素材段落

　　In 1973, the Indian government initiated a tiger protection campaign called ‘Project Tiger’ which was designed to help protect the diminishing tiger population. The tiger population was declining due to habitat loss, poaching and other human-related factors. During the campaign, twenty-five tiger reserves were established where human development and inhabitation was forbidden. On these reserves, the breeding of tigers has been facilitated, and mature tigers have been transported to other regions with the goal of increasing their worldwide population. At the same time, the campaign has organized the Tiger Protection Force to catch poachers and relocate villagers in the rural areas so that they are no longer living within natural habitats. As a result of these efforts, the population of Bengal tigers in India has increased from about 1,200 in 1973 to an impressive 3500 in 2007. Due to this fact, they are no longer on the brink of extinction.

　　單詞和詞組

　　diminish 減少

　　=decrease, decline

　　diminish water and energy supply

　　diminish government revenue by limiting commercial activities

　　with the goal of … 以…為目的

　　=with the purpose of …

　　With the goal/purpose of establishing a more efficient basic education system, authorities are obliged to implement scientific teaching strategies for all primary schools.

　　on the brink of 瀕臨

　　=on the verge of

　　on the brink/verge of starvation

　　句型結構

　　… where … 在這(那)里，地點狀語從句結構

　　There has been a large-scale migration of industrial workers from the countryside to the cities where many manufacturing factories are located.

　　話題詞匯

　　瀕危物種 endangered species

　　動物保護區 habitat conservation/preservation

　　對…有潛在威脅 pose a potential challenge/threat to

　　視而不見 turn a blind eye to

　　充耳不聞 turn a deaf ear to

　　以…為代價 at the expense of

　　彌補 make up for

　　采取各種措施保護 take various measures to protect/safeguard