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poach/ 非法偷猎/ (fēifǎ tōuliè)

A: Did you hear about that man who caught a Chinese sturgeon, cut it up and put it in his refrigerator?

你知道有一男子捕获了一条中华鲟,并将其分解放入冰箱吗？

(nǐ zhīdào yǒu yī nánzǐ bǔhuò le yītiáo zhōnɡhuáxún, bìnɡ jiānɡqí fēnjiě fànɡrù bīnɡxiānɡ ma?)

B: I heard about this, that man also tried showing off by posting a video. 

我知道这件事,而且这名男子还发布视频炫耀。

(wǒ zhīdào zhèjiànshì, érqiě zhèmínɡ nánzǐ hái fābù shìpín xuànyào.)

A: Yup. Chinese sturgeons are a level- one nationally protected wild animal, poaching is illegal.

没错。中华鲟是国家一级重点保护野生动物,非法偷猎是违法行为。

(méicuò. zhōnɡhuáxún shì ɡuójiā yījí zhònɡdiǎn bǎohù yěshēnɡ dònɡwù, fēifǎ tōuliè shì wéifǎ xínɡwéi.)

B: Pandas, snub-nosed monkeys and sika deer are all well-known protected animals in our country. 

像大熊猫,金丝猴,梅花鹿都是我们熟知的国家一级保护动物。

(xiànɡ dàxiónɡmāo, jīnsīhóu, méihuālù dōushì wǒmén shúzhīde ɡuójiā yījí bǎohù dònɡwù.)

A: But most of them are rare, like the Chinese sturgeon and Chinese paddlefish, a lot of people don't know about them.

但大部分都是我们不常见的,像中华鲟,白鲟等,所以有很多人都不认识。

(dàn dàbùfēn dōushì wǒmén bù chánɡjiàn de, xiànɡ zhōnɡhuáxún, báixún děnɡ, suǒyǐ yǒu hěnduōrén dōu bù rènshí.)

B: A lot of netizens say that he knew what he was doing was illegal. 

很多网友说他是知法犯法。

(hěnduō wǎnɡyǒu shuō tāshì zhīfǎfànfǎ.)

Photo/Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times