Steven: Daniel, have you ever heard about the wildlife sanctuary?
史蒂文:丹尼尔,你听说过野生动物保护区吗?
Daniel: Is that different from the ordinary kind of zoo?
丹尼尔:那和普通的动物园有区别吗?
Steven: Yes, of course.
史蒂文:当然有啊。
Daniel: So tell me something about it!
丹尼尔:给我讲讲吧。
Steven: There are a lot of wild animals, and also some special rules while visiting.
史蒂文:在那里有很多野生动物,而且在你游览的时候,还有一些特殊的规定呢。
Daniel: Special rules?
丹尼尔:特殊规定?
Steven: There, you only have two ways for visiting.
史蒂文:在那里你只有两种游览的方式。
Daniel: Details?
丹尼尔:说详细点。
Steven: On their bus or in your own cars, and you won't be allowed to get off the bus until youreach the special region.
史蒂文:乘他们的车或者是自己开车,在你到达特殊区域之前,是不允许下车的。
Daniel: Why not?
丹尼尔:为什么呢?
Steven: Because it is dangerous to get out of the car or bus. You can just imagine how fiercethe wild animals can be.
史蒂文:因为下车太危险了。你可以想象一下野生动物是多么凶猛。
Daniel: That makes sense. But that sounds interesting. Is there one in Beijing.
丹尼尔:有道理。这听起来太有趣了。北京也有这样的野生动物保护区吗?
Steven: Yes.
史蒂文:有啊。
Daniel: I prefer to go there next time.
丹尼尔:下次我要去那里。
Steven: You won't be disappointed.
史蒂文:你肯定不会失望的。
A:Now,let's go and see the aviary(鸟舍) first.
B:All right. (They enter the aviary. )Look,a pair of eagles from North America. Huge birds,aren't they? And so stately.
A:What are those repulsive-looking(可憎的,令人害怕的) birds of prey in the cage beside them?
B:They're hawks,buzzards and vultures. Vicious looking creatures,aren't they?Look at the falcons(猎鹰)?
A: I must say I prefer the more gentle type of fowl(禽). Look at those tropical birds,for instance,those long-tailed,multicolored parrots are a delight to the eye.
B:Considering the size and the strength of their beaks,I wouldn't say those parrots look all that gentle.
A:Look at the peacock. Isn't it beautiful!
B:Yes,it is. So pround and so beautiful!Well,look at the turkeys,swans,and ducks. Let's go nearer.
A:We'd better go and see the carniverous animals(食肉动物).
A:“Carniverous” means meat-eating. They feed on other animals. Here we are. Just feast your eyes on that majestic lion prancing about its cage! He seems fully aware of being“the king of beasts”。
B:He looks great behind the bars,but it wouldn't be funny to meet one in the jungle.
A:No,of course not. I wouldn't fancy those tigers there as household pets,either.
B: Those sleek leopards are very fascinating. I've seldom seen such beautiful furs. Oh,here are the jackals(豺),wolves,and wild cats.
A:What a horrible,moanful noise they're making. It really frightens me. Those white and black giant pandas are gentle and lovable,though.
B:Look,the foxes seem to be dead asleep. They're probably fed up with all the people staring at them. Shall we go over to see the elephant and monkeys?
A:O. K. . Let's go.
A:Did you sleep well?
A:睡得好吗?
B:Yes,1had a wonderful sleep. It was so good to see the seals and the little penguins. They were so cute.
B:是的,我睡的好极了。看到那些海豹和小企鹅真是太棒了。它们太可爱了。
A:Where do you want to go today?
A:今天你想去哪儿?
B:It's up to you.
B:一切听你的。
A:That way I think we'll go to one of the zoos.
A:那么我们就去动物园吧。
B:OK. I'm really eager to see Australian animals,because they're very special species.
B:我很想看看澳大利亚的动物,因为它们是非常独特的种类。
A:Let's set out for the largest collection of Australian wildlife in the world.There are more than 200 species of native birds,mammals and reptiles. They are displayed in a beautiful bushland setting.