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Officials at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona, are celebrating the birth of a baby elephant Zoo officials say the baby was born on Monday.
亚利桑那州图森市雷德公园动物园的官员们正在庆祝一头小象的出生。动物园官员说，小象在星期一出生。
It is a female, and she weighs nearly 130 kilograms.
它是一头雌性小象，体重将近130公斤。
Semba, her mother, is a 30-year-old African elephant.
她的母亲森巴是一头30岁的非洲象。
The pregnancy lasted 22 months.
森巴的妊娠期持续了22个月。
Officials described the baby elephant as "healthy, standing and nursing."
官员们称，这头小象“非常健康，能站立，哺乳喂养”。
The baby hasn't been given a name yet.
还没有给她起名字。
Semba has given birth before.
森巴以前生育过。
Zoo officials said during this pregnancy, she was closely monitored through physical exams and blood tests.
动物园的官员们说，在这次怀孕期间，她的健康状况通过体检和血液测试受到了密切的监测。
Dr. Sue Tygielski is the zoo's director of zoological operations.
苏·泰吉斯基医生是该动物园的动物手术部门的负责人。
She said the elephant's birth went smoothly and that there were no complications.
她说，小象的出生很顺利，没有出现任何并发症。
The new baby expands the zoo's elephant herd to six.
小象出生后，动物园的象群扩大到了6只。
That includes the baby's parents, a sister, a brother, and an adult female.
其中包括小象的父母、姐姐、哥哥和一头成年雌象。
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答问题3和问题4。
Question 3: What do we learn about the mother elephant Semba?
问题3：关于象妈妈森巴，我们可以得知什么？
Question 4: What dose the report say about the birth of the new baby elephant?
问题4：关于小象的出生，报道中说了什么？
