八年级英语下册P54-2bItis8;30attheChengduResearchBase
LinWeiandtheotherpandakeepersarepreparingthemilkforthebabypandas’breakfast
At9:00a
m,theyfindthatmostofthebabiesarealreadyawakeandhungry
Whenthebabiesseethekeepers,theyrunoverwithexcitementandsomeofthemevenwalkintotheirfriendsandfallover“They’resocuteandlovely
Itakecareofthemlikethey’remyownbabies
Iwash,feedandplaywiththemeveryday
They’reveryspecialtome
”LinWeilovesherjob,butitisadifficultone
Pandasdonothavemanybabies,maybeonlyoneeverytwoyears
Thebabiesoftendiefromillnessanddonotliveverylong
Adultpandasspendmorethan12hoursadayeatingabout10kilosofbamboo
Manyyearsago,therewerealotmorebambooforestsandpandasinChina,butthenhumansstartedtocutdowntheforests
Scientistssaytherearenowfewerthan2,000pandaslivingintheremainingforests
Another200orsoliveinzoo