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African lion/ 非洲狮/ (fēizhōushī)

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A: You are traveling during the Qingming Festival, right?

清明节你要出去游玩是吧？

(qīnɡmínɡjié nǐyào chūqù yóuwán shìba?)

B: Yes, I plan to go to Chengdu to experience the panda-themed train, and also to visit the zoo in Xichang.

对,我计划去成都体验一下熊猫专列,还要去西昌逛逛动物园。

(duì, wǒjìhuà qù chénɡdū tǐyàn yíxià xiónɡmāo zhuānliè, háiyào qù xīchānɡ ɡuànɡɡuànɡ dònɡwùyuán.)

A: If you want to see the African lion there, you'd better confirm first, so you won't be disappointed when you get there.

如果你是想看非洲狮,还是先确定一下,免得扑个空。

(rúɡuǒ nǐshìxiǎnɡ kàn fēizhōushī, háishì xiān quèdìnɡ yíxià, miǎnde pūɡèkōnɡ.)

B: Friends are reposting a trending story. The cage that used to hold the African lion has moved and now that spot has a golden retriever.

热搜上朋友们在转发,以前关着非洲狮的笼子现在已经调整了位置,关的是金毛犬。

(rèsōushànɡ pénɡyoumen zài zhuǎnfā, yǐqián ɡuānzhe fēizhōushīde lónɡzi xiànzài yǐjīnɡ tiáozhěnɡle wèizhì, ɡuānde shì jīnmáoquǎn.)

A: Actually, I have never seen an African lion. But in the newly refurbished zoo, if the introduction of each animal has also been updated to be digital, it'll be easy to update and won't cause misunderstandings among tourists.

其实我也没见过非洲狮,可是如果翻新的动物园,每种动物的介绍也更新成数字化就方便多了,既容易更新又不会引起游客误解。

(qíshí wǒyě méijiànɡuò fēizhōushī, kěshì rúɡuǒ fānxīnde dònɡwùyuán, měizhǒnɡ dònɡwùde jièshào yěɡènɡxīn chénɡ shùzìhuà jiù fānɡbiànduōle, jì rónɡyì ɡènɡxīn yòu búhuì yǐnqǐ yóukè wùjiě.)