Urbanization narrows wild boars living space

时间：2007-12-01 06:30:07

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Chinanews, Beijing, Nov. 30 – Hunters in the Qiandao Lake area in Zhejiang Province said that they felt it easier to capture wild boars. According to latest China Weekly Review, many people hold that the increase of wild boars has been caused by the rapid urbanization occurring across the country.

 

The 61-year-old villager Deng Rongqing, said that he started hunting wild boars with his father when he was 17. He said that it is hard to catch wild boars although they often destroy crops in autumn. Deng indicated that he and his fellow villagers and him could capture several wild boars annually1.

 

In recent years, more and more wild boars have attacked the villagers. People are fearful lest wild boars should thoroughly2 devastated3 their farmland. Hunters said they have seen groups of boars damaging crops in the fields. Deng said such thing had never happened before.

 
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1 annually VzYzNO     
adv.一年一次，每年
参考例句：
  • Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
  • They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
2 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地
参考例句：
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
3 devastated eb3801a3063ef8b9664b1b4d1f6aaada     
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
  • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

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