狮子被杀事件令美国人愤怒

狮子被杀事件令美国人愤怒

The White House has received close to 150,000 signatures by Americans demanding that the U.S. dentist who killed a popular lion in Zimbabwe be extradited there for trial.

Zimbabwe on Friday also requested extradition¹ of hunting enthusiast² Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota who has been accused of illegally killing³ the lion known as Cecil.

Cecil the lion was a subject of research and had become popular through videos showing him walking leisurely⁴ in the wild. The possibility that he was lured⁵ out of a protected national park to be killed as a trophy⁶ has enraged⁷ many Americans.

狮子塞西尔曾是研究对象，如今在视频上走红，视频显示它悠闲地漫步在荒野，它可能被人引诱离开受保护的国家公园并被当做战利品猎杀的事实激怒了很多美国人。

US poll

"We've done a poll and 70 percent of Americans would pay to see lions in the wild and only 6 percent would pay to hunt lions in the wild. And most Americans are really opposed to trophy hunting, 75 percent strongly oppose lion trophy hunting."

“我们做过调查，有70%的美国人愿意花钱看荒野中的狮子，只有6%的人愿意花钱在野外狩猎，大多数美国人反对战利品狩猎，75%的人强烈反对拿狮子来进行战利品狩猎。”

But many are not aware that Americans are overwhelmingly those who travel far and wide to hunt for rare animal trophies⁸.

但很多人没有意识到，在那些周游各地去捕猎罕见动物的人中美国人是最多的。

"With lion hunting, in particular, Americans are over 50 percent of the trophy hunting in Africa is done by Americans. But most people don't go over to just hunt. They go over because they want to bring the trophies back and display them," Allgood said.

“就狮子捕猎来说，非洲50%的战利品狩猎是美国人干的，但大多数人不仅仅是去狩猎，他们去那里是希望将战利品带回家来展示。”

Permits for big game hunting are very expensive.

大型动物狩猎许可是很昂贵的。

Palmer reportedly paid more than $50,000 to shoot a lion in Zimbabwe. But conservationists point out that more revenue can be made by keeping rare animals alive and showing them to tourists.

据悉帕尔默在津巴布韦花了5万多美元来射杀一头狮子，但环保人士指出，让稀有动物活着供游客观看可以获得更多收益。

Animal advocates in the United States said a ban on importing trophies would help curtail⁹ lion hunting and rare animal poaching.

美国的动物活动人士称，禁止进口战利品将有助于减少狮子捕猎和稀有动物盗猎。

White House action

The White House is expected to respond to the petitions it has received demanding Palmer's extradition to Zimbabwe. But any decision on extradition is made by the State Department after judicial¹⁰ authorities examine the case.

白宫收到要求引渡帕尔默到津巴布韦的情愿并有望对此作出应对，但要先由司法当局审理案件，然后才由国务院作出引渡决定。

"And obviously humanitarian¹¹ concerns and the ability of an individual to receive a fair trial may be considered at that stage of the process."

“很显然这一过程中要考虑人道主义担忧和个人得到公平审判的能力。”

Palmer has admitted killing the 13-year-old lion, but told the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that he had hired professional guides and was unaware¹² that Cecil was protected.

帕尔默承认杀死了这头13岁的狮子，但他告诉美国鱼类和野生动物署他雇佣了专业向导，并没有意识到塞西尔是被保护对象。

 

The agency also has launched an investigation¹³ into the killing of the lion.

该机构对狮子被捕杀事件展开了调查。

1 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

2 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 leisurely   

adj.悠闲的；从容的，慢慢的

参考例句：

• We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗。
• He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐，高兴的开车去工作。

5 lured   

吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
• Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。

6 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

7 enraged   

使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 )； 歜； 激愤

参考例句：

• I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders. 发现他们违抗了我的命令，我极为恼火。
• The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times. 大法官被气得连连拍案。

8 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9 curtail   

vt.截短，缩短；削减

参考例句：

• The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
• The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。

10 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

11 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

12 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

13 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。