夏说英语新闻晨读 第213期:南非犀牛偷猎数量下降

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South Africa’s environment ministry¹ reported a second year of decline in rhino² poaching. Illegal killings³ rose from fewer than 100 in 2008, driven by demand for rhino horn in traditional medicines. But the number peaked in 2014; last year they fell by 10%, to 1,054, thanks mostly to better policing. Poachers also killed 46 elephants in the Kruger National Park.

Rhino: 犀牛
Poach：偷猎
Peak：达到顶峰
Policing：巡逻

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 rhino   

n.犀牛，钱, 现金

参考例句：

• The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
• They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

3 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。