| |  | Gardeners of Eden 伊甸園的園丁 by Evan Witkowski | There might not be any elephants left alive in a decade, unless conservation efforts can overcome the obstacles standing in the way of environmental protection.
除非保育工作可以克服阻礙環境保護的種種困難，否則十年之內或許將沒有大象能夠倖存。 | African elephants are threatened with extinction from a combination of overhunting by poachers▼ in the ivory▼ trade and the loss of their natural habitat. As the largest land animals in the world, elephants are the focus of many conservation efforts to save them from being hunted and killed for their tusks▼, or for sport. Since there is so much international demand for ivory, the market is worth an estimated one billion dollars annually. That makes protecting them from armed hunters and profiteers▼ a dangerous enterprise. Nevertheless, someone has to do it before the next generation is only able to see elephants in pictures and history books.
That's where the people working at Kenya's David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust come in. In the National Geographic Channel's (NGC) premiere of the award-winning documentary Gardeners of Eden, you can see their experiences on the front line of the fight for the survival of elephants. Their harrowing▼ encounters include confronting poachers in the wild and rescuing orphaned▼ elephants whose parents were killed by hunters. Trained wildlife experts at the trust raise the baby elephants before returning them to the wild.
This powerful documentary shows the keepers' first-hand struggle to protect the elephants and give them another chance at a better life by rehabilitating them. They have been very successful so far, with 150 infant elephant orphans raised by the trust to date, and many of them being effectively reintegrated▼ back into the wild herds. Learn about the conservation efforts in Kenya by watching Gardeners of Eden on NGC.
|  |  | | | |  | - conservation n.（自然資源、動植物等的）保育
衍: conserve vt. 保護（環境）；節約（能源）
The international conservation group condemned the fishermen for killing endangered animals.
該國際保育團體譴責漁民殺害瀕臨絕種的動物。
＊condemn vt. 譴責，責難
We have to conserve our energy if we want to make it to the top of the mountain by nightfall.
若想在日落前攻頂的話，我們得節省體力。
＊nightfall n. 黃昏，傍晚 - obstacle n. 阻礙，障礙
Al's biggest obstacle is his fear of heights.
艾爾最大的障礙就是他的懼高症。 - extinction n. 絕種，滅絕
衍: extinct a. 絕種的，滅絕的
This rare plant is indigenous to the small island and is on the verge of extinction.
這種稀有植物是那座小島所特有的，目前正瀕臨絕種。
＊be indigenous to + 地方 為某地方所獨有
on the verge of... 瀕臨……；在……邊緣
Some animals will become extinct within a few years if we do not take action.
如果我們不採取行動，有些動物在幾年之內就會絕種。 - habitat n. 棲息地
Rivers provide excellent habitats for smallmouth bass because their temperatures are moderate, and they are highly oxygenated.
河流的水溫適中且含氧量又高，提供小口黑鱸絕佳的棲息環境。
＊bass n. 鱸魚（單複數同形）
oxygenated a. 含氧的 - demand n. 需求 & vt. 要求，請求
衍: demanding a. 要求高的，苛求的
We shut down another factory due to the low demand for our products.
由於市場對我們產品的需求量不高，所以我們關閉了另一家工廠。
The teacher demanded that we (should) hand in our assignment by tomorrow.
那名老師要求我們明天之前要交作業。
Without a demanding boss, the company is not going to be successful.
沒有要求高的老闆，公司就不會成功。 - enterprise n. 事業；企業
衍: entrepreneur n. 企業家
We are going to get involved in a scientific enterprise.
我們將投身於一項科學事業。
The wealthy entrepreneur bid for the famous painting at the auction.
這位富有的企業家在拍賣會上競標那幅名畫。 - premiere n. 初次上演，首映
Jeremy's new play had its premiere at the Sydney Opera House.
傑瑞米的新劇本在雪梨歌劇院首演。 - confront vt. 對抗；質問
衍: be confronted with... 面對……
confrontation n. 衝突；對質
The brave lady confronted the intruder, who broke into her house, on her own.
那名勇敢的女子獨自對抗破門而入的侵入者。
＊intruder n. 非法入侵者
Elaine confronted her friend Sally about the money she had stolen.
伊蓮當面質問她朋友莎莉關於她偷錢的事。
Terry was confronted with the harsh realities of job hunting after he graduated from college.
