依戀

 

Severe floods in parts of Vietnam have killed several hundred people and caused 
widespread damage. But now there is a new problem to contend with, after hundreds 
of crocodiles escaped from a farm when the floods destroyed their cages.

flash floods
sudden heavy rain and rising water

escaped
got away, fled

on the loose
free
eg.The authorities don't know exactly how many of the reptiles escaped but they 
believe several hundred are on the loose.

forest rangers
people who look after parks and natural areas

to track them down
to find them
eg.Soldiers, forest rangers and villagers have been trying to track them down.

recaptured
put back into cages

taken up residence
started living
eg.Many of the escaped crocodiles are thought to have taken up residence
 in a nearby lake

farmed
bred, raised (here)
eg.Crocodiles are farmed in Vietnam for meat and their skin which is still 
used to make handbags.

leather
dried animal skin

widespread damage
great destruction

  


原文http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2007/11/071112_bears.shtml
wow how cute bears ~ but they suffer terrible losses and exstinction!

according to the news from BBC, bears living in North America 

are thriving in that there are enormous amount of 

effort and funding for conservation , but some living in Asia or

 South America are not. 

Contrasts sharply with Asia and South America  , where conservation 

funding is poor but the need extreme.

Bears there suffer heavy losses from poachers and their organs are 

sold as a delicacy. Recently,China have been directed towards the 

consevation of the giant panda and widespread reforestation 

programmes. Despite this work, the panda is still on the endangered

list. It's too early to tell whether the conservation work is hacing an 

effect on populations.