“蝴蝶奶爸”，與蝶共舞

山東 李田田

楊鎮文是中國紅河蝴蝶谷蝴蝶博物館館長，也是蝴蝶谷的監測員。25 年來，他穿行在山林間，從事著蝴蝶生物多樣性資源的保護、調查和研究工作，被當地人親切地稱為“蝴蝶奶爸”。

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1 In late spring and early summer each year, tens of millions of butterflies come out of their chrysalises(蝶蛹) in the butterfly valley in southwest China's Yunnan Province.For butterfly expert Yang Zhenwen,it is the busiest time of the year,but he greets it with great enthusiasm.

2 Before the break of dawn, Yang has already arrived at the observation point, diligently tending to the needs of the awakening butterflies.“Due to warmer temperatures, the‘butterfly explosion’this year occurred slightly earlier than usual, and the size of the butterflies is larger than that in previous years,”said 46-year-old Yang, curator (館長)of the butterfly valley museum.“We expect that there will be about 80 million to 100 million butterflies in the valley during this year's‘butterfly explosion’.That's seems so crazy,”said Yang.According to Yang, in the valley, more than 320 butterfly species have been identified in specimens or photographs, including the rarest, most primitive,largest and smallest butterflies in China.

3 Besides Yang, many local villagers have also embraced the role of butterfly guardians.However, the journey toward achieving human-butterfly harmony was far from easy.Some two decades ago, the villagers had little awareness of butterfly conservation,wrongly believing that butterflies could threaten their food crops.They viewed them as pests that should be eliminated（消滅）.

4 In 1998, Yang embarked on his journey at the agricultural science station in Ma'an'di Township,the very place where the butterfly valley is located.“It was there that I met a recurring dilemma—the local villagers, seeking to protect their crops, would often plead for pesticides to remove the butterflies,”he said.“However, my genuine affection for these creatures drove me to persistently dissuade them from harming the delicate insects.”5 Now, the development of ecotourism relying on butterfly resources has successfully transformed the once impoverished township.More villagers have started engaging in butterfly breeding.“Protecting the forests,conserving water sources and preserving butterflies have become conscious actions within the local community,”said Yang.He describes the butterfly valley as a“dream-making machine”, which extends the“butterfly dream”of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

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Some two decades ago, the villagers had little awareness of butterfly conservation,wrongly believing that butterflies could threaten their food crops.大約二十年前，村民們對蝴蝶保護知之甚少，錯誤地認為蝴蝶會威脅到他們的糧食作物。

【點石成金】本句是一個復合句。the villagers had little awareness of butterfly conservation 是主句；believing...food crops 作伴隨狀語，that 引導的從句作動詞believe 的賓語。

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tend to 照料；護理

due to 由于；因為

view...as 把……看成

have little awareness of 對……不甚了解

embark on 從事；著手

rely on 依靠；依賴