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VOA慢速英语2024 世界上最完美的牛

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Brazilian Ranchers: World’s Costliest2 Cow Is ‘The Best’

世界上最完美的牛

The Brazilian ranchers who own the world’s most costly3 cow call her Viatina-19.

拥有世界上最昂贵奶牛的巴西牧场主称她为Viatina-19。

The large, white cow is valued at over $4 million.

这头巨大的白色奶牛价值超过400万美元。

At 1,100 kilograms, she is about two times the weight of most cows of her kind.

她重1100公斤,大约是同类大多数奶牛的两倍重。

Viatina-19 is protected by security cameras and a guard with a gun on the ranch1 in Uberaba, a town in the central Minas Gerais state.

Viatina-19在米纳斯吉拉斯州中部小镇乌贝拉巴的牧场上,由安全摄像头和一名持枪警卫的保护。

Her owners will not sell her for meat, but they hope Viatina-19 can be the start of a long line of “supercows.” 她的主人不会把她当肉卖,但他们希望Viatina-19能成为一群“超级奶牛”的开始。

Those cows will go on to have calves4, or baby cattle.

这些母牛将继续生下小牛犊或小牛。

As time goes by, many of Viatina-19’s relatives will be raised for meat.

随着时间的推移,Viatina-19的亲戚中很多都会被当成肉牛。

Any rancher who wants to buy one of Viatina-19’s eggs must pay $250,000.

任何想要购买Viatina-19卵子的牧场主都必须支付250,000美元。

They combine the egg with the reproductive cells, or sperm5, of a top bull hoping the resulting animal will be the start of a ranch filled with valuable cattle.

他们将卵子与顶级公牛的生殖细胞(或精子)结合,希望由此生出来的小牛能成为一个牧场良好的开端,以便牧场里到处都是珍贵的牛。

Viatina-19 and the other cows and bulls are considered “elite6,” or among the very best in the world.

Viatina-19和其他母牛和公牛被认为是“精英”,或者说是世界上最好的牛之一。

“We’re not slaughtering7 elite cattle.

“我们不是在屠宰精英牛。

We’re breeding them.

我们是在繁育它们。

And at the end of the line, going to feed the whole world,” one of her owners, Ney Pereira, said.

它的主人内伊·佩雷拉谈到:“最终,它将养活全世界。“”。

Viatina-19 is elite because she quickly puts on muscle and size.

Viatina-19是精英,因为她增肌很快,体型也长得很快。

Lorrany Martins is an animal doctor and Pereira’s daughter.

洛兰尼·马丁斯是一名动物医生,也是佩雷拉的女儿。

She said many of the cows that have come from her genetic8 line have done the same.

她表示,携带Viatina-19基因的许多奶牛都是如此。

“She is the closest to perfection that has been attained9 so far,” she said.

“她是目前为止最接近完美的奶牛,”她讲到。

Since the early 2000s, cattle ranching10 has grown into one of Brazil’s top industries.

自21世纪初以来,养牛业已发展成为巴西的顶级产业之一。

There is even a cow channel on the Globo television network.

Globo电视网上甚至还有一个COW频道。

The nation carries out high-level research into the genetics of cattle and it does more in-vitro, or laboratory, fertilizations than any other country.

该国对牛的遗传学进行了高水平的研究,体外受精或实验室受精的数量也超过了其他任何国家。

Viatina-19 is an example of Brazil’s success in the beef industry.

Viatina-19是巴西在牛肉行业取得成功的一个例子。

She has three owners now.

她现在有三个主人。

The most recent owner joined the other two at a cost of $1.3 million.

最近的所有者以130万美元的价格加入了另外两家公司。

Guinness World Records said that partial sale was the most ever for a cow.

吉尼斯世界纪录称,这头奶牛的部分销售额是有史以来最高的。

About 80 percent of the cattle in Brazil are from the Zebus subspecies, a sort of cow that first came from India.

巴西大约80%的牛来自斑马亚种,这是一种最早来自印度的奶牛。

Viatina-19 is part of the Nelore breed within the Zebus group.

Viatina-19是斑马亚种中Nelore品种的一部分。

Most of the cows in Brazil are Nelore.

巴西的大多数奶牛都是Nelore牛。

The cows from India came to Brazil in the late part of the 1800s.

这些牛是在19世纪后期从印度来到巴西的。

The cows did better in the hot climate than those who came from Europe.

这些牛在炎热的气候中比那些来自欧洲的牛表现得更好。

Brazil exported more than 2 million tons of beef in both 2022 and 2023.

巴西在2022年和2023年都出口了200多万吨牛肉。

Much of the beef goes to nations like China, whose economies have grown in recent years.

大部分牛肉流向了中国这样的国家,这些国家的经济近年来有所增长。

Agriculture and cattle ranching are important in Brazil.

农业和养牛业在巴西很重要。

The country has 230 million cattle.

