新奇事件簿 印度政府为鳄鱼搬家

Workers in India are moving over 300 crocodiles from their home because they are too near a new tourist sight. Officials in India's state of Gujarat want to move the crocs because they could be a danger to tourists visiting the new Statue of Unity¹. The statue opened to the public last October. It is 182m high and is the tallest statue in the world. It is next to a reservoir, which is also home to many crocodiles. Tourism officials want the giant reptiles² moved so seaplanes for tourists can land on the reservoir. If the crocodiles stayed, they could be dangerous and attack tourists. Officials are using cages to catch the animals. Some of them are over 3m long. They are going to a new home in another part of Gujarat.

印度工人们正为三百多只鳄鱼搬家，因为这些鳄鱼距离一个新的旅游景点太近了。印度古吉拉特邦的官员想要给这些鳄鱼换地方，因为它们对前来游览新团结雕像的游客构成威胁。这座雕像于去年十月对外开放，其高182米，是世界上最高的雕像。它位于一个水库附近，而这个水库也是很多鳄鱼的居所。旅游部官员想要挪走这些巨大的爬行动物，这样游客乘坐的水上飞机就可以在水库着陆。如果鳄鱼留在这里，会很危险，还会袭击游客。官员们利用笼子抓捕这些动物。其中一些鳄鱼有三米多长。它们要搬到古吉拉特邦另一个地方的新家。

Animal lovers are angry that people are moving the crocodiles. Dr Jitendra Gavali said: "The government is disturbing their habitat and putting their lives at risk. The government hasn't thought out where it will release the captured crocodiles safely." So far, only 17 of the animals have been caught and moved. The editor of the environmental magazine 'Sanctuary³ Asia', Bittu Sahgal, said the idea to move the crocodiles was crazy. He tweeted: "Have we collectively lost our minds? As any environmentalist will tell you, this is sheer insanity⁴."Indian journalist and activist⁵ Pritish Nandy said moving the crocodiles could break India's wildlife protection laws. An official said the crocodiles had to go for "security reasons".

动物爱好者们对挪走鳄鱼的行为很生气。Jitendra Gavali博士表示：“政府干扰了它们的栖息地，将它们置于死亡风险之中。政府没有考虑过在哪安全释放这些被捕获的鳄鱼。”到目前为止，仅有17只鳄鱼被捕获并被迁走。环保杂志《Sanctuary Asia》的编辑比图·萨嘎尔表示迁移鳄鱼的想法太疯狂了。他在推特中写道：“大家都疯了么？任何一名环保主义者都将告诉你，这完全是疯了。”印度记者兼活跃分子Pritish Nandy表示迁移鳄鱼违反了印度的野生动物保护法。一名官员表示出于“安全原因”，必须迁走鳄鱼。

1 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

2 reptiles   

n.爬行动物，爬虫( reptile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles. 蛇和鳄鱼都是爬行动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs. 鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

4 insanity   

n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐

参考例句：

• In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
• He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

5 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。