谷歌出资赞助濒危物种保护
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Drones could soon be helping1 protect rhinos2, tigers and elephants in Africa and Asia, thanks to cash from Google.

得益于谷歌的资金援助,无人机很快将用于保护非洲与亚洲的犀牛、老虎和大象。
 
Controlled via a tablet computer, the small autonomous3 aircraft will photograph poachers(偷猎者) and track animals via smart radio tags.
 
The World Wildlife Fund added the $5m grant would also fund software that could map where poachers strike. 
 
And it was developing a mobile DNA4 sampling kit5 to match body parts with animals.
 
The WWF said poaching and trafficking of body parts was having a devastating6 effect on the wild populations of some species, setting back decades long conservation efforts. 
 
The past 12 months have seen a significant rise in attacks on some animals, such as rhinos. 
 
In five years the number of rhinos killed in South Africa has risen from 13 to 588, according to statistics from Traffic, which monitors the trade in endangered animal parts.
 
WWF president Carter Roberts said: "We face an unprecedented7 poaching crisis. The killings8 are way up. 
 
"We need solutions that are as sophisticated as the threats we face. 
 
"This pushes the envelope in the fight against wildlife crime."
 
Google gave the WWF the cash as part of its Global Impact Award programme. 
 
The first round of these awards handed out $23m to seven separate organisations.


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1 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
2 rhinos 195f9b9fd8128a29dac773077994698f     
n.犀牛(rhino的复数形式)
参考例句:
  • There are many reports of people taming and even training Indian rhinos. 有许多关于人们驯养甚至训练印度犀牛的记载。 来自辞典例句
  • The rhinos had fed during the night in the rice fields of these villagers. 犀牛夜里在这些村民的庄稼地里也已吃饱了。 来自辞典例句
3 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的;独立的
参考例句:
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
4 DNA 4u3z1l     
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句:
  • DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
5 kit D2Rxp     
n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物
参考例句:
  • The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
  • The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。
6 devastating muOzlG     
adj.毁灭性的,令人震惊的,强有力的
参考例句:
  • It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
  • Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
7 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的,新奇的
参考例句:
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
8 killings 76d97e8407f821a6e56296c4c9a9388c     
谋杀( killing的名词复数 ); 突然发大财,暴发
参考例句:
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
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