toefl口语真题：动物园究竟有用还是有害

　　I am firmly in the pro-zoo camp.

　　Zoos protect against the extinction of species. Through the conservation of animals and their habitats, zoos are doing their part to bolster dwindling populations of wild animals. Simply put, without these efforts there would be fewer species alive today, and the world’s ecosystems would be poorer for it.

　　What’s more, a good zoo can be very educational. People in cities will never see a wild animal beyond a fox or pigeon, let alone a lion or giraffe. Sure, television nature documentaries get ever more detailed and impressive every year, but they still pale in comparison to seeing a living creature in the flesh, hearing it, smelling it and having the time to absorb details. That alone will bring a greater understanding and perspective to many, and hopefully give them a greater appreciation for wildlife, conservation efforts and what they can do to help.

　　我坚定地在支持动物园的阵营。首先，动物园防止物种灭绝。由于保护动物和它们的栖息地，动物园正在尽自己的力量来支持越来越多的野生动物。简单地说，如果没有这些努力，今天的物种将越来越少，生态系统和整个世界将变得更加贫穷，而且，一个好的动物园也可以如此受教育。城市里的人永远不会看到狐狸或鸽子以外的野生动物，更不用说狮子或长颈鹿了。当然，电视纪录片越来越详细和令人印象深刻，但这确实是苍白的旁边看到一个活生生的动物在肉，听到它，闻它，并有时间吸收细节。孤独会很多，希望给他们更大的升值带来更大的野生动物保护工作的认识和观点，以及他们如何能做出贡献。

　　Notes

　　Outline

　　动物园好

　　R1: zoos protect species going to extinction 保护动物不灭绝

　　R2: zoos are very educational 非常有教育意义

　　Vocabulary

　　pro-zoo pro 赞成

　　pro-zoo赞成动物园

　　extinct 灭绝的

　　conservation 保护

　　bolster 支持;支撑

　　dwindling 减少

　　bolster dwindling populations of animals still living free in the wild 这里指动物园给在野外生存不断减少的的动物很大的支持