「初中」英语时事阅读:福州熊猫世界新馆迎来首对龙凤胎小熊猫、专家解释华北毛毛虫大量出现的原因、我国首个深水油田迎新的里程碑

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2026年10月04日

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《福州熊猫世界新馆迎来首对龙凤胎小熊猫》

《专家解释华北毛毛虫大量出现的原因》

《我国首个深水油田迎新的里程碑》

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福州熊猫世界新馆迎来首对龙凤胎小熊猫

Fuzhou Panda World Welcomes Its First Twin Red Pandas

A pair of twin red pandas has become popular online in China. They live at the Fuzhou Panda World in Fujian Province. The boy is named Huajuan, and the girl is named Huasheng. The two babies met the public on the first evening of the National Day holiday.

The twins were born on August 22. Their mother is a three-year-old red panda called Duoduo. This is the first pair of twins in the new home, which opened in January. Their birth also set a local record, because Fuzhou red pandas are usually born in June or July. Huasheng opened her eyes after 28 days, while her brother needed about 30 days.

The twins are fed in different ways. Huajuan is stronger, so he drinks milk from his mother. Huasheng is smaller, so keepers feed her by hand and work in shifts around the clock. Red pandas are a protectedspecies, so healthy twins are very special to the park.

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一对双胞胎小熊猫在中国走红。它们生活在福建省福州熊猫世界。哥哥叫“花卷”，妹妹叫“花生”。这两个宝宝在国庆假期的第一个傍晚与公众见面。

这对双胞胎出生在8月22日，妈妈是一只名叫“朵朵”的3岁小熊猫。这是今年1月投用的新馆里出生的第一对双胞胎。它们的出生还刷新了本地纪录，因为福州的小熊猫通常在六七月出生。花生出生28天后睁眼，哥哥大约用了30天。

两只小熊猫的喂养方式不同。花卷更强壮，能喝妈妈的奶；花生体型偏小，由饲养员人工喂养，并24小时轮班照看。小熊猫是受保护的物种，所以这对健康的双胞胎对园区来说非常特别。

twin n. /twɪn/双胞胎之一

例：The panda gave birth to twins. 这只熊猫生了一对双胞胎。

record n. /ˈrekɔːd/纪录

例：Their birth set a new local record. 它们的出生刷新了当地纪录。

species n. /ˈspiːʃiːz/物种

例：Red pandas are a protected species. 小熊猫是受保护的物种。

protected adj. /prəˈtektɪd/受保护的

例：The park helps many protected animals. 该园区帮助许多受保护的动物。

shift n. /ʃɪft/轮班

例：The keepers work in shifts all day. 饲养员全天轮班工作。

survive v. /səˈvaɪv/存活

例：Young red pandas do not always survive. 小熊猫幼崽并非都能存活。

feed v. /fiːd/喂养

例：Workers feed the smaller cub by hand. 工作人员人工喂养较小的幼崽。

专家解释华北毛毛虫大量出现的原因

Experts Explain the Caterpillar Outbreak in North China

White caterpillars have been seen in large numbers in Beijing and Tianjin recently. They crawl on tree trunks and walls, and the topic has become popular on the Internet. At one park, visitors collected 37 jin of caterpillars in just three days.

Experts say the caterpillars belong to the fall webworm, an invasive moth from North America that was first found in China in 1979. It now lives in more than ten provinces and over 500 districts. In this area it produces three generations each year, and the third one is the most harmful.

Experts explain that the number rose because of a warm winter and heavy summer rain. The warm winter allowed more of the insects to survive, and the rain washed away the chemicals used to control them. The caterpillars do not bite people, but they eat the leaves of many broad-leaf trees, so the two cities have set up almost 3,000 monitoring points.

