英語沙龍

National Treasure Giant Panda

國寶大熊貓

Panda Cub at National Zoo Celebrates First Birthday

中國熊貓寶寶在美國國家動物園過周歲生日

The National Zoo in Washington is marking a milestone for its star attraction. Saturday is panda cub Bao Bao's first birthday.

The zoo and the Chinese embassy celebrated the occasion with a traditional Zhuazhou ceremony， in which a baby is presented with symbolic objects. The item the baby reaches for first has meaning for the child's future.

The zoo says that of three posters placed in front of her， Bao Bao chose the peaches， a Chinese symbol for longevity.

National Zoo Director Dennis Kelly says Bao Bao's birthday is a celebration of one of the zoo's "biggest conservation successes" adding that "she represents decades of collaboration between American and Chinese scientists."

華盛頓的美國國家動物園為其人氣明星熊貓幼崽舉行周年生日慶祝會。名叫寶寶的熊貓星期六迎來它的一歲生日。

國家動物園和中國駐美大使館為熊貓寶寶的周歲生日舉行了傳統的抓周活動。抓周時，人們在嬰兒面前擺放各種物件，孩子最先抓住的物件預示著他的未來。

動物園說，他們在熊貓寶寶面前豎起了三幅畫，寶寶挑選的是桃子，而桃子在中國象征長壽。

國家動物園園長丹尼斯·凱利說，寶寶的生日是慶祝動物園保護動物的最大成果之一。他說，寶寶代表了美國和中國科學家之間幾十年來的合作。

Pandas Magic

熊貓的魔力

Lucero Valdez

[美]盧塞羅·瓦爾德茲

So quiet and beautiful

It is sitting under the tree

Eating its bamboo so graceful

The panda looks free

Since you see its beauty

Pandas bring you peace

That is their duty

Eat bamboo piece by piece

Pandas are so adorable and innocent

Just as a chubby newborn baby

That even the most rude adolescent

Would go crazy

While touching its softness

It blows away your anger

And you feel that its tenderness

Is as sweet as sugar

它坐在樹下

如此安靜而美麗

如此優雅地吃著竹子

你也看到了熊貓的美

它自由自在無憂無慮

熊貓給人類帶來和平

那可是它們的義務

一點一點吃竹子

熊貓如此天真可愛

就像一個胖乎乎的新生兒

連那最魯莽的少年

撫摸著它的柔軟

也不由得心頭狂喜

它能消除你的怒氣

你覺得它的溫柔

像食糖一樣甜蜜