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Immigration is not for animals (動物不得移民)
It seemed like a good idea at the time. On Christmas Day, 1859, Thomas Austin released 24 rabbits from England onto his property in Australia. Presumably, he wanted to have something to shoot at for his dinner.
invasive(a)入侵
species(n)物種，種類（單複數同形）
immigration(n)入境，移民
release(v)釋放
property(n)財產，地產
presumably(adv)推測起來，大概
But Australia had few natural predators to control the rabbit population, and rabbits, as the say, breed like rabbits. Soon, farmers were complaining that rabbits were eating up their crops. By 1907, the problem was so severe that the government built several anti-rabbit fences, the longest of which stretched 833km. Unfortunately, by the time that fence was finished, the rabbits were already living on both sides of it. It was the fastest spread ever recorded of any mammal anywhere in the world.
predator(n)掠奪者，捕食者
population(n)人口，族群
bread(v)繁殖
complain(v)抱怨
crop(n)農作物，收成
severe(a)嚴重的
anti-(prefix)抗，防
fence(n)圍籬，柵欄
mammal(n)哺乳動物
The case of rabbits in Australia is a classic example of the problems caused by the introduction of non-native species. Oftentimes, it seems, there is little we can do to prevent accidental introducations. Many species have crossed oceans in boxes of furit. Some species "hitchhike," hiding in oceangoing ships.
classic(a)典型的，經典的
introduction(n)引入
hitchhike(v)搭便車
It seemed like a good idea at the time. On Christmas Day, 1859, Thomas Austin released 24 rabbits from England onto his property in Australia. Presumably, he wanted to have something to shoot at for his dinner.
invasive(a)入侵
species(n)物種，種類（單複數同形）
immigration(n)入境，移民
release(v)釋放
property(n)財產，地產
presumably(adv)推測起來，大概
But Australia had few natural predators to control the rabbit population, and rabbits, as the say, breed like rabbits. Soon, farmers were complaining that rabbits were eating up their crops. By 1907, the problem was so severe that the government built several anti-rabbit fences, the longest of which stretched 833km. Unfortunately, by the time that fence was finished, the rabbits were already living on both sides of it. It was the fastest spread ever recorded of any mammal anywhere in the world.
predator(n)掠奪者，捕食者
population(n)人口，族群
bread(v)繁殖
complain(v)抱怨
crop(n)農作物，收成
severe(a)嚴重的
anti-(prefix)抗，防
fence(n)圍籬，柵欄
mammal(n)哺乳動物
The case of rabbits in Australia is a classic example of the problems caused by the introduction of non-native species. Oftentimes, it seems, there is little we can do to prevent accidental introducations. Many species have crossed oceans in boxes of furit. Some species "hitchhike," hiding in oceangoing ships.
classic(a)典型的，經典的
introduction(n)引入
hitchhike(v)搭便車
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