世界名人简介 第35期:戴安·弗西

 Dian Fossey was an American zoologist¹ who studied gorillas³ in Africa. Her research and life in the mountain forests of Rwanda made her famous. She wrote a book about her work, ‘Gorillas in the Mist’. A major Hollywood studio paid her a million dollars for the movie rights. Her brutal⁴ murder in 1985 had to be added to the film.

戴安·弗西是一名美国动物学家，她曾经前往非洲研究大猩猩。她在卢旺达深山中的研究和生活让她备受关注。就她的研究，她出版了一本名叫“雾中猩猩”的图书。一家好莱坞大制片厂出100万美金向她购买了电影制作权。1985年，她被残忍杀害也在电影中得以展现。

Fossey was born in 1932. She became interested in animals from a very early age and enrolled⁵ on a veterinary course. At university, she studied occupational therapy, which would help her later research. She became interested in Africa in her late twenties. She took out a loan and went to Tanzania, where she met the man who would change her life, anthropologist⁶ Dr. Louis Leakey.

弗西出生于1932年。她从小就对动物感兴趣，并学习了有关动物的课程。在大学期间，她学写了作业疗法，这也为她后来的研究有所帮助。在她28-9岁时，她开始对非洲产生了兴趣。她贷款前往了坦桑尼亚，并在那里遇见了改变其一生的男人，人类学家路易斯·李奇博士。

Fossey was encouraged by Dr. Leakey to carry out long-term research on mountain gorillas. In 1967, she set up the Karisoke Research Centre in the remote Rwanda rainforest. She became an international celebrity⁷ in 1970 after appearing on the cover of ‘National Geographic’ magazine. It brought huge publicity⁸ for her campaign to protect the mountain gorillas and save them from extinction⁹.

受到李奇博士的鼓励，弗西在大猩猩出没的深山中对猩猩进行了长期研究。1967年，她在遥远的卢旺达热带雨林建立了卡里索凯研究中心。1970年，就在她登上“国际地理杂志”的封面以后，她成为了一名国际名人。这为她保护深山大猩猩和免遭灭绝活动带来了巨大的宣传作用。

Fossey was strongly opposed to zoos. In 1978, she tried to stop two young gorillas from being taken from Rwanda to a zoo in Germany. Twenty adult gorillas were killed during their capture. She also disagreed with “conservation tourism”, which disturbs the animals’ natural habitat. Many believe she was killed by those who wanted to make big money from gorilla² tourism.

弗西强烈反对动物园。1978年，她曾试图阻止两只年轻大猩猩从卢旺达前往德国动物园。在这次抓捕中，有20只成年大猩猩遭到了屠杀。她还反对“保护性旅游”，这将让动物的栖息地遭到破坏。许多人相信那些希望通过猩猩旅游来发财的人是杀害弗西的凶手。

1.save from 免于

例句：How could I have seen you save from a great height or a great distance?

但若不从更高更远处，我又怎能看见你们？

2.carry out 执行

例句：You must carry out my orders.

你必须执行我的命令。

3.make money 赚钱

例句：Then, how we make money is up to us.

接下来怎么赚钱就是我们的事情了。

4.natural habitat 栖息地

例句："I soon discovered the joys of being a natural animal in my natural habitat, " he wrote.

“我很快就发现，作为一个自然的动物在其自然栖息地游逛的乐趣，”他写道。

1 zoologist   

n.动物学家

参考例句：

• Charles darwin was a famous zoologist.查尔斯达尔文是一位著名的动物学家。
• The zoologist had spent a long time living with monkeys.这位动物学家与猴子一起生活了很长时间。

2 gorilla   

n.大猩猩，暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
• A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。

3 gorillas   

n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 )；暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• the similitude between humans and gorillas 人类和大猩猩的相像
• Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

5 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 anthropologist   

n.人类学家，人类学者

参考例句：

• The lecturer is an anthropologist.这位讲师是人类学家。
• The anthropologist unearthed the skull of an ancient human at the site.人类学家在这个遗址挖掘出那块古人类的颅骨。

7 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

8 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

9 extinction   

n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种

参考例句：

• The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
• The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。