1、Cambodia to Ban Elephant Rides at Angkor Wat柬埔寨2020年起禁止骑大象，让动物回归大自然Angkor Wat (吴哥窟), one of Asias most famous tourist 1 (attraction), is taking a major stand for animals.Following pressure from animal activist groups, Apsara, the management authority for the Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia (柬
2、埔寨) announced this past June that it would ban elephant rides at Angkor Wat in early 2020. So far, some parts of the process for this transition 2 (begin).Local media the Khmer Times reported that on November 15, two elephants at the park 3 (relocate) to the nearby community forest.“The elephant is
3、a big animal, but it is also gentle. We dont want to see the animals being used for tourism activities anymore,” said Long Kosal, an Apsara press representative. “We want them 4 (live) in their natural surroundings.” He added that the twelve remaining animals would be set free to the same forest by
4、early next year.In 2016, an elephant named Sambo died at Angkor Wat, 5 (draw) worldwide attention. Her death was blamed on a 6 (combine) of heatstroke (中暑) and exhaustion from 7 (carry) too many human beings around.Two years 8 (late), the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) published an in-depth look at t
5、he declining populations of the Asian elephant. The report noted that the species population had fallen by 50% in just three generations.According to the ticket office at Angkor Wat, the UNESCO-listed site (被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产的景点) is facing 9 decline in tourist numbers. While theres no predicting whethe
6、r this ban on elephant rides will impact visitor numbers in the future, it comes at a time when more and more travelers and tourism 10 (organization) around the world have moved to eliminate animal-related attractions.（选自ChinaDaily）译文：亚洲最著名的一处景点将做出保护动物的重要表态。在受到动物保护团体施加的压力后，柬埔寨暹粒吴哥考古公园的管理当局Apsara于201
7、9年6月宣布，将在2020年初禁止骑大象。现在，这一程序已经启动。当地媒体高棉时报报道称，11月15日，目前在该公园服务的14头大象已有两头被转移到附近的博斯托姆社区森林中。吴哥考古公园是著名的吴哥窟庙宇的所在地。Apsara的新闻发言人龙库索告诉高棉时报说，其余的12头大象将在“明年初”转移到同一片森林。库索说：“大象是体积庞大的动物，但也是温和的动物，我们不想再看到大象被用于旅游活动。我们希望它们能在自然环境中生活。”2016年，一头名为桑博的大象在吴哥公园死亡，吸引了全世界的关注。她的死亡被归咎于中暑和接载太多游客。两年后，世界野生动物基金会发表了一篇亚洲象数量减少的深度报道，报道指出，
8、亚洲象在仅仅三代时间内数量就减少了一半。吴哥售票处的数据显示，这一被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产的景点正面临游客数量的减少。柬埔寨禁止在吴哥公园骑大象是否会影响游客数量尚无法预测，不过这条禁令的出台恰逢世界各地越来越多的游客和旅行社采取行动来淘汰动物相关景点。单词：eliminateilimineitv. 除去，剔除; 忽略例句：The Sex Discrimination Act has not eliminated discrimination in employment反性别歧视法并未根除工作中的歧视。名词形式 elimination enterpriseentpraizn. 企业，事业
9、，谋划，进取心例句：an enterprise with a turnover of $26 billion营业额260亿元的公司representativereprizenttivadj. 代表性的，代议制的，典型的例句：Employees from each department elect a representative.每个部门的员工选举一名代表。动词形式 represent combination.kmbineinn. 结合，联合，联合体例句：Frost and wet are the lethal combination for plants. 霜雨天气对植物危害极大。动词形式 combine答案：1.attractions 2.had begun 3.were relocated 4.to live 5.drawing bination 7.carrying 8.later 9.a 10.organizations
