Tương lai của ếch phát quang

Từ vựng - Vocabulary

endangered - có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng

injecting - tiêm

fluorescent - phát sáng, phát quang

in the wild - trong đời sống tự nhiên

a bright future - tương lai tươi sáng

Bài khóa - Transcript

The tiny golden mantella frog; one of the most endangered animals in the world.

Scientists at Chester Zoo in the UK are injecting them with harmless, fluorescent silicon.

This allows them to track the amphibians in the wild, and learn more about the frogs' forest habitat in Madagascar.

They hope it will help create a bright future for these colourful creatures.

Bản dịch - Translation

Ếch vàng Madagascar; một trong những loài động vật cónguy cơ tuyệt chủng lớn nhất trên thế giới.

Các khoa học gia tại vườn thú Chester Zoo ở Anh đang tiêm vào chúng chất silicon phát quang vô hại.

Việc này sẽ giúp họ theo dõi được loài lưỡng cư này trong đời sống tự nhiên, và tìm hiểu thêm về tập quán sinh sống của chúng tại Madagascar.

Các khoa học gia hy vọng việc này sẽ giúp tạo một tương lai tươi sáng cho loài động vật có màu sắc sặc sỡ này.

Bài tập - Exercise

Hãy dùng các từ và cụm từ dưới đây ở dạng thích hợp để hoàn thành những câu sau:

endangered / injecting / fluorescent / in the wild / a bright future

1. Researchers found the vaccine, which is being developed in the US, protected 12 out of 15 patients from the disease, when given in high doses. The method is unusual because it involves __________ live but weakened malaria-causing parasites directly into patients to trigger immunity.

2. There are about 1,700 tigers left __________ in India. It is estimated India had 100,000 tigers a century ago, but their numbers have declined sharply since then, due to poaching and rapidly shrinking habitats.

3. Birds and animals, including some of the UK's most __________ species, have increased by more than 100 at a Norfolk wildlife reserve in the past year.

4. Mr Jenkins said he had now started spraying the name of the company that has bought the timber on individual logs using __________ orange spray paint, in an attempt to prevent the timber being stolen.

5. Miss Siddiqi said: "Aamir was a beautiful person with __________. If he was still with us he would be looking forward to turning 21 this year and completing his law degree."

Giải đáp - Answers

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Malaria vaccine shows early promise in clinical trials</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/1i6iFme" platform="highweb"/></link>

2. There are about 1,700 tigers left in the wild in India. It is estimated India had 100,000 tigers a century ago, but their numbers have declined sharply since then, due to poaching and rapidly shrinking habitats.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> 'Man-eating' tiger shot dead in India</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/1f6px1L" platform="highweb"/></link>

3. Birds and animals, including some of the UK's most endangered species, have increased by more than 100 at a Norfolk wildlife reserve in the past year.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Pensthorpe wildlife reserve counts growth in endangered species</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/Lj1ORQ" platform="highweb"/></link>

4. Mr Jenkins said he had now started spraying the name of the company that has bought the timber on individual logs using fluorescent orange spray paint, in an attempt to prevent the timber being stolen.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Fuel prices blamed for rise in theft of dead wood</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/1euAmr7" platform="highweb"/></link>

5. Miss Siddiqi said: "Aamir was a beautiful person with a bright future. If he was still with us he would be looking forward to turning 21 this year and completing his law degree."

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Aamir Siddiqi: 'Heartbeat' of our family says sister</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/1dKC0UI" platform="highweb"/></link>