What’s Wrong with Kangaroos

In Australia， people see kangaroos everywhere. There are more kangaroos than people in this country. This year， the country plans to （打算） kill about 1 million kangaroos. Kangaroos eat lots of grass on grasslands.Grasslands are home to birds and reptiles （爬行动物）. Kangaroos are doing harm to （对……有害） the homes of those small animals. The country wants to save its grassland and other animals.

在澳大利亚，人们随处都可看到袋鼠。在这个国家，袋鼠比人还多呢。今年，澳大利亚打算杀掉大约一百万只袋鼠。袋鼠吃了很多草地上的草，这些草地是鸟儿与爬行动物的家，袋鼠这么做对那些小动物的家来说是有害的。澳大利亚这么做也是想拯救草地和其他动物。

那澳大利亚的国民对这一计划有什么看法呢？随棉花糖去瞧瞧——

Many ideas 各种看法

棉花糖：Whats your opinion of this plan？

Murray：Hi， Im Murray from Australia. I really like kangaroos. In Australia， they are always eating grass by the roadside （在路边）. They are very cute. But there are so many of them. Killing animals is not very nice. But this plan will save lots of other kinds of animals. So I think the plan is a good idea.

嗨！我叫默里，来自澳大利亚。我非常喜欢袋鼠。在澳大利亚，它们经常在路边吃草。它们很可爱，但是它们的数量太多了。杀袋鼠确实不好，但是这个计划是为了拯救更多的其他动物。因此，我觉得这个计划还是一个好计划。

那有没有反对的声音呢？当然有了。

Some Australians think the plan is not a good idea. Kangaroos are native （本土的） animals in Australia. They eat grass and keep the grass short. Not as many fires start when the grass is short.And some experts are worried about the future of kangaroos. Kangaroos could disappear（消失） because of this plan.

一些澳大利亚人认为这个计划不好。袋鼠是澳大利亚的本土标志性动物，它们吃草，能让草保持一定长度，不疯长。草很短，不长，就可以避免许多火灾。一些专家担心袋鼠的未来，觉得袋鼠可能会因为这个计划而消失。

Big family人与袋鼠一家亲

Kangaroos are part of the life of Australians. People love them. Lets see how they care about kangaroos.

袋鼠是澳大利亚人生活的一部分。人人都很喜爱它们。这让我们看到他们是在乎袋鼠的。

Chris lives in Australia. About 20 years ago， he built a home to save baby kangaroos. Some babies dont have moms. Chris has to take care of them. At night， he keeps wild dogs （野狗） away from his house. Wild dogs can hurt baby kangaroos.

克里斯住在澳大利亚。大约20年前，他建立了一个“家”，目的是救助小袋鼠。在这里有一些袋鼠宝宝是没有妈妈的，所以克里斯一直照顾它们。在夜里，他让野狗远离他的房子，因为野狗会伤害袋鼠宝宝。

In Australia about 20，000 kangaroos die in car accidents （车祸） each year. They usually jump onto the road out of nowhere. Cars hit them immediately （紧接着）. But a car company uses a radar （雷达） to save kangaroos. The radar can find kangaroos. And the car stops before it hits a kangaroo.

澳大利亚约每年有20000只袋鼠死于车祸。它们通常会突然跳到公路上。公路上的汽车就会立即撞倒它们。一个汽车公司利用雷达来拯救袋鼠。（怎么救呢？）用雷达可以监测发现袋鼠。在汽车快要撞到袋鼠前会紧急刹车，让汽车停止。

All about kangaroos习性知多少

In Australia， kangaroos like to live in the bush. They eat leaves and insects （昆虫） too. Kangaroos have strong back legs. They jump on their back legs. Their heavy tail balances （平衡） their body when they jump. Kangaroos live in groups and help each other. The mother kangaroo has a pouch （育兒袋） for a baby kangaroo. A newborn （刚出生的） kangaroo is very small. It is as big as a bean. After its birth， it climbs into its mothers pouch. It leaves the pouch when it is 10 months old.

在澳大利亚，袋鼠喜欢住在灌木丛中。它们也吃树叶和昆虫。袋鼠有强壮的后腿，它们用后腿来跳跃。跳跃的时候，它们重重的尾巴用来平衡它们的身体。袋鼠一般是团体生活并互相帮助。母袋鼠有一个育儿袋用来装袋鼠宝宝。刚出生的袋鼠很小，就像一颗豆那么大。出生以后，它会爬进妈妈的育儿袋。在10个月之后，小袋鼠就离开育儿袋了。