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《哈利·波特》风靡印度猫头鹰遭殃

文章来源：未知文章作者：meng 发布时间：2010-11-06 01:55 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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印度环境部长近日对《哈利·波特》系列作品公开指责，称该系列作品的风靡让越来越多的人通过非法途径购买猫头鹰，从而导致印度野生猫头鹰的数量日渐减少。

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Harry Potter with his snowy owl.

Harry Potter has been blamed for the dwindling（减小，变小） number of wild owls³ in India, according to the country’s Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh.

Mr Ramesh said the craze for Harry Potter in India had led to an increase in people buying owls from illegal bird traders.

"Following Harry Potter, there seems to be a strange fascination⁴ even among the urban middle classes for presenting their children with owls," Mr Ramesh told the BBC.

A report by conservation group Traffic suggested tough measures should be put in place to protect owls from an upcoming Hindu festival – Diwali（排灯节） - because thousands of owls are sacrificed on Hindu "auspicious⁵（吉利的，幸运的） occasions".

The author of the report, Abrar Ahmed, decided⁶ to investigate the owl trade after being asked to get a white owl for a boy's Harry Potter-themed 10th birthday.

"This was probably one of the strangest demands made to me as an ornithologist⁷（鸟类学者） ," he wrote.

Mr Ahmed found that endangered owls are being caught, traded or sacrificed in black magic rituals, while others are killed for medicine.

"The sacrifice of owls on auspicious occasions appears to be a regular practice and [there could be] a possible increase in trade and sacrifices around Diwali," the Imperilled Custodians⁸ of the Night report says.

Harry Potter publishers Bloomsbury declined to（拒绝） comment on the BBC report.

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1 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 owl
n.猫头鹰，枭
参考例句：
Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。 I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

3 owls
n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 )
参考例句：
'Clumsy fellows,'said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls.' “这些笨蛋，”我说，“他们大概还醉得像死猪一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛 The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity. 大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。来自辞典例句

4 fascination
n.令人着迷的事物，魅力，迷恋
参考例句：
He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport.他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。 His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience.广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。

5 auspicious
adj.吉利的；幸运的，吉兆的
参考例句：
The publication of my first book was an auspicious beginning of my career.我的第一本书的出版是我事业吉祥的开始。 With favorable weather conditions it was an auspicious moment to set sail.风和日丽，正是扬帆出海的黄道吉日。

6 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 ornithologist
n.鸟类学家
参考例句：
That area is an ornithologist's paradise.那个地区是鸟类学家的天堂。 Now I know how an ornithologist feels.现在我知道做为一个鸟类学家的感受了。

8 custodians
n.看守人，保管人( custodian的名词复数 )
参考例句：
If we aren't good custodians for our planet, what right do we have to be here? 如果我们作为自己星球的管理者不称职我们还有什么理由留在这里？来自电影对白 Custodians primarily responsible for the inspection of vehicles, access, custody. 保管员主要负责车辆的验收、出入、保管。来自互联网

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