Snow leopard on the brink of extinction

时间：2007-11-22 06:43:05

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Chinanews, Urmuqi, Nov. 21 – Ma Ming, a scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has launched a survey on snow leopard1 near the border of China and Mongolia. After 3 months of investigation2, Ma and his scientific research group only found 30 snow leopards3 near the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang.

 

The snow leopard can be distinguished4 from other similar species by its furs. It lives in cold plateaus, which makes its fur unique. The snow leopard is also regarded as the most beautiful animal living on plateaus. It often appeared in the Tianshan Mountains in the past, but now it is difficult for people to find its traces in that region.

 

According to statistics, there were only 3,500-7,000 snow leopards in the world. Now such animal can be found only in Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Inner Mongolia of China and in some Central Asian countries.

 

Ma warned that the snow leopard is on the brink5 of extinction6 as the enviromental condition of the Tianshan Mountains deteriorate7 these years.

 
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1 leopard n9xzO     
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 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 leopards 5b82300b95cf3e47ad28dae49f1824d1     
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）
4 distinguished wu9z3v     
adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的
参考例句：
  • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
  • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
5 brink OWazM     
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
参考例句：
  • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
  • The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
6 extinction sPwzP     
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。
7 deteriorate Zm8zW     
v.变坏；恶化；退化
参考例句：
  • Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
  • He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。

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