賴世雄英語新聞聽力通 第10期:西伯利亞虎危在旦夕

(BBC News) Siberia has had a biting cold winter with temperatures dropping to minus 60 degreesCelsius.

(英國(guó)國(guó)家廣播公司報(bào)道)西伯利亞今年寒冬刺骨，氣溫降至攝氏零下六十度。

One of the casualnes has been the rare Siberian tiger，one of the world's largest cats.

罕見的西伯利亞虎也受到氣候波及，這種老虎是世界體型最大的貓科動(dòng)物之一。

The freezing conditions have forced them into villages in search of food.

嚴(yán)寒的環(huán)境迫使它們闖人村子獵捕食物。

Now Russia is asking for inter-national help to return the tigers to the wild.

目前俄羅斯要求各國(guó)伸出援手，幫助這些老虎回到野外。