一穿山甲被解救 A one-meter-long pangolin was rescued in Shandong

 The wildlife rescue(救助) association(协会) in Qingdao, Shandong Province received(收到) a one-meter-long female pangolin on Sep. 14, rescued by a local citizen. The pangolin now is in good(良好) health(健康), and is ready to be released(释放) back into the wild(野外) in southern China.

一穿山甲被解救 A one-meter-long pangolin was rescued in Shandong

Pangolins are listed as national protected(保护) animal. It has been identified(认为) as the most trafficked(非法贩卖) endangered animal in the world, and listed as a highly endangered(濒危的) species(物种) by International unio for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

一穿山甲被解救 A one-meter-long pangolin was rescued in Shandong

一穿山甲被解救 A one-meter-long pangolin was rescued in Shandong

词汇 Words:

[jiù zhù] 救助 rescue

[xié huì] 协会 association

[jiàn kāng] 健康 health

[wù zhǒng] 物种 species

[shōu dào] 收到 receive

[shì fàng] 释放 release

[bǎo hù] 保护 protect

[rèn wéi] 认为 identify

[liáng hǎo] 良好 good

[yě wài] 野外 wild

[bīn wēi de] 濒危的 endangered

重点词汇 Key word:

被

 <名词 n.> quilt

E.g. Bǎ bèi zi gài hǎo!

把被子盖好!

Cover yourself up with a quilt, please.

<动词 v.> (used in the passive voice to introduce the doer of the action or the action if the doer is not mentioned)by

E.g. Tā bèi píng wéi yōu xiù yuán gōng。

她被评为优秀员工。

She was appraised as a model worker.