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great white shark  / 大白鲨 / (dàbáishā) 

A: Have you heard? Someone streamed themselves cooking a great white shark.

你听说了吗？有人直播时烹饪大白鲨。

(nǐ tīnɡshuō le ma?yǒurén zhíbōshí pēnɡrèn dàbáishā.)

B: I saw it. The person claimed that the great white shark in the video was raised on a fish farm, but in reality, great white sharks are not fish farmed. 

我看到了。当事人声称视频中的鲨鱼是人工养殖的,但实际上大白鲨并没有人工养殖种群。

(wǒ kàndào le.dānɡshìrén shēnɡchēnɡ shìpín zhōnɡ de shāyú shì rénɡōnɡ yǎnɡzhí de, dàn shíjìshànɡ dàbáishā bìnɡ méiyǒu rénɡōnɡ yǎnɡzhí zhǒnɡqún.)

A: Although she kept denying it, the police recently confirmed that the great white shark in her video was a young great white shark.

虽然她一直否认,但近日警方确定其视频中的鲨鱼就是大白鲨幼体。

(suīrán tā yīzhí fǒurèn, dàn jìnrì jǐnɡfānɡ quèdìnɡ qí shìpín zhōnɡde shāyú jiùshì dàbáishā yòutǐ.)

B: What a criminal, great white shark is an internationally endangered species, the same as a second-level nationally protected species.

真是无法无天,大白鲨可是国际濒危野生动物。它是国家二级保护动物呢。

(zhēnshì wúfǎwútiān, dà báishā kěshì ɡuójì bīnwēi yěshēnɡ dònɡwù.tāshì ɡuójiā èrjí bǎohù dònɡwù ne.)

A: Web celebrities nowadays will do anything to get followers.

现在的网红为了博取关注真是无所不用其极。

(xiànzài de wǎnɡhónɡ wéile bóqǔ ɡuānzhù zhēnshì wúsuǒ bùyònɡ qíjí!.)

B: There can be no killing if there are no sales. Protecting endangered species is the responsibility of everyone.

没有买卖就没有杀害。保护野生动物是每个人应尽的责任。

(méiyǒu mǎimài jiù méiyǒu shāhài.bǎohù yěshēnɡ dònɡwù shì měiɡèrén yīnɡjìn de zérèn.)

Illustration: Liu Rui/Global Times