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近来北京、天津出现了大量白色毛毛虫。它们在树干和墙壁上爬行，这一话题在网上走红。在一个公园里，游客仅用三天就收集了37斤毛毛虫。

专家说，这些毛毛虫属于美国白蛾，是一种来自北美的入侵蛾类，1979年在我国首次被发现。如今它已出现在十多个省份、500多个区县。在这一地区，它每年繁育三代，其中第三代危害最重。

专家解释说，数量上升是因为去年暖冬加上今夏雨水偏多。暖冬让更多害虫得以存活，雨水则冲刷掉了用于防治的药剂。这种毛毛虫不咬人，但会吃很多阔叶树的叶子，因此北京、天津布设了近3000个监测点。

invasive adj. /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/入侵的

例：The fall webworm is an invasive moth. 美国白蛾是一种入侵性蛾类。

generation n. /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/代

例：It produces three generations a year. 它每年繁育三代。

harmful adj. /ˈhɑːmfl/有害的

例：The third generation is the most harmful. 第三代危害最重。

survive v. /səˈvaɪv/存活

例：More insects survived the warm winter. 暖冬让更多昆虫存活下来。

chemical n. /ˈkemɪkl/化学药剂

例：Rain washed the chemicals off the leaves. 雨水把药剂从叶子上冲掉。

monitor v. /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/监测

例：Teams monitor the insects in the two cities. 团队在两座城市监测这种昆虫。

pest n. /pest/害虫

例：The pest spreads across many districts. 这种害虫扩散到许多区县。

我国首个深水油田迎新的里程碑

New Milestone for China's First Deep-water Oilfield

On October 3, China's first deep-water oilfield reached a new milestone. The Liuhua oilfield has produced more than two million tonnes of oil since its redevelopment began. A huge round ship called Haikui-1 left the Haiji-2 platform with 42,000 tonnes of crude oil on board.

The oilfield lies in the Pearl River Mouth Basin in the South China Sea, where the water is about 305 metres deep. It uses Asia's tallest deep-water jacket platform, Haiji-2, and Asia's first cylindricaloffshore oil factory, Haikui-1, together with an underwater production system. There are 32 production wells, and the highest daily output reached 3,900 tonnes.

Oil from Haiji-2 is sent through undersea pipes to Haikui-1 for processing and storage, and then shipped to land. The whole process is controlled by Chinese companies. After ten years of research, engineers extended the oilfield's life by 30 years. So far, the field has produced more than 40 million tonnes of oil.

参考译文

10月3日，我国首个深水油田迎来新的里程碑。自二次开发启动以来，流花油田已生产原油超过200万吨。一艘名为“海葵一号”的巨型圆筒形船舶载着4.2万吨原油驶离“海基二号”平台。

该油田位于南海珠江口盆地，作业水深约305米。它依托亚洲第一深水导管架平台“海基二号”、亚洲首艘圆筒型海上油气加工厂“海葵一号”以及水下生产系统协同作业，共有32口生产井，最高日产达到3900吨。

原油在“海基二号”处理后通过海底管道输往“海葵一号”加工储存，再运往陆地。整个过程由中国企业自主控制。经过十年技术攻关，工程师把油田开采寿命延长了30年。截至目前，该油田已生产原油超过4000万吨。

milestone n. /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/里程碑

例：The oilfield reached a new milestone. 该油田迎来了新的里程碑。

crude oil n. /ˈkruːd ɔɪl/原油

例：The ship carried 42,000 tonnes of crude oil. 这艘船装载了4.2万吨原油。

cylindrical adj. /səˈlɪndrɪkl/圆筒形的

例：Haikui-1 is a cylindrical factory ship. 海葵一号是一艘圆筒形的加工船。

offshore adj. /ˌɒfˈʃɔː(r)/海上的

例：Offshore work needs strong machines. 海上作业需要坚固的设备。

output n. /ˈaʊtpʊt/产量

例：The daily output reached 3,900 tonnes. 日产量达到3900吨。

extend v. /ɪkˈstend/延长

例：Engineers extended the field's life by 30 years. 工程师把油田寿命延长了30年。

basin n. /ˈbeɪsn/盆地

例：The field lies in the Pearl River Mouth Basin. 该油田位于珠江口盆地。

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