这个国家有2.3亿头牛。

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants new markets for his country’s products.

总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦希望为其国家的产品开辟新的市场。

Last month, he met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

上个月,他会见了日本首相岸田文雄。

Japan produces the famous Wagyu beef.

日本出产著名的和牛。

But Lula invited the Japanese leader to taste Brazilian beef on his next visit.

但卢拉邀请这位日本领导人在下次访问时品尝巴西牛肉。

In April, Lula’s tour of Brazilian beef continued.

4月,卢拉的巴西牛肉之旅仍在继续。

He visited one of the 38 meat processing centers in his country that are authorized11 by China.

他参观了中国授权的38个肉类加工中心之一。

He said Brazil will bring in billions of dollars by selling beef to China.

他说,巴西将通过向中国出售牛肉以带来数十亿美元的收入。

Lula also said Brazil’s beef industry is free of foot-and-mouth disease, which affects cattle.

卢拉还表示,巴西的牛肉业没有感染牛口蹄疫。

The World Organization for Animal Health might recognize Brazil’s status in August.

世界动物卫生组织可能会在8月份承认巴西的地位。

Every year, Uberaba has an event called ExpoZebu.

每年,乌贝拉巴都会举办一场名为ExpoZebu的活动。

It is the world’s largest festival for Zebu cattle.

这是世界上最大的泽布牛节日。

People wear clothes associated with rural America – baseball caps, boots and blue jeans.

人们穿着与美国农村有关的衣服--棒球帽、靴子和蓝色牛仔裤。

They listen to country music that started in the United States.

他们听发源于美国的乡村音乐。

Ranchers come from all around the world, including Indonesia and Zimbabwe, for the cattle show.

牧场主来自世界各地,包括印度尼西亚和津巴布韦,观看牛展。

The biggest auction12 is Elo de Raca.

最大的拍卖会是Elo de Raca。

This year, it took place on April 28.

今年,是在4月28日。

One rancher in attendance was Arthur Lira, a well-known congressman13 in Brazil.

出席会议的牧场主之一是巴西著名国会议员阿瑟·利拉。

He planned to sell a 3-month-old calf14.

他打算卖掉一头3个月大的小牛。

He said the auctions15 “present the best of what each person has.” 他说,拍卖“展现了每个人所拥有的最好的东西”。

When the cows are sold, their genetics move around the country and around the world.

当这些奶牛被出售时,它们的基因就会在全国和世界各地传播。

Some of the cows shown at the event are clones – that means they are genetic copies of other cows.

活动中展示的一些奶牛是克隆牛--这意味着它们是其他奶牛的基因副本。

One such cow is Donna.

唐娜就是这样一头牛。

She was at the show with three clones.

她和三只克隆牛一起被展示。

The four cows were purchased for $3 million because they produce so many eggs.

这四头奶牛最终以300万美元的价格买下,因为它们可以产很多卵子。

The announcer called them “a factory.

播音员称它们为“工厂”。

Cows like Donna and Viatina-19 are cloned in a building not far from the auction area.

唐娜和 Viatina-19 等奶牛是在离拍卖区不远的一栋楼里克隆的。

Scientists take the cows’ DNA16 from their tail hair and use it to create genetic copies.

科学家从奶牛的尾毛中提取DNA,并用它来创建基因副本。

The DNA is used to create embryos17 and they are put in the uteruses of surrogate mothers.

DNA被用来创造胚胎,然后放入代孕母亲的子宫中。

Paulo Cerantola is a director with a genetic company called Geneal Animal Genetics and Biotechnology.

保罗·塞兰托拉是一家名为Geneal Animal Genetics and Biotech的基因公司的董事。

He said the surrogates are “rental bellies18.” 他说,这些代孕妈妈都是“租来的肚子”。

There are about 500 of them in a field.

一块田地里大约有500只。

Not all of the calves will survive, he said.

他表示,并不是所有的幼崽都能活下来。

Some will have to be killed because of genetic problems.

由于基因问题,一些将不得不被杀死。

Cerantola said clones of Viatina-19 are to be born soon.

塞兰托拉说,维亚蒂纳-19的克隆体即将诞生。

Grant Vassberg is a rancher from Texas who has visited Brazilian auctions.

格兰特·瓦斯伯格是一名来自德克萨斯州的牧场主,他参观过巴西的拍卖会。

He said even if the famous cows produce lots of children and lots of clones, there are problems.

他说,即使这些著名的奶牛生下很多小牛犊和很多克隆牛,也存在问题。

He said Viatina-19 is “poison for the industry.” 他称Viatina-19是“该行业的毒药”。

“We still need cows to be efficient on grass,” he said.

他谈到:“我们仍然需要奶牛高效地吃草。”

“That’s how you feed the world.”

“这就是你养活世界的方式。

Pereira, however, said that Viatina-19 only gets special treatment to increase the production of egg cells.

