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Read the passage from an environment science textbook.
请阅读这篇选自环境科学课本的文章。
You will have 45 seconds to read the passage. Begin reading now.
你将有45秒的时间阅读文章。现在开始计时。
Now listen to part of a lecture on this topic in an environmental science class.
请听环境科学课上关于这个话题的部分内容。
So, one example of this is the macaw, the great green macaw.
关于这个话题的一个例子就是金刚鹦鹉，一种绿色的大鹦鹉。
Now, the great green macaw is a beautiful bird, a fairly large-sized parrot known for its colorful feathers,
绿色金刚鹦鹉是一种很漂亮的鸟，一种大型鹦鹉，以其多彩的羽毛著称，
gorgeous green feathers with some red and blue feathers, too.
它长着很美的绿色羽毛，还有一些红色和蓝色的羽毛穿插其中。
The macaw lives in the South American rainforest,
金刚鹦鹉生活在南美洲的雨林里，
in a part of the rainforest where a lot of trees have been cut down,
而雨林中有一部分区域很多树都被砍掉了，
trees that the macaw relies on for its food and nesting. So, the macaw was in trouble.
这些树是金刚鹦鹉的食物来源和筑巢地。所以，它们现在有麻烦了。
And, of course, along with the trees, a lot of other animals were in trouble, too.
当然，随着这些树被砍掉，很多其他的动物也陷入了困境。
Lots of birds, bats, and frogs also live in these trees.
很多鸟类、蝙蝠和青蛙也都生活在这些树上。
So, when the trees were cut down and cleared away,
所以，在这些树被砍掉并运走之后，
these animals also didn't have a place to live anymore and their populations drastically declined.
这些动物也失去了住所，数量急剧减少。
So, what a concerned group of people in the area did was they started spreading the word about how the macaw,
当地有一群很关心这种情况的人采取的行动就是：他们开始散播消息，说金刚鹦鹉，
you know this really beautiful bird, needed help.
就是这种非常漂亮的鸟，需要帮助。
They made little books with information about the macaw, with pictures,
他们制作了一些小册子介绍金刚鹦鹉的情况，
full colored pictures of the macaw that showed off its beautiful feathers,
册子上还附有金刚鹦鹉的彩色照片以向人们充分展示它美丽的羽毛，
and they passed out these little books, these informational brochures.
然后他们就把这些小册子，这些充满信息的小手册分发了出去。
They distributed them to people in schools and community centers in the area.
他们把小册子发给了当地学校和社区中心的人。
And a lot of people responded.
很多人都回应了他们。
They contributed money, and helped the group set up some protective land,
这些人捐钱并帮助这个团体建立了一块保护区以保证金刚鹦鹉的安全，
a special area where no one could cut down the trees, so the macaw would be safe.
在这个特殊区域内，任何人都不能砍树。
And the macaw's population started to increase and other birds and bats and frogs came back to the area, too.
于是金刚鹦鹉的数量开始增加，其他的鸟类、蝙蝠和青蛙也都回到了这个区域。
Their numbers increased along with the trees.
它们的数量随着树木一起增加。
