英語新聞聽力 | BBC：過分！挪威對“網紅”海象實施安樂死

2022-08-16 19:49 來源: SSP雙語學記團

原標題：英語新聞聽力 | BBC：過分！挪威對“網紅”海象實施安樂死

今天我們的【英語新聞聽力】摘選BBC（英國廣播公司），是關于挪威對網紅海象實施安樂死的新聞。

本次聽力時長2分左右，這次新聞聽力單詞生詞較多，同時語速適中，大家可以嘗試收聽。打開音頻前，大家可以先熟悉以下和本次主題相關詞匯和背景知識：

?walrus 海象(形似海豹，獠牙較長，棲息在北極海域)

?euthanise 安樂死

?Oslo Fjord 奧斯陸峽灣

位于北大西洋東部，挪威東南部的峽灣

?put down 殺死

?nickname 給...起綽號

?make a splash 引人注目，引起轟動

splash本意為“落水聲、濺潑聲”。在這里，make a splash指的是Freya跳入水中，濺起水花，但同時也可引申為她引起了人們的注意，起一語雙關的作用。

?clamber 吃力地（攀登）

?sunbathe 曬太陽

?so much so that 到這種程度以致...

?animal welfare 動物福利

動物福利(Animal Welfare)是指動物如何適應其所處的環境,滿足其基本的自然需求。

?nap 小睡

Freya the Walrus euthanised in Oslo

Due to public safety risk

BBC

Aug. 15, 2022

A walrus called Freya that had become a really popular attraction in the Oslo Fjord has been put down out of concern for the safety of the public. Aadeh Moshirireports.

一只名叫Freya的海象曾是奧斯陸峽灣的網紅海獅，但出于對公眾安全的考慮，它被殺死。Aside Moshiri發回報道。

By all accounts (根據各種說法), Freya, the walrus was having a good summer. Leaving the Arctic to go on a bit of a Euro trip, she landed in the Oslo Fjord, where by mid-July, she'd become a popular attraction.

大家都說，今日國內新聞，Freya度過了一個美好的夏天。它離開北極后，開始了一段歐洲之旅，在奧斯陸峽灣登陸，到7月中旬，它已經在那里成為了網紅。

Nicknamed after the North goddess (女神)of love and beauty, Freya was making a splash, chasing after ducks, clambering onto boats to sunbathe and weighing 1,300 pounds, sometimes even sinking them. But things became problematic (有問題的)when people wouldn't stay away. So muchso that after several warnings to the public, authorities decided to put her down.

Freya的名字來自于北歐愛與美的女神，它在水中嬉戲，追逐鴨子，爬上船曬太陽，甚至還以重達1300磅的沉重身軀壓沉船只。但當人們不愿和它保持距離時，問題就產生了。在多次向公眾發出警告后，挪威當局決定將Freya安樂死。

"The public safety is what has been prioritized (優先處理). Animal welfare is also a priority, but human life and health come first, and that was what was decisive this time."

“公眾安全是重中之重。也應該優先考慮動物福利，但人類的生命和健康是第一位的，這也是在這個情況中至關重要的一點?！?/span>

Sleep is important to walruses. They can nap up to 20 hours a day, and Freya was getting constantly interrupted. There were even reports she'd started chasing onlookers (旁觀者) away.

睡眠對海象很重要。它們一天可以睡上20個小時，Freya經常被打擾。有報道稱，它會驅趕旁觀者。

But there's been a backlash (反對)to the authority's decision.

但當局的決定遭到了強烈反對。