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Big-Game Hunting in Africa

獵殺「非洲五霸」

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Big-Game Hunting in Africa
搶救瀕危物種
Big-game hunting is the hunting of large game animals for meat, valuable by-products such as antlers, furs, and organs, or simply just for recreation.
大型動物狩獵意指為了享受野味,或為了獲取鹿角、皮草與器官等富有價值的動物產品,抑或單純以消遣娛樂為目的,針對大型動物的獵殺行為,
by-product 副產品
The term often refers to the hunting of Africa’s Big Five game animals.
而獵捕對象通常是「非洲五霸」。
refer to 意指
The Big Five game animals are lions, leopards, black rhinoceros, African bush elephants, and African buffaloes.
「非洲五霸」指的是獅子、豹、黑犀牛、非洲草原象與非洲水牛。
They are the five most difficult animals in Africa to hunt on foot.
牠們是非洲步行獵捕難度最高的五大動物。
on foot 步行
Various methods of hunting big game have been developed over the past centuries, with the main methods today being stalking, ambushing, driving, trapping, or a combination of those.
幾世紀以來皆有許多不同的獵捕方法,現今以跟蹤獵物、埋伏突襲、驅車誘殺、設置陷阱為主,或者綜合以上方法進行獵殺,
ambush(n.)(v.)埋伏突襲combine(v.)結合、綜合
Calling and baiting may also be used to increase the effectiveness of any hunting method.
也常透過擬聲獵捕及利用誘餌提升狩獵效率。
bait(n.)誘餌;(v.)把誘餌裝到~上bait and switch 誘購
In recent years, the population decline of Africa’s Big Five has been a serious cause for concern for wildlife conservationists.
近年來,非洲五霸的數量逐年減少,野生動物保育團體為此感到擔憂不已。
decline(n.)減少cause for concern 擔憂的原因=reason to worryconservation(n.)保育
Being popular targets for hunting, the African lion and African leopard are listed as vulnerable, the African savanna elephant is classified as endangered, and the black rhinoceros is critically endangered.
最常作為狩獵目標的非洲獅與非洲豹被列為易危物種,非洲草原象被歸類為瀕危物種,而黑犀牛則是極危物種。
vulnerable(adj.)脆弱的、易受影響或攻擊的be classified as 被歸類為~endangered(adj.)瀕臨絕種的threatened species 受威脅物種conservation dependent 需要保育extinct(adj.)絕種的
Despite this, there is evidence showing that well-regulated hunting has protected wildlife populations in many parts of the world.
儘管如此,有證據顯示,全球各地透過管制良好的狩獵行為保護野生動物。
regulate(v.)管制

📚 重點單字片語

big game
大型野生動物
sport hunting
運動狩獵
recreation hunting
休閒狩獵
commercial hunting
商業狩獵
safari
觀察野生動物的行程
by-product
副產品
refer to
意指
on foot
步行
ambush(n.)(v.)
埋伏突襲
combine(v.)
結合、綜合
bait(n.)
誘餌;(v.)把誘餌裝到~上
bait and switch
誘購
decline(n.)
減少
cause for concern
擔憂的原因=reason to worry
conservation(n.)
保育
vulnerable(adj.)
脆弱的、易受影響或攻擊的
be classified as
被歸類為~
endangered(adj.)
瀕臨絕種的
threatened species
受威脅物種
conservation dependent
需要保育
extinct(adj.)
絕種的
regulate(v.)
管制
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