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World’s Loneliest Elephant Finally Free in Cambodia

「世界最孤單大象」重返自由

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World’s Loneliest Elephant Finally Free in Cambodia
35年的囚禁
Jay and Ken are watching the news.
傑和肯正在看新聞。
Jay: The world’s loneliest elephant has made its way to real freedom!
傑:世界上最孤單的大象重回自由了!
make its way to somewhere抵達、到達freedom(n.)自由
Ken: What’s its story?
肯:這是什麼故事?
Jay: You don’t know about this? Its name is Kaavan.
傑:你不知道嗎?是卡萬啊。
Ken: Is it that elephant that was sent from Sri Lanka to Pakistan as a gift?
肯:是斯里蘭卡把牠作為禮物送給巴基斯坦的那頭大象嗎?
be sent被送gift=present(n.)禮物
Jay: Yes, it lost its mother when it was just a little elephant. Then he lost his partner during his time in Pakistan.
傑:沒錯,牠很小時就失去了母親,後來在巴基斯坦也失去了伴侶。
lose-lost(v.)失去
Ken: No wonder people call it “the loneliest elephant.”
肯:難怪大家叫牠「世界最孤單的大象」。
Jay: It was trapped in a Pakistan’s zoo for 35 years.
傑:它被困在巴基斯坦的動物園裡長達35年。
trap(v.)使困住、被
Ken: That’s brutal! But it was brought to a free place finally?
肯:好殘忍,但是現在牠終於被帶到了一個自由的地方?
brutal(adj.)殘忍的
Jay: Yes. It’s all thanks to Cher. She’s an American singer who cares about animal rights. Cher made sure that Kaavan could arrive in Cambodia safe and sound.
傑:沒錯。多虧了關心動物權利的美國歌手雪兒的努力,來確保卡萬可以安全無恙地抵達柬埔寨。
thanks to幸虧animal right動物權利safe and sound安然無恙
Ken: I hope it can finally have some peace in Cambodia.
肯:我希望牠可以在柬埔寨終於過上安穩的日子。
peace(n.)和平、平靜

📚 重點單字片語

lonely(adj.)
孤單的
free(adj.)
自由的
make its way to somewhere
抵達、到達
freedom(n.)
自由
be sent
被送
gift=present(n.)
禮物
lose-lost(v.)
失去
trap(v.)
使困住、被
brutal(adj.)
殘忍的
thanks to
幸虧
animal right
動物權利
safe and sound
安然無恙
peace(n.)
和平、平靜
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