CCTV9英语新闻12月：雪豹出没在中国的西北部

A rare snow leopard¹ has been seen in Xinjiang in the northwest of China, near the border with Pakistan.

The leopard remained motionless for a moment next to a riverbed, long enough for soldiers who were on patrol to take pictures and film it. According to Ma Ming, an ecological² expert in Xinjiang, it’s the first time a wild snow leopard has been captured on film at such a high altitude of 5,100 meters.

Snow leopards³ are rarer than giant pandas in China, and are under state protection. Ma Ming estimates this leopard was two or three years old.

 

A rare snow leopard has been seen in Xinjiang in the northwest of China, near the border with Pakistan.

 

 

A wild snow leopard was captured on camera chasing a flock of capra ibexes in China's Xinjiang on Nov. 3.

 

 

A wild snow leopard was captured on camera chasing a flock of capra ibexes in China's Xinjiang on Nov. 3.

 

1 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

2 ecological   

adj.生态的，生态学的

参考例句：

• The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
• Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.

3 leopards   

n.豹( leopard的名词复数 )；本性难移

参考例句：

• Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）