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Please Give Polar Bear A Home

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Please Give Polar Bear A Home

这zhè张zhāng照片zhào piàn里lǐ,北极熊běi jí xióng妈妈mā ma抱bào着zhe自己zì jǐ的de孩子hái zi,小心xiǎo xīn地de站zhàn在zài很hěn小xiǎo的de一yī块kuài冰bīng上shàng,这zhè是shì它们tā men能néng找zhǎo到dào的de最zuì大dà的de冰bīng了le。

极jí冷lěng的de北极běi jí,在zài这个zhè ge夏天xià tiān温度wēn dù甚至shèn zhì达dá到dào了le32℃。

气温qì wēn越来越yuè lái yuè高gāo,冰bīng越来越yuè lái yuè少shǎo。

它们tā men没有méi yǒu其他qí tā地方dì fang可以kě yǐ去qù,只zhǐ能néng在zài这里zhè lǐ暂时zàn shí休息xiū xi一下yī xià。

但是dàn shì,冰bīng还hái在zài不断bù duàn地de融化róng huà。

不久bù jiǔ后hòu,它们tā men就jiù要yào去qù找zhǎo一yī块kuài新xīn的de冰bīng。

没有méi yǒu冰bīng就jiù没有méi yǒu家jiā,但是dàn shì比bǐ没有méi yǒu家jiā更gèng让ràng北极熊běi jí xióng害怕hài pà的de是shì没有méi yǒu食物shí wù。

冰bīng越来越yuè lái yuè少shǎo,冰bīng上shàng的de动物dòng wù也yě越来越yuè lái yuè少shǎo。

北极熊běi jí xióng根本gēn běn找zhǎo不bù到dào食物shí wù,它们tā men又yòu累lèi又yòu饿è。

北极熊běi jí xióng瘦shòu得de让ràng人rén心疼xīn téng!

请qǐng保护bǎo hù环境huán jìng,还huán北极熊běi jí xióng一yī个gè家jiā!

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Vocabulary 81 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
这 zhèthis; these
张 zhāngclassifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
照片 zhào piànphotograph / picture
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
北极熊 běi jí xióngpolar bear
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
抱 bàoto hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
孩子 hái zichild
小心 xiǎo xīnto be careful / to take care
地 de-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
站 zhànto stand / to halt / to stop
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
很 hěnvery; quite
小 xiǎosmall / tiny / few
一 yīone / single / a (article)
块 kuàiclassifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
冰 bīngice / (slang) methamphetamine
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
它们 tā menthey; them
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
极 jíextremely
冷 lěngcold
北极 běi jíthe North Pole / the north magnetic pole
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
夏天 xià tiānsummer
温度 wēn dùtemperature
甚至 shèn zhìeven; so much so that
达 dáto attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate
气温 qì wēnair temperature
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
少 shǎofew / less
没有 méi yǒuto not have
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
去 qùto go, to go to
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
这里 zhè lǐhere
暂时 zàn shítemporary; provisional; for the time being
休息 xiū xito rest
一下 yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
但是 dàn shìbut; however
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
不断 bù duànunceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant
融化 róng huàto melt / to thaw / to dissolve / to blend into / to combine / to fuse
不久 bù jiǔnot long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after
后 hòuafterwards / after
就 jiùin that case; then
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
新 xīnnew; newly
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
害怕 hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
食物 shí wùfood
动物 dòng wùanimal
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
根本 gēn běnsimply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all
不 bùno; not so
又 yòuboth... and...
累 lèitired / weary
饿 èhungry
瘦 shòuthin / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
得 destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
人 rénperson; people
心疼 xīn téngto love dearly / to feel sorry for sb / to regret / to grudge / to be distressed
请 qǐngplease (do sth)
保护 bǎo hùto protect / to defend / to safeguard
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general