東北虎咋胖成球了

These photos give a whole new meaning to the term 'fat cat'.

The images on People's Daily Online show some rather tubby①tubby 英 ['t?b?] 美 ['t?bi]adj. 桶狀的；發鈍音的；肥胖的Siberian tigers lolling②loll 英 [l?l] 美 [lɑl] vi. 懶洋洋地倚靠 vt. 懶洋洋地倚靠around at a zoo in northeast China’s Harbin province.

While many commenters have raised concerns about the large size of the animals, it is natural for the tigers to overeat③overeat 英 [??v?r'i?t] 美 ['ov?'it]vt. 使吃過量vi. 吃得過多over the winter months in a bid to survive the harsh④harsh 英 [hɑ??] 美 [hɑr?]adj. 嚴厲的；嚴酷的；刺耳的；粗糙的；刺目的Siberian winters.

這些照片重新定義了“肥貓”。

人民日報網發布了一組在哈爾濱動物園內無所事事的肥嘟嘟的東北虎照片。

雖然有許多人關心這些老虎是否體形過大，但是想要在寒冷的哈爾濱過冬，吃下過多的食物是不可避免的事情。

一些社交媒體用戶開玩笑說這些老虎是在春節吃多了——在中國春節期間通常會有豐盛的美味佳肴。

Some social media users have joked that the cats were a little over-indulgent over China's Spring Festival, which revolves around⑤revolve around 圍繞……轉動；以……為中心a run of excessive⑥excessive 英 [?k'ses?v; ek-] 美 [?k's?s?v]adj. 過多的，極度的；過分的family feasts⑦feast 英 [fi ?st] 美 [fist]vt. 享受；款待，宴請n. 筵席，宴會；節日vi. 享受；參加宴會.

However, Siberian tigers - also known as Amur tigers - are famed for being the biggest cat species on the planet.

The tigers recently photographed in Harbin should return to their regular weight during the summer months.

Temperatures in the area are a little less frosty⑧frosty 英 ['fr?st?] 美 ['fr?sti]adj. 結霜的，嚴寒的；冷淡的；灰白的from June to August, averaging around 21 degrees Celsius.

Siberian Tiger Park is the largest natural park for wild Siberian tigers in the world at present, occupying an area of 1,440,000 square meters.

然而哈爾濱虎（東北虎）正是以“世界上體形最為龐大的貓科動物”而聞名的。

最近被拍照的這些哈爾濱的東北虎將會在夏季恢復常規體重。

哈爾濱的六月至八月氣溫將會有所回升，大約在21攝氏度。

哈爾濱東北虎公園是目前世界上最大的野生東北虎自然公園，占地約144萬平方米。