Unit 5 Reading

The Giant Panda
大熊猫
Giant Panda Fact File
大熊猫小档案
Population
数量
- In the wild about 1600
- 野生 1600
Appearance
外貌
- Weight at birth: about 100-200 grams
- 出生时体重：约 100-200 克，
- Adult weight: about 100-150 kilograms
- 成年体重：约 100-150 公斤
- Colour: black and white
- 颜色：黑色和白色
A giant panda is a kind of bear.
大熊猫属熊的一种。
It has a white face with black patches around its eyes. It also has black ears, shoulders and legs.
它有一第白色的脸和黑眼圈，还有黑色的耳朵、肩膀和腿;
The rest of its body is white.
它身体的其余部分是白色的。
Home
住所
Pandas live high up in the mountains of central and Western China. They live in the bamboo forests there.
大熊猫生活在中国中西部山区的高原地带，住在竹林里。
Food
食物
Pandas in the wild usually eat bamboo.
野生大熊猫平时吃竹子。
In zoos, their menu includes bamboo, apples and carrots.
在动物园里，他们的菜单包括竹子、苹果和胡萝卜。
A giant panda can eat as much as 30 kilograms of bamboo a day.
一只大熊猫每天可以吃多达 30 千克竹子。
Behavior
行为
Pandas like to live on their own. They need to eat a lot to stay healthy, so they spend more than 12 hours a day eating.
大熊猫喜欢独居。他们需要吃很多食物来保持健康，所以他们每天有超过 12 个小时的时间花在吃上。
Although they are big and heavy, it is not difficult for them to climb trees.
虽然他们又大又重，但并不妨碍它们爬树。
They are strong enough to protect themselves.
他们强壮到足以保护自己。
Life
寿命
Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in zoos they can live for up to 35 years.
野外的大熊猫能活约 20 岁，但在动物园里，能活到 35 岁。
The future
将来
People are cutting down forests, so the pandas are losing their homes.
人们砍伐森林，使大熊猫失去家园。
Some people are killing them for their fur. It is cruel of them to do so.
有些人为了（获取）它们的皮毛而杀害它们。他们这样做是很残酷的。
There are not many pandas in the world now. It is important for us to protect them.
现在世界上存在的大熊猫很少了，保护它们是非常必要的。