考研英語(yǔ)閱讀篇章世界最巨型大象慘死
篇章：世界最巨型大象慘死
Satao was about 45 years old and believed to have been one the largest living elephants in the world.
約45歲的大象薩陶曾經(jīng)被認(rèn)為是世界上存活的最大的大象之一。
Satao was an elephant famous for having tusks so long that they nearly reached the ground, and so distinct, that he could be easily identified from the air as he roamed Kenya s vast Tsavo East National Park.
薩陶因?yàn)樗菐缀蹰L(zhǎng)可及地的象牙而聞名。外形顯眼的薩陶在肯尼亞?wèn)|察沃國(guó)家公園漫步時(shí)，可以輕松的被飛行員識(shí)別出來(lái)。
Now, Satao is dead, slain by ivory poachers who used poison arrows to bring the great elephant down. Once Satao was in their clutches, the poachers hacked off his legendary tusks and much of his face, the Tsavo Trust announced on Facebook and Twitter.
如今，薩陶被象牙偷獵者殺害了。致力于查沃地區(qū)野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)的非營(yíng)利性機(jī)構(gòu)查沃信托稱(chēng)，偷獵者們用毒箭放倒了薩陶，隨后砍下了它那傳奇性的象牙和大部分面部。
Although Satao was killed on May 30, and his corpse found on June 2, he was so badly mutilated that it took nearly 10 days to confirm that it was indeed the beloved elephant.
薩陶在5月30日被殺害，尸體于6月2日被發(fā)現(xiàn)。但因?yàn)槭w被嚴(yán)重毀壞，人們花了近10天才確認(rèn)它確實(shí)是倍受人們喜愛(ài)的的象王薩陶。
Today it is with enormous regret that we confirm there is no doubt that Satao is dead, killed by an ivory poachers poisoned arrow to feed the seemingly insatiable demand for ivory in far off countries, the nonprofit organization said in a statement. A great life lost so that someone far away can have a trinket on their mantelpiece.
查沃信托在聲明中說(shuō)，今天我們確認(rèn)薩陶已經(jīng)死于象牙偷獵者的毒箭，對(duì)此我們深表遺憾。 它死于那些遙遠(yuǎn)國(guó)家里對(duì)象牙貪得無(wú)厭的追求。一個(gè)偉大的生命逝去了， 遠(yuǎn)方某人的壁爐上可以多個(gè)飾品了。
篇章：世界最巨型大象慘死
Satao was about 45 years old and believed to have been one the largest living elephants in the world.
約45歲的大象薩陶曾經(jīng)被認(rèn)為是世界上存活的最大的大象之一。
Satao was an elephant famous for having tusks so long that they nearly reached the ground, and so distinct, that he could be easily identified from the air as he roamed Kenya s vast Tsavo East National Park.
薩陶因?yàn)樗菐缀蹰L(zhǎng)可及地的象牙而聞名。外形顯眼的薩陶在肯尼亞?wèn)|察沃國(guó)家公園漫步時(shí)，可以輕松的被飛行員識(shí)別出來(lái)。
Now, Satao is dead, slain by ivory poachers who used poison arrows to bring the great elephant down. Once Satao was in their clutches, the poachers hacked off his legendary tusks and much of his face, the Tsavo Trust announced on Facebook and Twitter.
如今，薩陶被象牙偷獵者殺害了。致力于查沃地區(qū)野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)的非營(yíng)利性機(jī)構(gòu)查沃信托稱(chēng)，偷獵者們用毒箭放倒了薩陶，隨后砍下了它那傳奇性的象牙和大部分面部。
Although Satao was killed on May 30, and his corpse found on June 2, he was so badly mutilated that it took nearly 10 days to confirm that it was indeed the beloved elephant.
薩陶在5月30日被殺害，尸體于6月2日被發(fā)現(xiàn)。但因?yàn)槭w被嚴(yán)重毀壞，人們花了近10天才確認(rèn)它確實(shí)是倍受人們喜愛(ài)的的象王薩陶。
Today it is with enormous regret that we confirm there is no doubt that Satao is dead, killed by an ivory poachers poisoned arrow to feed the seemingly insatiable demand for ivory in far off countries, the nonprofit organization said in a statement. A great life lost so that someone far away can have a trinket on their mantelpiece.
查沃信托在聲明中說(shuō)，今天我們確認(rèn)薩陶已經(jīng)死于象牙偷獵者的毒箭，對(duì)此我們深表遺憾。 它死于那些遙遠(yuǎn)國(guó)家里對(duì)象牙貪得無(wú)厭的追求。一個(gè)偉大的生命逝去了， 遠(yuǎn)方某人的壁爐上可以多個(gè)飾品了。
