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dòng wù yuán
动物园
de
的“
tóu wèi
投喂
zāi nàn
灾难”
The 'Feeding Disaster' at the Zoo
guó qìng国庆jià qī假期yóu kè游客luàn乱wèi喂dòng wù动物zhì致qí其shēng bìng生病，yǐn fā引发fǎn sī反思。

During the National Day holiday, tourists fed animals irresponsibly, causing illnesses and sparking reflection.

小宝
gē gē哥哥，wǒ我zài在wǎng shàng网上kàn dào看到yī一zhǐ只yáng tuó羊驼，hǎo xiàng好像hěn很nán guò难过。tā它shì bú shì是不是shēng bìng生病le了？

Brother, I saw a picture of an alpaca online. It looked so sad. Is it sick?

小刚
shì是a啊，guó qìng国庆hěn很duō多rén人qù去dòng wù yuán动物园luàn乱wèi喂shí wù食物，yáng tuó羊驼、xióng māo熊猫、hé mǎ河马dōu都bèi被wèi喂tài太duō多le了。

Yes, during the National Day holiday many people went to the zoo and fed the animals randomly. The alpacas, pandas, and hippos were all overfed.

小宝
kě shì可是tā men他们bú shì不是xiǎng想ràng让dòng wù动物kāi xīn开心ma吗？

But weren’t they just trying to make the animals happy?

小刚
tā men他们shì是hǎo xīn好心，kě shì可是dòng wù动物chī吃tài太duō多líng shí零食huì会shēng bìng生病。hé mǎ河马hái还yīn wèi因为chī吃miàn bāo面包biàn mì便秘ne呢。

They meant well, but animals can get sick if they eat too many snacks. One hippo even got constipated from eating bread.

小宝
āi yā哎呀，hǎo好kě lián可怜！nà那wǒ men我们yǐ hòu以后qù去dòng wù yuán动物园yào要zěn me怎么zuò做？

Oh no, that’s so pitiful! What should we do when we visit the zoo next time?

小刚
wǒ men我们yào要tīng听guī zé规则，bù不luàn乱wèi喂、bù不dà shēng大声hǎn喊、bù不rēng扔lā jī垃圾，zhè yàng这样dòng wù动物cái才huì会jiàn kāng健康。

We should follow the rules: don’t feed animals, don’t shout, and don’t throw trash. That way the animals can stay healthy.

小宝
wǒ我jì zhù记住le了！zhēn zhèng真正ài爱dòng wù动物，jiù shì就是bù不dǎ rǎo打扰tā men它们，duì对ma吗？

I’ll remember that! Truly loving animals means not disturbing them, right?

小刚
duì对。ài爱bú shì不是tóu wèi投喂，ér shì而是zūn zhòng尊重。zhè yàng这样dòng wù动物yě也huì会kāi xīn开心，wǒ men我们yě也néng能xué dào学到gèng更duō多。

Right. Love isn’t about feeding — it’s about respect. That way, the animals will be happy, and we’ll learn more too.