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佳佳有望成为世界上最长寿的大熊猫

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-07-14 01:50 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Jia Jia the giant panda will hopefully break a world record soon, becoming the longest living panda.

大熊猫佳佳不久将有望打破世界纪录，成为世界上最长寿的大熊猫。

Jia Jia, now living in Hong Kong Ocean Park, will celebrate her 37th birthday later this summer.

Grant Abel, director of animal care at the park, has more about the milestone¹ birthday.

"It is rare for pandas to live to this age class. And she is approaching to become the eldest² panda to have lived under human care. It's probably equivalent to someone, a human person, who would be over a hundred years of age."

Jia Jia's caregivers say they are considering sending an application to Guinness World Records after celebrating her birthday this summer.

The panda was born on the Chinese mainland in 1978, and was gifted to Hong Kong in 1999 to mark the second anniversary of the city's return to China.

The current record holder³ for the oldest panda ever in human captivity⁴ was Du Du who died at the age of 37 in 1999.

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1 milestone
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
参考例句：
The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。 I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

2 eldest
adj.最年长的，最年老的
参考例句：
The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。 The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

3 holder
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
参考例句：
The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。 That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

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。

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