本则影音新闻出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
Elephants Vacation at a Japanese Beach
日本海滩上演大象假期
【新闻关键字】
1. mingle: v. 混在一起
2. admirer: n. 爱慕者
3. line up: v.phr. 排队
4. feed : v. 喂食
5. trunk: n. 象鼻
The two friendly animals, Terry and Pulli, took some time off from their performance schedule at the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom to relax on the beach.
泰瑞和普莉这两只友善的动物，从市原大象王国的表演行程中，偷闲到海滩放松一下。
They mingled with a crowd of about 25 admirers that gathered on the shore. Parents and children lined up to feed them fresh fruit and vegetables. For many kids, the experience was an educational one.
它们和25位爱慕者同聚海边，父母孩子排队喂食它们新鲜蔬果，对许多孩子而言，这经验具有教育意义。
[Rie Odo, 8-years-old]:
“Elephant skin is very hard.”
八岁的尾堂理绘说：“大象的皮肤很硬。”
[Daiki Matsumoto, 5-years-old]:
“It uses its trunk to put food in its mouth.”
五岁的有冈松本说：“它用鼻子把食物放到嘴里。”
【新闻关键字】
6. on the spot: adv. 现场、当场
7. exotic: a. 外国的
8. zebra: n.斑马
9. camel: n. 骆驼
10. kangaroo: n. 袋鼠
In addition to their on the spot picnic, Terry and Pulli had some fun in the water.
除了当场的野餐外，泰瑞和普莉在水中也玩得颇愉快。
The Ichihara Elephant Kingdom, where Terry and Pulli live, is a local zoo that houses many exotic animals including zebras, camels and kangaroos.
泰瑞和普莉所住的市原大象王国是一座地方动物园，饲养许多异国动物，包含斑马、骆驼以及袋鼠。
But Terry, Pulli and their fellow elephants are the main attraction. The park offers elephant rides, performances and more.
但泰瑞、普莉和它们的大象同伴是最大的吸引力，园区提供骑大象及大象秀等活动。
Trainers say that the elephants love the beach and have been visiting it for the last three or four years.
训练师说大象很喜欢海滩，过去三、四年都有造访。
[Sayuri Sakamoto, Zookeeper]:
“Elephants like wide open space and water. In Japan, it’s hard to find rivers and lakes nearby, that’s why we bring them here to the ocean.”
动物园管理员岩田龙一说：“大象喜欢宽阔开放的空间和水域。在日本，很难在附近找到河或湖，于是我们把它们带到这里──海。”
Terry, a 16-year-old-male, and Pulli, an 18-year-old-female, grew up together in a park in India.
泰瑞是16岁的公象，而普莉是18岁的母象，它们在印度的一处公园里一起长大。
Together they have a child, a young two-year-old girl named Yumehana, who also lives at the zoo.
它们共同育有一个孩子，两岁的小母象叫做梦花，也同住在动物园中。
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