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2011년 11월 15일 화요일

11/14 Endangered Animals

DIALOG>> Many animals are endangered.

Many animals are endangered.

Many are on the verge of extinction.

Humans are mainly responsible for that.

We have to do something to protect wildlife.
ex> Many reservations have been built to protect wildlife.


RESPONSE>> Talk about endangered animals.

Many animal species on earth have gone extinct or are endangered.
* go extinct: 멸종되다
* endangered: 멸종될 위기의
ex> It's so sad that polar bears are endangered.

Humans are mainly responsible for many animals dying off
* die off: 죽어 자취를 감추다.
ex> The flowers in my garden are dying off one by one.

Overdevelopment is shrinking the habitats of animals.
* habitat: 서식지
ex> The habitat of this plant is tropical jungles.

Overfishing is depleting fisheries.
ex> Humans are responsible for depleting fisheries.

Poaching and wildlife trade also kill millions of animals a year.
* poach: 밀렵하다.
* wildlife trade: 야생 동물 거래.
ex> The government has banned illegal poaching.

Pollution and climate change play a big role as well.

A case in point is what global warming is doing to the polar bears.
* case in point: 정확히 들어맞는 사례

Creatures like tigers, bears, ceetahs, and whales are on the brink of disappearing.
* on the verge/brink/edge/ of: ~의 직전에 있는


@ They are always looking down on me.  그들은 항상 나를 무시해.

1. Endangered species are animals that are on the verge of disappearing.
2. Many animals will die off if things go wrong.
3. Many fisheries are being depleted.
4. Poaching is the main threat to tigers.



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