第六十篇: 北京动物园 Beijing Zoo

Recently, a new form of ticketing has been introduced at Beijing Zoo — a CD-like ticket. There is music and video of the animals in it. You can read it through your computer or V player. There is also an important message on the CD: we should all help protect the environment where we live.

最近，北京动物园引进一种新形式（form）的票——一种光盘式的票。光盘里面有音乐和这些动物的视频（video）。你可以通过电脑或影碟（V）播放器来阅读这些信息。这张光盘里还有一条重要短信：我们都应该保护我们的居住环境（environment）。

Beijing Zoo has many animals such as the giant panda and the golden monkey, and also has the animals from all over the world — elephant, camel, giraffe, tiger, lion, zebra, etc.

北京动物园（zoo）有很多动物，如大熊猫（panda）和金丝猴（golden monkey），也有许多来自世界各地的动物——大象、骆驼（camel）、长颈鹿、老虎（tiger）、狮子、斑马（zebra）等。

Beijing Zoo covers an area of more than 50,000 square meters and there are more than 30 large halls. It is also a famous center of zoological research.

北京动物园占地50000平方米（square meters），有30多个场馆。北京动物园也是著名的动物学研究中心（research center）。