中国专家抵美！“丫丫”终于能回国了吗？（朗读版）|E0322

▍原文

Experts from China arrived in the US and visited the Memphis Zoo on Saturday, where giant panda Ya Ya lives, to carefully assess the living and breeding conditions of Ya Ya.

Ya Ya will be quarantined in Shanghai for about a month after her return from the US and will reside in Beijing Zoo when her condition is qualified.

▍语言点 

1. expert /ˈekspɜːrt/ n. 专家 adj. 有经验的，内行的

· sb. be expert at doing sth. 某人做某事很在行

2. assess /əˈses/ v. 评定，评估

· 常见搭配：assess sb./sth., assess whether/how/what+从句 

· We need to assess whether the project is worth doing. 

我们需要评估一下这个项目是否值得去做。

3. living condition 居住条件

4. breeding condition 饲养情况

· breed /briːd/ v. 饲养动物，培育植物；养育孩子(常用被动)

· a well-bred child 被养育得很好的孩子，有教养的孩子

5. quarantine /ˈkwɔːr(ə)ntiːn/ v. (对人或动物进行)检疫隔离

· be quarantined 被隔离

· animal be quarantined 动物接受检疫隔离

6. reside /rɪˈzaɪd/ v. 居住 (live) 

· reside in somewhere 居住在某地