不过,佩雷拉表示,Viatina-19 只接受特殊处理,以增加卵细胞的产量。

He said she would do well if she just lived like other cows.

他表示,如果她像其他奶牛一样生活,她就会过得很好。

Pereira and his daughter are still working to spread Viatina-19’s DNA around the world.

佩雷拉和他的女儿仍在努力在世界各地传播Viatina-19的DNA。

Her egg cells have been sold to ranchers in Bolivia and he wants to sell them in the Middle East and the U.S. “If she is the best in the world…we need to share her around the world,” he said.

她的卵细胞已经卖给了玻利维亚的牧场主,他想把它们卖到中东和美国。“如果她是世界上最好的,我们就应该与世界共同分享。


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1 ranch dAUzk     
n.大牧场,大农场
参考例句:
  • He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
  • The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
2 costliest 72fb0b90632e34d78a38994b0f302c1a     
adj.昂贵的( costly的最高级 );代价高的;引起困难的;造成损失的
参考例句:
  • At 81 billion dollars, Katrina is the costliest natural disaster in American history. “卡特里娜”飓风造成了近810亿美圆的损失,是美国历史上最严重的自然灾难之一。 来自互联网
  • Senator John Kerry has proposed a tax on the costliest health plans sold by insurance companies. 参议员约翰?克里(JohnKerry)已经提议对保险公司销售的高价值的保险计划征税。 来自互联网
3 costly 7zXxh     
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
参考例句:
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
4 calves bb808da8ca944ebdbd9f1d2688237b0b     
n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子,腓;腿肚子( calf的名词复数 );牛犊;腓;小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 );(冰川)崩解;生(小牛等),产(犊);使(冰川)崩解
参考例句:
  • a cow suckling her calves 给小牛吃奶的母牛
  • The calves are grazed intensively during their first season. 小牛在生长的第一季里集中喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 sperm jFOzO     
n.精子,精液
参考例句:
  • Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
  • In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中,一个精子使一个卵子受精。
6 elite CqzxN     
n.精英阶层;实力集团;adj.杰出的,卓越的
参考例句:
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
7 slaughtering 303e79b6fadb94c384e21f6b9f287a62     
v.屠杀,杀戮,屠宰( slaughter的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The Revolutionary Tribunal went to work, and a steady slaughtering began. 革命法庭投入工作,持续不断的大屠杀开始了。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
  • \"Isn't it terrific slaughtering pigs? “宰猪的! 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
8 genetic PgIxp     
adj.遗传的,遗传学的
参考例句:
  • It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
  • Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。
9 attained 1f2c1bee274e81555decf78fe9b16b2f     
(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况)
参考例句:
  • She has attained the degree of Master of Arts. 她已获得文学硕士学位。
  • Lu Hsun attained a high position in the republic of letters. 鲁迅在文坛上获得崇高的地位。
10 ranching 7f1bd23143dfa7632bbf9189e8e2d9f4     
adj.放牧的
参考例句:
  • They cleared large tracts of forest for farming, logging and ranching. 他们清除了大片的森林以经营农耕、采伐与畜牧。
  • This is a trade center in a ranching and oil-producing region. 这是一个牧场与产油区的贸易中心。
11 authorized jyLzgx     
a.委任的,许可的
参考例句:
  • An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。
12 auction 3uVzy     
n.拍卖;拍卖会;vt.拍卖
参考例句:
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
13 Congressman TvMzt7     
n.(美)国会议员
参考例句:
  • He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
  • The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
14 calf ecLye     
n.小牛,犊,幼仔,小牛皮
参考例句:
  • The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
  • The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。
15 auctions 1c44b3008dd1a89803d9b2f2bd58e57a     
n.拍卖,拍卖方式( auction的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They picked up most of the furniture at auctions in country towns. 他们大部分的家具都是在乡村镇上的拍卖处买的。 来自辞典例句
  • Our dealers didn't want these cars, so we had to dump them at auctions. 我们的承销商都不要这些车子,因此我们只好贱价拍卖。 来自辞典例句
16 DNA 4u3z1l     
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句:
  • DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
17 embryos 0e62a67414ef42288b74539e591aa30a     
n.晶胚;胚,胚胎( embryo的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Somatic cells of angiosperms enter a regenerative phase and behave like embryos. 被子植物体细胞进入一个生殖阶段,而且其行为象胚。 来自辞典例句
  • Evolution can explain why human embryos look like gilled fishes. 进化论能够解释为什么人类的胚胎看起来象除去了内脏的鱼一样。 来自辞典例句
18 bellies 573b19215ed083b0e01ff1a54e4199b2     
n.肚子( belly的名词复数 );腹部;(物体的)圆形或凸起部份;腹部…形的
参考例句:
  • They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
  • starving children with huge distended bellies 鼓着浮肿肚子的挨饿儿童
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