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动物园（zoological garden）是搜集饲养各种动物，进行科学研究和迁地保护，供公众观赏并进行科学普及和宣传保护教育的场所。动物园有两个基本特点：一是饲养管理着野生动物（非家禽、家畜、宠物等家养动物），二是向公众开放。符合这两个基本特点的场所即是广义上的动物园。相关词汇animal care 动物管理员　　cage n. 笼子　　carnivore area 肉食动物区　　dolphin n. 海豚　　elephant n. 大象　　endangered species 濒临绝种的物种　　entrance 入(出)口处　　extinction n. 灭绝，绝种　　giraffe n. 长颈鹿　　gorilla n. 大猩猩　　herbivore area 草食动物区　　Manchurian tiger 东北虎　　panda n 大熊猫　　reptile house 爬虫动物区　　reserve n. 保护区　　souvenir n 纪念品　　Tibetan antelope 藏羚羊　　ticket n. 门票　　tour bus 游览车　　wild animal park 野生动物园　情景对话:A: Hi, are you free this Saturday?　　B: Yes. Why? What do you have in mind?　　A: I have two tickets for the zoo. You wanna go with me?　　B: Sure. I like animals. What kind of animals do you want to see most?　　A: I want to see some endangered species. You know, many of these species are on the edge of extinction. If we don"t see them now, perhaps we"ll have no chance to do so in the future.　　B: You"re right. So, at first, we may go to the carnivore area to see the Manchurian tigers and go to the panda house to see the pandas. Then, we may go to the herbivore area to see the Tibetan antelopes and so on.　　A: Yeah. After seeing the endangered species, we may go to see the giraffes, gorillas and elephants. If we"re lucky enough, we"ll have a chance to watch the dolphin performance.　　B: Yes. And if we still have time, we may buy some souvenirs for our friends in the shop.　　A: OK. I"ll meet you at the entrance of the zoo at nine o"clock that day. Is it all right for you?　　B: All right. See you then.　　A: See you.参考译文:A:嗨，你周六有空吗?　　B:有空啊，什么事?你有什么打算吗?　　A:我有两张动物园的票。你想和我一起去吗?　　B:好啊。我很喜欢动物。你想看什么动物呢?　　A:我想看一些濒危动物。你知道.许多动物都濒临灭绝，如果我们现在不看的话，将来可能没机会再看到它们了呢。　　B:你说得对.那么，我们先去肉食动物区看东北虎，然后到熊猫馆看大熊猫，接着去草食动物区看藏羚羊吧。　　A:好的。看过这些濒危动物之后，我们再去看长颈鹿、大猩猩、大象。如果足够幸运的话，我们还有机会看到海豚表演呢。　　B:是的。如果我们还有时间的话，可以到商店为朋友们买些纪念品。　　A:好的。周六九点我在动物园入口处等你，怎么样?　　B:好的。到时见。　　A:再见。