Monsoons Bring Relief to Elephants in India’s Rajasthan
印度季风降雨纾解最大邦象群酷暑之苦
本新闻影音出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2010-08-27/816199087740.html
【新闻关键字】
1. monsoon: n. 季风
2. relief: n. 纾解
3. downpour :n. 倾盆大雨
4. release: v. 释放
5. in shifts: ph. 分批、轮流
6. hygiene: n. 卫生
7. full-fledged: a. 成熟的
8. colony: n.群居地
9. house: v. 供…房子居住、把…储藏在、容纳
10. pachyderm: n. 厚皮类动物（如大象、犀牛、河马等）
This year’s monsoons in India have not only brought smiles to farmers, but also some relief for around 100 elephants in India’s desert state of Rajasthan.
今年印度季风期的丰沛雨水，不但让农夫们笑颜逐开，也纾解了位于西北沙漠地区的最大邦拉贾斯坦境内，大约100只大象的酷暑之苦。
[Shyam Gupta, Spokesperson, Elephant Owners Association]:
“This year, the downpours were heavy and the elephants are feeling good. All the elephants feel like they have got holy water. Now they are taking baths about two to three hours long. We release elephants in shifts so that they all get the chance to bathe, and also to improve their health and skin.”
[谢姆．古塔，象主协会发言人]：
“今年降雨丰沛，大象们也觉得很舒服。所有大象都觉得好像得到圣水的恩赐。它们现在洗个澡大约要花2到3小时。我们把象只分批放出来，这样它们全都有机会好好洗个澡，也改善它们的健康和皮肤状况。”
[Javid, Elephant Caretaker]:
“We give him baths as though he is a part of our family, and we care for them with love, and we give them good baths with full hygiene, and they also feel good in the water.”
[贾维德，象群照顾人员]：
“我们帮它洗澡，把它当作像家人一样看待。我们以爱心照料它们，帮它们仔细地洗得干干净净，而象群在水里也觉得很舒服。”
Recently a pond for the elephants was constructed in a full-fledged elephant colony. It was constructed near Amber to house the pachyderms.
最近在一处成熟象群的聚居地，盖了一个专供大象使用的水池。这个水池盖在靠近拉贾斯坦邦的安柏镇，可容纳这群厚皮类动物。
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