英语听力视频：我国野生东北虎仅存约20只

 

 

The latest count shows, there are less than 530 wild Siberian tigers left in the world, with no more than 20 living in China.

　　The Siberian tiger, also known as the Amur tiger, is the largest living felid and is on the edge of extinction¹. It is a tiger subspecies inhabiting mainly the Sikhote Alin mountain region in eastern Siberia of Russia, with a small subpopulation in northeast China.

　　The Siberian tigers mainly live in mountainous coniferous forests, which is about 500 to 1,000 meters in elevation². They feed on red deer, roe³ deer and wild boar.

　　Chinese experts have suggested breeding the Siberian tiger in captivity⁴, in addition to strengthening protection of its living environment.

 

 

1 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。

2 elevation   

n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高

参考例句：

• The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
• His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。

3 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

4 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。