泰瑞大學畢業後就面臨找工作的殘酷現實。
Many violent and unnecessary confrontations can be avoided with communication.
透過溝通可以避免許多暴力和無謂的衝突。 - struggle n. & vi. 掙扎；努力
衍: struggle to V 努力／掙扎（做）??
My brother is engaged in a life-and-death struggle with cancer.
我哥哥正處於與癌症病魔搏鬥的生死關頭。
＊be engaged in... 致力／從事於……
Many small companies struggle to sell their products on the Internet.
許多小型企業努力在網路上販售自家商品。 - rehabilitate vt. 使復原
My family and I tried to rehabilitate our house after the typhoon.
我和我的家人在颱風過後試著把家裡恢復原狀。 - effectively adv. 實際上；有效地
衍: effective a. 有效的
Solar energy should be utilized more effectively.
太陽能應該更有效地被運用。
＊utilize vt. 運用
E-mailing is a fast and effective means of communication.
電子郵件是一種快速而有效的通訊方法。 - herd n. 獸群；一群
注意 herd 表『一群』時，多與群居的草食性大型動物並用。
衍: a herd of elephants / horses / cattle 一群大象／馬／牛群（集合名詞，作複數用）
A herd of cattle blocked the road and I couldn't pass them.
一群牛堵在路上，我無法從牠們中間通過。 | | | |  | ▼ poacher n. 盜獵者
▼ ivory n. 象牙（不可數）；象牙製品（可數）
▼ tusk n.（大象等動物的）長牙
▼ profiteer n. 奸商
衍: profit n. 利益 & vi. 獲益
▼ harrowing a. 慘痛的
▼ orphaned a. 成為孤兒的
衍: orphan n. 孤兒
▼ reintegrate vt. 使重新融入 | |  | - stand in the way of... 妨礙／阻擋……
Nothing can stand in the way of Kevin's dreams.
沒有什麼能阻擋凱文追求夢想。 - a combination of... ……的混合
It took a combination of guts and smarts to overcome the opponents.
想克敵制勝需要智勇雙全。
＊guts n. 勇氣
opponent n. 對手 - for sport 娛樂，消遣
Wild game, such as buffalo, were once hunted for sport in the American West.
在美洲西部地區，獵殺水牛之類的野生獵物曾是一種消遣活動。
＊game n. 獵物，野禽（集合名詞） - an estimated + 數字 + 複數名詞 估計有……
An estimated 300 guests went to their wedding ceremony last week.
估計有三百名賓客參加他們上週的婚禮。 - come in 發揮用處
We need some financial advice, and that's where Kate comes in.
我們需要一些理財建議，而那正是凱特派上用場的地方。 - to date 迄今
Our company has sold five million books to date.
我們公司至今已經賣了五百萬本書。 | |
 | 伊甸園的園丁
除非保育工作可以克服阻礙環境保護的種種困難，否則十年之內或許將沒有大象能夠倖存。
非洲象因象牙市場盜獵者的過度獵捕及牠們自然棲地的流失等諸多原因而面臨絕種的危機。大象身為世界上最大的陸地動物，是許多保育工作的焦點，防止牠們因象牙或娛樂而被獵殺。由於象牙大量的國際需求，其市場價值每年估計達十億美元。這使得保護牠們遠離武裝獵人及奸商成為一項危險事業。然而，必須有人在下一代只能在照片裡或是歷史書籍上看到大象之前有所行動。
這正是位於肯亞的大衛•謝爾瑞克野生動物基金會成員發揮用處的地方了。在國家地理頻道首次播出《伊甸園的園丁》這部獲獎的紀錄片中，您可以看到他們在前線為大象的生存而奮戰的親身經歷。他們可怕的遭遇包含對抗荒野中的盜獵者，以及拯救雙親被獵人殺害的大象孤兒。該基金會受過訓練的野生動物專家在將大象寶寶送回野外之前照顧養育牠們。
這部深具影響力的紀錄片呈現了這些守護者在保護大象、以及藉由讓牠們恢復正常生活來賦予牠們另一個機會過更美好的生活上，所親身經歷的掙扎。他們截至目前都非常成功，至今有一百五十隻大象孤兒寶寶由該基金會撫養長大，且當中的許多大象實際上已重新融入野生族群內。藉由觀賞國家地理頻道《伊甸園的園丁》來一探肯亞的保育工作吧。 | | | |  |  | 2017年線上國際書展(省門票•賺好康)！
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