北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit11 les42-2

[00:00.00]4 And what do you do,David?
[00:05.25]I'm a dolphin trainer.
[00:07.16]Really?
[00:08.50]Yes.I work at a zoo.
[00:11.26]You know,in the dolphin show.
[00:13.77]And how long have you been a dolphin trainer?
[00:17.76]Oh,not very long.
[00:20.53]Since the summer of 2004.
[00:27.62]2.3
[00:30.13]Wild Aid is an organization
[00:32.87]based in the United¹ States.
[00:35.32]It started in the early 1970s,
[00:38.72]and its goal is to help stop the wildlife trade
[00:43.42]In many countries,people hunt wild animals,
[00:47.95]such as pandas or tigers,for their skin,
[00:51.64]fur,parts,etc.
[00:54.75]The law does not allow people
[00:57.02]to kill these protected wild animals.
[01:00.18]but some people continue to do so,
[01:03.84]mainly for the money.
[01:06.14]The results of Wild Aid's actions
[01:09.26]have been encouraging.
[01:11.45]Since 1999,Wild Aid has helped the Russian
[01:15.57]government save the Siberian Tiger.
[01:19.15]They have also reduced the killing²
[01:21.05]of animals in some parts of Asia by 70 percent,
[01:26.72]and they have saved over 17,000 wild animals
[01:30.80]in Cambodia.
[01:31.49]

1 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。