Unit 4 Wildlife protection1.root n. 根;根茎 2.bamboo n. 竹子3.branch n. 树枝;分枝 4.bush n. 灌木丛5.fibre (美 fiber) n. 纤维 6.maple n. 枫树7.pine n. 松树 8.botanical adj. 植物学的9.insect n. 昆虫 10.beast n. 野兽;牲畜11.butterfly n. 蝴蝶 12.tortoise n. 乌龟13.giraffe n. 长颈鹿 14.goose (复 geese) n. 鹅15.kangaroo n. 袋鼠 16.squirrel n. 松鼠17.creature n. 生物;动物 18.leopard n. 豹19.evolution n. 进化;演变 20.ecology n. 生态;生态学21.primitive adj. 原始的;远古的22.breakthrough n. 重大进展;突破23.clone n. 克隆(无性繁殖出来的个体)24.endangered adj. 濒临灭绝的25.natural reserve 自然保护区26.protect wildlife 保护野生生物1.according to 按照,根据……所说2.die out 灭绝3.in danger (of) 处于(……的)危险中4.on the decline/decrease 正在下降/减少5.prevent/protect...from... 阻止/保护……6.pump out/give out 释放出7.to one's relief 令某人宽慰的是8.result in 导致9.take measures to do sth. 采取措施做某事10.raise the awareness of 唤醒……意识1.Many trees are being cut down and more and more forests are lost, making animals lose their homes to live in.许多树木正在被砍伐,越来越多的森林消失,这使得动物们失去了它们赖以生存的家园。2.The number of wild animals decreases year by year so it's high time we took action to protect them.野生动物的数量每年都在下降,所以到了我们采取措施保护它们的时候了。3.We should protect wild animals and realize harmonious coexistence between man and nature!我们应该保护野生动物,实现人与自然和谐共处!1.How_this_kind_of_bird_died_out from the earth still remains a mystery.这种鸟是如何从地球上灭绝的仍然是个谜。2.This is the only home of the red Colobus monkey but there_are_very_few_left.这里是红髯猴唯一的家园,但是现在所剩无几了。3.Animals living in the waters, especially the sea waters, are_protected_from the destruction of their species by ...