
The nine pandas now in the U.S.belong to the Chinese government,and are in the American zoos for 10 to 12 years.A baby panda which was born at the San Diego zoo three years ago also belongs to China.
Studies on pandas can improve their conditions.They provide knowledge that helps save the wild population.