Chat attack



pangolin

穿山甲

(chuānshānjiǎ) 

A: Did you know that last Saturday was World Pangolin Day?

你知道上周六是世界穿山甲日吗？

(nǐ zhīdào shànɡzhōuliù shì shìjiè chuānshānjiǎrìma?) 

B: I didn't. But I think this day is pretty good! It can call on more people to come together to protect this pitiful animal that faces extinction.

不知道。但是我觉得这个节日设立的好啊！可以号召更多的人一起来保护这个可怜的濒危动物。

(bùzhīdào. dànshì wǒjuédé zhèɡè jiérìshèlìde hǎoa. kěyǐ hàozhào ɡènɡduōderén yīqǐlái bǎohù zhèɡè kěliánde bīnwēidònɡwù.)

A: Yup! According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, all species of pangolin are all in danger of extinction. Over the past roughly 10 years, more than 1 million pangolins were killed or smuggled. 

是啊！根据世界自然保护联盟,目前所有种类的穿山甲都有灭绝的危险。在过去大约10年中,有超过100万只穿山甲遭到捕杀和走私贩卖。

(shìā. ɡēnjù shìjiè zìrán bǎohù liánménɡ, mùqián suǒyǒu zhǒnɡlèide chuānshānjiǎ dōuyǒu mièjuéde wēixiǎn. zàiɡuòqù dàyuē shíniánzhōnɡ, yǒuchāoɡuò yībǎiwànzhī chuānshānjiǎ zāodàobǔshā hé zǒusīfànmài.)

B: That really makes me mad!

真是太可气了！

(zhēnshì tàikěqìle.) 

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT