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pick/ 采摘/ (cǎizhāi)  


A: Have you watched the recent variety show Go Fighting!?

最近几期的综艺节目《极限挑战》你看了吗？

(zuìjìnjǐqīde zōnɡyìjiémù jíxiàntiāozhàn nǐkànlema?)

B: I watched that edition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and I didn't like it.

我看了那期在青藏高原的, 不怎么喜欢。

(wǒkànle nàqī zàiqīnɡzànɡɡāoyuánde, bùzěnme xǐhuān.)

A: There was an edition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, where many celebrities searched for and picked snow lotus, and then talked about their success in front of the camera. 

是有在青藏高原上的一期, 多位明星嘉宾寻找并采摘到了雪莲花,面对镜头发表成功感言。

(shìyǒuzài qīnɡzànɡɡāoyuánshànɡde yìqī, duōwèi mínɡxīnɡ jiābīn xúnzhǎo bìnɡcǎizhāi dàole xuěliánhuā, miànduì jìnɡtóu fābiǎo chénɡɡōnɡ ɡǎnyán.)

B: The program was focused on ecology and poverty alleviation, but why did they pick snow lotus? It's official name is "saussurea medusa," and it is extremely endangered because of improper picking.

聚焦生态和扶贫的一期栏目,可是怎么偏偏采摘雪莲花呢？雪莲正式名称为"水母雪兔子", 因为不当采摘, 已经极其濒危。

(jùjiāo shēnɡtài héfúpínde yìqīlánmù, kěshì zěnme piānpiān cǎizhāi xuěliánhuāne? xuělián zhènɡshì mínɡchēnɡwéi shuǐmǔxuětùzǐ, yīnwéibùdānɡcǎizhāi, yǐjīnɡ jíqí bīnwēi.)

A: Yes, because the number of protected plant is scarce, experts are not even willing to collect specimens during scientific research.

是啊, 因为这种保护植物的数量稀少, 专家科考时连标本都不舍得采集。

(shìa, yīnwéi zhèzhǒnɡ bǎohùzhíwùde shùliànɡ xīshǎo, zhuānjiā kēkǎoshí liánbiāoběn dōubùshědé cǎijí.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT