Module 6 Animals in Danger Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现][读文清障] WWFThe WWF is the world's largest organisation for nature conservation. It was founded① in the UK in 1961 and opened an international office in Switzerland in the same year. Its aim② was to protect the natural habitats of wild animals in danger of③extinction④. One of the founders, the painter and naturalist⑤ Peter Scott, designed the famous panda logo. The initials⑥， WWF, stand for⑦ World Wide Fund for Nature. Originally⑧ the name was World Wildlife Fund. Today the organisation has branches⑨ in 90 countries in all five continents⑩. It has thousands of volunteers and more than five million supporters who help by giving money. Since 1985 it has spent more than $1,000 million on⑪ 11,000 projects in 130 countries.①found vt.成立；建立(founded, founded)②aim/eIm/n.目标；目的with the aim of doing sth.旨在做某事③in danger of 处于……危险中be in danger 处于危险中④extinction/Ik'stI k n/ŋ ʃn.灭绝；绝种⑤the painter and naturalist 画家兼自然学家，作 one 的同位语。第二个名词前不加冠词，指同一个人，这时谓语动词应用单数形式。⑥initial/I'nI l/ʃn.首字母⑦stand for 代表⑧originally adv.最初；起初⑨branch/brɑ nt /ːʃ n. 分 支 机 构 ； 办 事 处(pl.branches)⑩continent/'k ntIn nt/ɒən.大陆；洲⑪spend ...on ...在……上花费……世界自然保护基金组织[第 1 段译文]世界自然保护基金组织是世界上最大的自然保护组织。它于 1961 年在英国成立，同年在瑞士开了一个国际办事处。其目的在于保护濒临灭绝的野生动物的自然栖息地。其中一位建立者，画家兼自然学家，皮特·斯科特设计了著名的熊猫标志。缩略词 WWF 代表“世界自然保护基金组织”。最初名字是 World Wildlife Fund。现在这个组织在所有五大洲的 90 个国家拥有分支机构。它拥有成千上万名志愿者和五百多万名通过捐资来帮助的支持者。自1985 年以来，它已经在 130 个国家的 11 000 个项目上...
