▸ 在zài非洲fēi zhōu，有yǒu一个yī ge很大hěn dà很大hěn dà的de公园gōng yuán。

In Africa, there is a very, very big park.

▸ 这个zhè ge公园gōng yuán在zài五wǔ个gè国guó家里jiā lǐ。

This park is in five countries.

▸ 很多hěn duō大象dà xiàng住zhù在zài那里nà li。

Many elephants live there.

▸ 科学家kē xué jiā想xiǎng知道zhī dào：那里nà li有yǒu多少duō shǎo大象dà xiàng？

Scientists wanted to know: how many elephants are there?

▸ 大象dà xiàng太多tài duō了le，怎么zěn me数shǔ呢ne？

There are so many elephants — how do you count them?

▸ 他们tā men坐zuò上shàng小xiǎo飞机fēi jī，从cóng天上tiān shàng数shǔ大象dà xiàng。

They got in small planes and counted the elephants from the sky.

▸ 数shǔ大象dà xiàng用了yòng le很hěn长时间cháng shí jiān。

Counting the elephants took a long time.

▸ 现在xiàn zài他们tā men知道了zhī dào le：有yǒu二十èr shí二èr万wàn多头duō tóu大象dà xiàng！

Now they know: there are more than 220,000 elephants!

▸ 十shí年前nián qián，大象dà xiàng没有méi yǒu这么zhè me多duō。

Ten years ago, there weren't this many elephants.

▸ 现在xiàn zài，大象dà xiàng越来越yuè lái yuè多了duō le。

Now, there are more and more elephants.

▸ 这是zhè shì很hěn好的hǎo de消息xiāo xi。

This is very good news.

▸ 科学家kē xué jiā说shuō：“我们wǒ men要yào继续jì xù帮助bāng zhù大象dà xiàng。”

The scientists say: "We will keep helping the elephants."

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