What’s Wrong with Kangaroos

In Australia， people see kangaroos everywhere. There are more kangaroos than people in this country. This year， the country plans to （打算） kill about 1 million kangaroos. Kangaroos eat lots of grass on grasslands.Grasslands are home to birds and reptiles （爬行動物）. Kangaroos are doing harm to （對……有害） the homes of those small animals. The country wants to save its grassland and other animals.

在澳大利亞，人們隨處都可看到袋鼠。在這個國家，袋鼠比人還多呢。今年，澳大利亞打算殺掉大約一百萬只袋鼠。袋鼠吃了很多草地上的草，這些草地是鳥兒與爬行動物的家，袋鼠這么做對那些小動物的家來說是有害的。澳大利亞這么做也是想拯救草地和其他動物。

那澳大利亞的國民對這一計劃有什么看法呢？隨棉花糖去瞧瞧——

Many ideas 各種看法

棉花糖：Whats your opinion of this plan？

Murray：Hi， Im Murray from Australia. I really like kangaroos. In Australia， they are always eating grass by the roadside （在路邊）. They are very cute. But there are so many of them. Killing animals is not very nice. But this plan will save lots of other kinds of animals. So I think the plan is a good idea.

嗨！我叫默里，來自澳大利亞。我非常喜歡袋鼠。在澳大利亞，它們經常在路邊吃草。它們很可愛，但是它們的數量太多了。殺袋鼠確實不好，但是這個計劃是為了拯救更多的其他動物。因此，我覺得這個計劃還是一個好計劃。

那有沒有反對的聲音呢？當然有了。

Some Australians think the plan is not a good idea. Kangaroos are native （本土的） animals in Australia. They eat grass and keep the grass short. Not as many fires start when the grass is short.And some experts are worried about the future of kangaroos. Kangaroos could disappear（消失） because of this plan.

一些澳大利亞人認為這個計劃不好。袋鼠是澳大利亞的本土標志性動物，它們吃草，能讓草保持一定長度，不瘋長。草很短，不長，就可以避免許多火災。一些專家擔心袋鼠的未來，覺得袋鼠可能會因為這個計劃而消失。

Big family人與袋鼠一家親

Kangaroos are part of the life of Australians. People love them. Lets see how they care about kangaroos.

袋鼠是澳大利亞人生活的一部分。人人都很喜愛它們。這讓我們看到他們是在乎袋鼠的。

Chris lives in Australia. About 20 years ago， he built a home to save baby kangaroos. Some babies dont have moms. Chris has to take care of them. At night， he keeps wild dogs （野狗） away from his house. Wild dogs can hurt baby kangaroos.

克里斯住在澳大利亞。大約20年前，他建立了一個“家”，目的是救助小袋鼠。在這里有一些袋鼠寶寶是沒有媽媽的，所以克里斯一直照顧它們。在夜里，他讓野狗遠離他的房子，因為野狗會傷害袋鼠寶寶。

In Australia about 20，000 kangaroos die in car accidents （車禍） each year. They usually jump onto the road out of nowhere. Cars hit them immediately （緊接著）. But a car company uses a radar （雷達） to save kangaroos. The radar can find kangaroos. And the car stops before it hits a kangaroo.

澳大利亞約每年有20000只袋鼠死于車禍。它們通常會突然跳到公路上。公路上的汽車就會立即撞倒它們。一個汽車公司利用雷達來拯救袋鼠。（怎么救呢？）用雷達可以監測發現袋鼠。在汽車快要撞到袋鼠前會緊急剎車，讓汽車停止。

All about kangaroos習性知多少

In Australia， kangaroos like to live in the bush. They eat leaves and insects （昆蟲） too. Kangaroos have strong back legs. They jump on their back legs. Their heavy tail balances （平衡） their body when they jump. Kangaroos live in groups and help each other. The mother kangaroo has a pouch （育兒袋） for a baby kangaroo. A newborn （剛出生的） kangaroo is very small. It is as big as a bean. After its birth， it climbs into its mothers pouch. It leaves the pouch when it is 10 months old.

在澳大利亞，袋鼠喜歡住在灌木叢中。它們也吃樹葉和昆蟲。袋鼠有強壯的后腿，它們用后腿來跳躍。跳躍的時候，它們重重的尾巴用來平衡它們的身體。袋鼠一般是團體生活并互相幫助。母袋鼠有一個育兒袋用來裝袋鼠寶寶。剛出生的袋鼠很小，就像一顆豆那么大。出生以后，它會爬進媽媽的育兒袋。在10個月之后，小袋鼠就離開育兒袋了。