【经济学人】新冠疫情封锁期,野生动物侵入意大利(2)

2020-05-16 本文已影响0人 Claire_ZZ

Mr. Bogliani cautions against assuming that nature is reclaiming its own. Some mammals, like foxes, may have been in the cities already, prowling undetected at night.

$\bullet$ caution n.小心，谨慎；警告，警示 vt.警告

caution against 警告；告诫

$\bullet$ reclaim vt.要求回收；开拓，开垦；纠正；教化；改造

$\bullet$ mammal n.哺乳动物

$\bullet$ prowl vi.徘徊，潜行 vt.在……搜寻；潜行于

A golden eagle（金雕） spotted gliding above a main road in Milan posed a different question: "Is it there because of the lockdown, or did we just see it because of the lockdown?" Not all reappearances have been welcomed.

$\bullet$ glide n.滑翔；滑行 vt./vi.（使）滑行；消逝；悄悄地走

gliding adj.流畅的；滑行的；滑顺的

$\bullet$ pose v.提出……讨论；造成；形成

pose a threat 构成威胁

Residents in Alpine areas of the province of Trento have been advised not only to stay at home, but to refrain from leaving out rubbish that might attract Italy's most wanted animal（头号通缉动物）, a brown bear known to scientists as M49 and to the public as "Papillon" (because of his escape last year over three electrified fences 带电的围栏). Papillon is nicknamed after Henri Charrière, the only man to escape from the French penal colony on Devil's Island.

$\bullet$ resident adj.定居的；居住的 n.居民；旅居者

$\bullet$ refrain vi.制止；避免；节制，克制 n.叠句，副歌；重复

$\bullet$ wanted adj.被通缉的

$\bullet$ penal adj.刑事的；刑罚的

colony n.殖民地

penal colony（罪犯的）流放地

Like the late Mr. Charrière, the bear has a substantial criminal record. It includes breaking and entering (Alpine cottages and refuges) and attacks on cattle.

$\bullet$ cottage n.村舍；小屋；（农舍式的）小别墅

$\bullet$ refuge n.避难所；庇护

wildlife refuge 野生动物保护区

take refuge in 避难；求助于

Last year the government of Trento issued an order for Papillon's capture. He has now been spotted heading for Veneto, which has not (yet) issued a warrant.

$\bullet$ warrant n.正当理由；根据；委任状；许可证；证明 vt.保证；担保；辩解；批准

Smart bear.

【经济学人】新冠疫情封锁期,野生动物侵入意大利(2)

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