By Jennifer Pak, Kuala Lumpur

媒体英语会带大家一起学习BBC撰稿人在报道世界大事时常用到的单词和短语。

Background: 马来西亚生态环境保护者用相机拍到了一头稀有的苏门答腊犀牛。据称这头犀牛已经怀孕。看到这种濒临灭绝的动物在婆罗洲岛的野外繁育，也让人们看到了它们的希望。婆罗洲岛分别隶属于马来西亚、印度尼西亚和文莱三个国家。

This is the first time that researchers have captured an image of a female Sumatran rhino believed to be pregnant.

There are so few of these animals left in the wild - possibly no more than 30 on Borneo - that experts say each new calf is a lifeline for the species.

The female is thought to be around 20 years old, and the researchers have set up some 50 cameras in the area to try and track her movements.

If she is indeed pregnant - and the experts say they can't be sure yet - the birth of a calf would go some way to allaying fears that the rhinos have become so isolated from each other, they are not even meeting to breed.

The location of the rhino is being kept secret, as this is an area where poaching, and also illegal logging, are a huge threat.

The Sumatran rhino is an extremelyshy creature which is rarely seen.

Researchers are trying to gather more information on the health and condition of the species through the use of remote cameras.

There was excitement recently when the cameras caught images of two young rhino in the area where the female has been spotted.

The World Wildlife Fund is working with local officials to produce an action plan to protect forest reserves, and to rescue rhinos where necessary to help them breed.

• female [´fi:meil]   a.女(性)的 n.女人   (初中英语单词)
• extremely [ik´stri:mli]   ad.极端地；非常地   (初中英语单词)
• rarely [´reəli]   ad.难得；非凡地   (初中英语单词)
• remote [ri´məut]   a.遥远的；偏僻的   (初中英语单词)
• excitement [ik´saitmənt]   n.兴奋；骚动；煽动   (初中英语单词)
• working [´wə:kiŋ]   a.工人的；劳动的   (初中英语单词)
• rescue [´reskju:]   vt.&n.救援；挽救   (初中英语单词)
• location [ləu´keiʃən]   n.定位；位置；地方   (高中英语单词)
• species [´spi:ʃi:z]   n.(生物的)种，类   (高中英语单词)
• trying [´traiiŋ]   a.难堪的；费劲的   (英语四级单词)
• pregnant [´pregnənt]   a.怀孕的；含蓄的   (英语六级单词)
• illegal [i´li:gəl]   a.不合法的，非法的   (英语六级单词)