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World Animal Day has been celebrated on October 4 for many years.
10月4日作为世界动物日已经庆祝了很多年。
The World Animal Day website says it was first celebrated in 1925 in Berlin, Germany on a different date.
世界动物日官网上写道，第一次世界动物日是1925在德国柏林庆祝的，不过那时候和现在的纪念日不同，
It moved to October 4 in 1929.
是在1929年才改为10月4日的。
October 4 is the day Roman Catholics honor Saint Francis of Assisi, who was the patron saint of animals.
10月4日是罗马天主教纪念阿西西的圣方济(Saint Francis of Assisi)的日子，他是动物的守护神。
What happens on World Animal Day?
世界动物日那天会发生什么呢？
Aside from Twitter getting filled up with lots of cute photos of animals,
除了推特上面会充斥着很多动物可爱的照片外，
the day is designed to promote the rights of animals.
这一天的初衷其实是提升动物的权利。
The group that organizes the day wants to make sure animals are treated well around the world.
组织该纪念日的组织希望能确保全球各地的动物都能得到善待。
In honor of the day, many organizations held special events.
为了纪念这一天，很多组织都举行了特别的活动。
For example, some shelters held adoption events.
比如，一些避难所会举行收容活动。
Other organizations held workshops to make sure owners learned the best way to take care of their animals.
其他组织会召开讲习班，确保动物的主任们能了解照顾动物的最好方法。
One Twitter account called TheDodo has almost 500,000 followers.
一个名为TheDodo的推特账户有近50万个关注者。
The account owners made a video showing people treating animals "with love."
该账号的持有者们制作了一个视频，教人们如何"有爱地"对待动物。
The video showed a man taking a beached dolphin back to the water,
视频中，一名男子将搁浅的海豚送回水中，
a police officer helping free a deer from a backyard volleyball net and a driver stopping to move a kitten off a busy roadway.
一名警官帮忙让一只鹿后院的排球网中挣脱出来，还有一名司机停下车来，将一只猫咪带离车辆繁忙的道路。
The television channel Nat Geo WILD posted a video of a baby elephant taking its first steps.
国家地理野生频道发布了一则视频，视频中，一只幼象正在丫丫学步。
The actor Ricky Gervais presented a photo of himself with his dog, writing: "Happy #WorldAnimalDay. We're nothing without them.
演员瑞奇 热维斯发布了一张与爱犬的合照，配文："#世界动物日快了。没有小动物们，就没有我们"
Al Jazeera English made a video celebrating the work of a man in Kenya.
半岛电视台英语频道制作了一则视频，纪念肯尼亚一名男子所做的工作。
He drives a truck over 70 kilometers more than once a week to transport water to thirsty animals.
这名男子每周不止一次地驾驶着一辆卡车驶过70多千米的路，将水源带给饥渴的动物们。
His truck holds 12,000 liters of water. He said some of the animals recognize him.
他的卡车可以装1.2万升水。他表示，一些动物可以认出他。
While animal welfare is a serious issue, many people had fun with the day.
虽然动物的福祉是一个很严重的问题，但很多人还是能从这一天中享受快乐。
One sports organization, the UEFA Champions League, wrote a story highlighting the soccer players with animal-oriented nicknames.
欧冠这家体育组织发文标识出名字与动物有关的球员。
Over the years, some players have been known as "The Eel," "The Mosquito," "Snake-man" and "The Trout."
过去这些年来，很多球员都以"鳗鱼"、"蚊子"、"蛇人"、"鳟鱼"的名字为人熟知。
And that's What's Trending Today.
以上就是本期的《今日热点》。
【词汇解析】
1.cute adj.可爱的
Oh, look at that dog! He's so cute.
哦，看那条狗！它真可爱。
2.promote vt.促进，提升
You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth.
你们没有必要牺牲环保来促进经济增长。
3.workshop n.研讨会
Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave ran a jazz workshop for young artists.
鼓手马库斯马贝尔格瑞夫为年轻艺术家们举办了一场爵士乐研讨会。
4.mosquito n.蚊子
He crushes it, with one hydraulic hand, almost unconsciously, like someone swatting a mosquito.
他下意识地地用液压手将它拍个稀烂，就像拍死一只蚊子。
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