新奇事件簿 苏格兰计划将狼重归自然

A group of green charities called Rewilding Britain wants to return a large area of Scotland to how it was a thousand years ago. The group wants forests and lost animals, birds and fish to return. One of the animals the group aims to put back into the wild is the wolf. This died out in Britain in 1680 after hunters and farmers killed them all. Other species that could return to Scottish mountains, rivers and seas include the lynx (a wild cat), beavers¹, bison, sea eagles, bluefin tuna and grey whales. The charities want the government to return one-twentieth of the country to its natural state. The area it wants is the United Kingdom's cleanest region. It hopes much of this can happen by the year 2030.

一个名叫“Rewilding Britain”的环保基金会希望还原数千年前苏格兰的大片原始面貌。该组织希望原始森林、动物、飞禽和海洋生物重新回归。该组织将狼定为了回归目标之一。农民和猎食者曾经将他们赶尽杀绝，这种动物也在1680年在英国灭绝。回归苏格兰群山、河流的其他生物包括山猫（一种野猫）、海狸、欧洲野牛、海鹰、蓝鳍以及灰鲸。基金会希望政府能够将英国二十分之一的生物回归大自然。该组织希望将英国最原始、纯净的地区作为生物回归地。希望这一目标能够在2030年之前实现。

Not everyone thinks the reintroduction of animals like the wolf and lynx is a good idea. Farmers are worried it would cause them many problems. A farmer's group said it was a crazy idea to bring back predators² to the country because they would start killing³ farm animals. They also say that dams built by beavers would increase the risk of flooding farmland, while sea eagles kill lambs. Rewilding Britain spokeswoman Rebecca Wrigley said: "Re-wilding is really for everyone who cares about our future." She added: "Our ecosystems⁴ need us." Ms Wrigley said it was important to re-wild Britain for, "native forests to regenerate⁵" and to give "the seas a chance to recover from industrial fishing".

有人认为让狼或是山猫这样的动物重新回归并不是一件好事。农民担心这将造成麻烦。一农民组织称将捕食者重新回归是一件疯狂的想法，因为这将给家禽带来杀身之祸。他们还认为海狸建造的屏障将增加洪水泛滥村庄的危险，海鹰还会杀害羔羊。“Rewilding Britain”发言人丽贝卡·瑞丽称：“对于那些关注未来的人来说，让动物回归大自然是一件好事。”她还称：“我们的生物系统需要我们这么做。”瑞丽女士称为了让原始森林重新发挥它创造生命的力量，回归是非常重要的，这样做也能够让江流从工业捕鱼状态中恢复过来。”

1 beavers   

海狸( beaver的名词复数 )； 海狸皮毛； 棕灰色； 拼命工作的人

参考例句：

• In 1928 some porpoises were photographed working like beavers to push ashore a waterlogged mattress. 1928年有人把这些海豚象海狸那样把一床浸泡了水的褥垫推上岸时的情景拍摄了下来。
• Thus do the beavers, thus do the bees, thus do men. 海狸是这样做的，蜜蜂是这样做的，人也是这样做的。

2 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》

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 ecosystems   

n.生态系统( ecosystem的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There are highly sensitive and delicately balanced ecosystems in the forest. 森林里有高度敏感、灵敏平衡的各种生态系统。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert. 马达加斯加生态系统类型多样，从雨林到半荒漠等不一而足。 来自辞典例句

5 regenerate   

vt.使恢复，使新生；vi.恢复，再生；adj.恢复的

参考例句：

• Their aim is to regenerate British industry.他们的目的是复兴英国的工业。
• Although it is not easy,you have the power to regenerate your life.尽管这不容易，但你有使生活重获新生的能力。