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A century ago, there were a hundred thousand tigers in the wild. Today, there are barely 3.5 thousand. Butthe picture may not be as bleak as it seems.

The Indian government has announced its tiger numbers have jumped by a third in the past four years. And that is significant because India is home to the majority of the world’s tigers, as Janet Barry reports.

This Indian government report called “The 2014 Status of Tigers” says there now 2226 of the endangered big cats roaming the country.

That’s over five hundred more than recorded four years ago in the last tigercensus.

Conservationists say this is a significant reversal in fortune of the tiger, which not so long agowas threatened with extinction in India.

“It’s good news but there are still many hurdles to overcome toensure the Indian tiger has a successful future”, says Belinda Wright of the Wild Life Protection Societyof India.

That’s right. India seems to have started to get it right. And there’s been a lot more focus in the pastthree four years on better field controlling and scientific monitoring.

India is believed to be home to around seventy percent of all the world’s tigers. The Indian Environment Minister says it’s the only country where tiger numbers are actually rising.

Conservationists say the report shows that ambitious conservation targets can be met even in densely populated areas undergoing rapid economic growth.

In 2010, the thirteen countries where tigers are found all pledged to double numbers of the big cats over twelve years. This year, Russia is expected to carry out a survey of its Amur tiger.

Other surveys are expected in Bangladesh, China, Nepal and Bhutan. Janet Barry.

The BBC has been marking the 750th anniversary of the first elected parliament at Westminster with a series of discussions and features about democracy.

It is an issue of particular importance with key elections in Burundi this year and the Democratic Republic of Congo next.

Both elections involve incumbent presidents who may look to extend theirmandates and hold onto power. In Congo, a controversial law has been proposed.

That has sparked riots in the capital Kinshasa. Meanwhile, in Burundi, there have been hints that President Pierre Nkurunziza might seek a controversial third term.

词汇解析

adjust

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

v.调整；校准；调节；使适应

参考例句

用作动词 (v.)

Could you teach me how to adjust the iris of the camera?

你能教我怎么调照相机的光圈吗？

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canal

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.运河；沟渠；气管；食管

vt.建运河；疏导

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

The canal is now open to shipping.

该运河现已通航。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

The workers canal an isthmus.

工人们在地峡处开凿了一条运河。

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comfort

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.舒适；安逸；安慰；慰藉

vt.安慰；使舒适

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

The dress is carefully styled for maximum comfort.

这服装精心设计，力求达到最大限度的舒适。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

I tried to comfort him after he was defeated by his opponent.

他被对手击败后，我尽力安慰他。

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liquor

难度：2星扩展词汇，属常用10000词

英汉解释

n.酒；烈性酒；液剂

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

Many airports sell duty-free liquor.

很多机场出售免税酒。

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command

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.命令；指挥；掌握；[计算机] DOS命令 : 引用辅助命令处理器

v.命令；指挥；掌握；博得

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

He growled a command to her to stop.

他咆哮着命令她停下来。

用作动词 (v.)

The general commanded his men to attack the city.

将军下令部下攻城。

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Internet

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.因特网

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

Internet plays a very important role in modern life.

互联网在现代生活中发挥非常重要的作用。

You can obtain this information on the Internet.

你可以从因特网上获得这一信息。

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motive

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

n.动机；目的；主题

adj.发动的；运动的；动机的

vt.促使

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

This motive had been a stock-in-trade of medieval art.

这一主题是中世纪艺术所惯用的。

用作形容词 (adj.)

The criterion for judging subjective intention or motive is social practice and its effect.

社会实践及其效果是检验主观愿望或动机的标准。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

According to the order,Communist Jiang San motived the mass to fight against the Japanese army.they eradicated the enemy,and killed his brother Jiang Er,who was a traitor.

共产党员蒋三奉命加家乡发动群众开展武装斗争，最后消灭了当地日伪军，除掉汉奸，其兄蒋二。

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