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A century ago, there were a hundred thousand tigers in the wild. Today, there are barely 3.5 thousand. Butthe picture may not be as bleak as it seems.
The Indian government has announced its tiger numbers have jumped by a third in the past four years. And that is significant because India is home to the majority of the world’s tigers, as Janet Barry reports.
This Indian government report called “The 2014 Status of Tigers” says there now 2226 of the endangered big cats roaming the country.
That’s over five hundred more than recorded four years ago in the last tigercensus.
Conservationists say this is a significant reversal in fortune of the tiger, which not so long agowas threatened with extinction in India.
“It’s good news but there are still many hurdles to overcome toensure the Indian tiger has a successful future”, says Belinda Wright of the Wild Life Protection Societyof India.
That’s right. India seems to have started to get it right. And there’s been a lot more focus in the pastthree four years on better field controlling and scientific monitoring.
India is believed to be home to around seventy percent of all the world’s tigers. The Indian Environment Minister says it’s the only country where tiger numbers are actually rising.
Conservationists say the report shows that ambitious conservation targets can be met even in densely populated areas undergoing rapid economic growth.
In 2010, the thirteen countries where tigers are found all pledged to double numbers of the big cats over twelve years. This year, Russia is expected to carry out a survey of its Amur tiger.
Other surveys are expected in Bangladesh, China, Nepal and Bhutan. Janet Barry.
The BBC has been marking the 750th anniversary of the first elected parliament at Westminster with a series of discussions and features about democracy.
It is an issue of particular importance with key elections in Burundi this year and the Democratic Republic of Congo next.
Both elections involve incumbent presidents who may look to extend theirmandates and hold onto power. In Congo, a controversial law has been proposed.
That has sparked riots in the capital Kinshasa. Meanwhile, in Burundi, there have been hints that President Pierre Nkurunziza might seek a controversial third term.
詞匯解析
adjust
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
v.調(diào)整；校準；調(diào)節(jié)；使適應(yīng)
參考例句
用作動詞 (v.)
Could you teach me how to adjust the iris of the camera?
你能教我怎么調(diào)照相機的光圈嗎？
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canal
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.運河；溝渠；氣管；食管
vt.建運河；疏導
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The canal is now open to shipping.
該運河現(xiàn)已通航。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)
The workers canal an isthmus.
工人們在地峽處開鑿了一條運河。
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comfort
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.舒適；安逸；安慰；慰藉
vt.安慰；使舒適
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The dress is carefully styled for maximum comfort.
這服裝精心設(shè)計，力求達到最大限度的舒適。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)
I tried to comfort him after he was defeated by his opponent.
他被對手擊敗后，我盡力安慰他。
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liquor
難度：2星擴展詞匯，屬常用10000詞
英漢解釋
n.酒；烈性酒；液劑
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
Many airports sell duty-free liquor.
很多機場出售免稅酒。
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command
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.命令；指揮；掌握；[計算機] DOS命令 : 引用輔助命令處理器
v.命令；指揮；掌握；博得
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
He growled a command to her to stop.
他咆哮著命令她停下來。
用作動詞 (v.)
The general commanded his men to attack the city.
將軍下令部下攻城。
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Internet
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.因特網(wǎng)
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
Internet plays a very important role in modern life.
互聯(lián)網(wǎng)在現(xiàn)代生活中發(fā)揮非常重要的作用。
You can obtain this information on the Internet.
你可以從因特網(wǎng)上獲得這一信息。
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motive
難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
n.動機；目的；主題
adj.發(fā)動的；運動的；動機的
vt.促使
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
This motive had been a stock-in-trade of medieval art.
這一主題是中世紀藝術(shù)所慣用的。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
The criterion for judging subjective intention or motive is social practice and its effect.
社會實踐及其效果是檢驗主觀愿望或動機的標準。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)
According to the order,Communist Jiang San motived the mass to fight against the Japanese army.they eradicated the enemy,and killed his brother Jiang Er,who was a traitor.
共產(chǎn)黨員蔣三奉命加家鄉(xiāng)發(fā)動群眾開展武裝斗爭，最后消滅了當?shù)厝諅诬姡魸h奸，其兄蔣二。
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