美国国家公共电台 NPR 密歇根州的一名大学生为蓝斑蝾螈解决了一个大问题

College student in Michigan solves a big problem for blue-spotted salamanders

密歇根州的一名大学生为蓝斑蝾螈解决了一个大问题

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Migrating amphibians² were being hit by cars while crossing the road in egg-laying season. Eli Bieri persuaded officials to block a park road for safe salamander passage, The Washington Post reports.

在产卵季节，迁徙的两栖动物在过马路时被汽车撞到。据《华盛顿邮报》报道，埃利·比埃里（Eli Bieri）说服官员封锁公园道路，以确保蝾螈安全通行。

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

主持人RACHEL MARTIN：

Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. A while back, a college freshman³ in Marquette, Mich., noticed a big problem for blue-spotted salamanders. Migrating amphibians were being smashed by cars while crossing the road in egg-laying season. So according to The Washington Post, Eli Bieri persuaded officials to block a park road for safe salamander passage, a move so popular the city now holds a Salamander Days Festival. Eli is now a senior at Northern Michigan University. After college, he's going to study frogs. It's MORNING EDITION.

早上好我是雷切尔·马丁。不久前，密歇根州马奎特的一名大学新生发现了蓝斑蝾螈的一个大问题。在产卵季节，迁徙的两栖动物在过马路时被汽车撞得粉碎。因此，据《华盛顿邮报》报道，埃利·比埃里（Eli Bieri）说服官员们封锁了一条公园道路，以便让蝾螈安全通行，这一举动非常受欢迎，以至于该市现在举办了一个蝾螈节。Eli现在是北密歇根大学的大四学生。大学毕业后，他将学习青蛙。这是早晨版。

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 amphibians   

两栖动物( amphibian的名词复数 )； 水陆两用车； 水旱两生植物； 水陆两用飞行器

参考例句：

• The skin of amphibians is permeable to water. 两栖动物的皮肤是透水的。
• Two amphibians ferry them out over the sands. 两辆水陆两用车把他们渡过沙滩。

3 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。