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今天我们要学的词是 savanna¹. Savanna 名词，稀树草原。A comprehensive census² shows that the savanna elephant population in 18 African countries decreased by nearly a third between 2007 and 2014. 一项综合全面的研究显示，18个非洲国家稀树草原非洲象的数量在2007到2014年间减少了将近三分之一。The reduction of the number of savanna elephants was largely due to illegal poaching for ivory. 非洲象数量的减少在很大程度上是由为获取象牙非法捕猎造成的。好的，我们今天学习的词是 savanna, savanna, savanna...

1 savanna   

n.大草原

参考例句：

• The savanna is also the home of meat-eaters--the lion,leopard,and hyena who feed on the grasseaters.大草原也是食肉动物的家乡--狮子、豹、鬣狗--它们都是以草食动物维持生命的。
• They sped upon velvet wheels across an exhilarant savanna.他们的马车轻捷地穿过一片令人赏心悦目的大草原。

2 census   

n.(官方的)人口调查，人口普查

参考例句：

• A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
• The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。