国家地理:佛罗里达美洲狮的回归(6)

Some see the panthers' presence as a positive because it makes developing certain areas of land into suburbs more difficult.

有些人正面看待美洲狮的存在，因为这会让某些地区比较不易被开发成为郊区住宅。

"On the Endangered Species Act, do you see 'cowboy' or 'rancher' written on it?

“在《濒危物种法案》上，你有看到上面写着‘牛仔’或‘牧场主’吗？

No, but we benefit from the protections afforded the panther," says Elton Langford, a rancher who lives to the west, near Arcadia.

没有，但我们从美洲狮的保护中受益良多，”埃尔顿·兰福德说，他是一位住在西部阿卡迪亚附近的牧场主。

But some ranchers, especially to the south, where there are more panthers, are warier², says Alex Johns,

但是阿历克斯·约翰斯表示，也有些牧场主对美洲狮的态度较为保留，尤其是在南部美洲狮数量较多的地方，

a Seminole cattleman whose family has ranched³ since his ancestors poached cows from the Spanish in the 1500s.

约翰斯是塞米诺尔原住民，也是牧牛人，他的家族自16世纪从西班牙人那里偷牛以来，一直从事畜牧业。

In this region, panthers occasionally eat calves⁴.

在这里，美洲狮偶尔会吃小牛。

A study conducted at one ranch¹ found panthers kill less than one percent of calves; another study found the predators⁵ killed around 5 percent.

在一座牧场做的研究显示，美洲狮杀死的小牛不到1%；另一项研究显示，掠食者杀掉的小牛约占5%。

Panthers sometimes are blamed for kills by coyotes, bears, and even buzzards,

被郊狼、黑熊甚至美洲鹫杀害的动物，有时也被归咎到美洲狮身上，

says Deborah Jansen, a Big Cypress⁶ National Preserve panther biologist who's worked with the felines⁷ since the early 1980s.

20世纪80年代早期就开始研究这种猫科动物的大柏树国家保护区美洲狮生物学家德博拉·约翰逊称。

Calf⁸ loss can stir resentment⁹ and even lead to retaliation¹⁰, cattleman Johns says.

牧牛人约翰斯表示，损失小牛可能会激起民怨，甚至导致报复行为。

Making matters worse, the federal program that compensates¹¹ ranchers for livestock¹² losses because of panthers is flawed, he adds,

更糟糕的是，联邦政府对牧场主因美洲狮造成牲口损失的赔偿政策并不完善，

describing a process in which the paperwork is difficult and time-consuming, and reimbursement¹³ often is not granted.

整个程序的文书作业既困难又耗时，而且经常不予补偿。

David Shindle, panther coordinator¹⁴ with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, agrees that the reimbursement program needs improvement, and he sees the two sides as allies.

美国鱼类和野生动物管理局的美洲狮项目协调人戴维·辛德尔坦言，赔偿政策确实需要改进，不过他认为双方是盟友关系。

"To save the panther, we have to save the rancher," he says.

他说：“为了拯救美洲狮，我们必须拯救牧场主。”

1 ranch   

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 warier   

谨慎的，小心翼翼的( wary的比较级 )

参考例句：

• Beijing itself also become warier. 中国政府本身也变得更为谨慎。
• That suggests investors are warier than ever of lending to the banking system. 这种情况表明，投资者对借钱给银行系统的担忧比之前加剧了。

3 ranched   

经营牧场（ranch的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Three ago they came here and ranched the mountainous dry land. 他们三年前来到这里，在山区旱地经营农场。
• Many animals may be farmed or ranched to create a valuable legal trade. 许多动物都可以驯化或放养，从而形成合法产业。

4 calves   

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 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 cypress   

n.柏树

参考例句：

• The towering pine and cypress trees defy frost and snow.松柏参天傲霜雪。
• The pine and the cypress remain green all the year round.苍松翠柏，常绿不凋。

7 felines   

n.猫科动物( feline的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Any of several felines, such as the cheetah or the snow leopard. 这片地区是濒临灭绝的雪豹的栖息地。 来自互联网
• Search in the basket of life, you will find it, answered Felines. 它在生命的篮子里＂巴思特女神回答道。 来自互联网

8 calf   

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。

9 resentment   

n.怨愤，忿恨

参考例句：

• All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
• She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。

10 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 compensates   

补偿，报酬( compensate的第三人称单数 )； 给（某人）赔偿（或赔款）

参考例句：

• The company compensates her for extra work. 公司因她的额外工作而给她报酬。
• A vertical spring compensates for the weight of the sensing element. 用一根垂直弹簧补偿敏感元件的负荷。

12 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

13 reimbursement   

n.偿还，退还

参考例句：

• He received reimbursement for his travel expenses.由于出差的花费他可以得到公司的补偿。
• Which forms do I need to complete for my travel reimbursement?我需要填什么表来报我的旅费？

14 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？