80 rhesus monkeys to be released in Three Gorges area

时间：2007-11-23 08:45:29

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Chinanews, Chongqing, Nov. 23 – Recently, workers at the Chongqing Municipal Forestry1 Bureau caught 80 rhesus monkeys in the Lesser2 Three Gorges4 area and planned to release them in the Three Gorges area. Right now, the 80 rhesus monkeys are being trained near Qutangxia Gorge3. If they are released to nature, the ecological5 environment in the Three Gorges will become better, the Chongqing Evening News reported.

 

Thousands of years ago, famous Chinese poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) once wrote a poem describing the beautiful scene at the Three Gorges. When taking a boat to pass the Three Gorges, the poet wrote: “With monkeys' sad adieus the riverbanks are loud/ My boat has left ten thousand of mountains far away." However, due to environmental deterioration6, such beautiful scene has disappeared in the Yangtze River for several hundred years now. In recent years, as ecological environment near the Three Gorges area has improved gradually, local government has been hoping to release some monkeys in the Three Gorges area. For one thing, this can further improve local ecological environment, while for another, tourists taking a boat trip along the Yangtze River can appreciate again the beautiful scenes as once described in ancient times.

 

At present, there are about 3,000 monkeys living in the Lesser Three Gorges area. These monkeys have reproduced at a fast rate. The monkeys often come to the fields and destroy the crops there. They have become a headache to local farmers. In light of this, local government has finally decided7 that they will catch some monkeys and release them in the Three Gorges area. Early last month, workers at local forestry bureau caught 80 rhesus monkeys and shipped them to the Qutangxia Gorge.

 

In the next step, local officials will send researchers to look for the appropriate sites to release these monkeys. The beautiful scenes, as described by the ancient poet Li Bai will appear again along the Yangtze River.

 
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1 forestry 8iBxk     
n.森林学；林业
参考例句：
  • At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
  • Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。
2 lesser UpxzJL     
adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地
参考例句：
  • Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
  • She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。
3 gorge Zf1xm     
n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃
参考例句：
  • East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
  • It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。
4 gorges 5cde0ae7c1a8aab9d4231408f62e6d4d     
n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕
参考例句：
  • The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
  • We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句
5 ecological IrRxX     
adj.生态的，生态学的
参考例句：
  • The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
  • Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.
6 deterioration yvvxj     
n.退化；恶化；变坏
参考例句：
  • Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
  • The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。
7 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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