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第一段
1 .Today we continue our series on ecology and conservation with a look at a particularly endangered member of the black bear family.
今天，我们将继续我们的生态和保护系列，关于黑熊家族中一个极度濒危的成员。
2 .One in ten black bears is actually born with a white coat, which is the result of a special gene that surfaces in a few.
每10头黑熊中，会有一头天生就有白色的毛，这也是一个并不常见的很特别的基因导致的结果。
3 .Local people have named it 'the spirit bear'.
当地人把它命名为“灵熊”。
4 .And according to the legends of these communities, its snowy fur brings with it a special power.
根据这些地区的传说，其雪白的皮毛带来了一个特殊的力量。
5 .Because of this, it has always been highly regarded by them - so much that they do not speak of seeing it to anyone else.
正因为如此，它一直深受人们喜爱，以至于他们不会对任何人说看到了它们。
6 .It is their way of protecting it when strangers visit the area.
这是当陌生人访问此地时人类保护它的方式。
第二段
1 .The white bear's habitat is quite interesting.
白熊的栖息地是很有意思的。
2 .The bear's strong relationship with the old-growth rainforest is a complex one.
熊与旧的增长雨林稳固的关系是一个复杂的问题。
3 .The white bear relies on the huge centuries-old trees in the forest in many ways.
白熊在很多方面都依赖于森林里庞大的百年老树。
4 .For example, the old-growth trees have extremely long roots that help prevent erosion of the soil along the banks of the many fish streams.
例如，原生树有极长的根，这有助于防止沿许多鱼流对沿岸土壤的侵蚀。
5 .Keeping these banks intact is important because these streams are home to salmon, which are the bear's main food source.
保持这些沿岸的完整是非常重要的，因为这些溪流是鲑鱼的家，这是熊的主要食物来源。
6 .In return, the bear's feeding habits nurture the forest.
作为回报，熊的喂养习惯也养育了森林。
7 .As the bears eat the salmon, they discard the skin and bones in great amounts on the forest floor, which provide vital nutrients.
当熊吃鲑鱼时，他们丢弃了鲑鱼大量的皮肤和骨骼在森林的地面上，它给森林提供了重要的营养物质。
8 .These produce lush vegetation that sustains thousands of other types of life forms, from birds to insects and more.
这些会生产出茂密的植被来维持成千上万的其他类型的生命形式，从鸟类到昆虫甚至更多。
第三段
1 .Today, the spirit bear lives off the coast of the province of British Columbia on a few islands.
如今，熊类生活在远离不列颠哥伦比亚省海岸的几个岛屿上。
2 .There is great concern for their survival since it is estimated that less than two hundred of these white bears remain.
有它的生存状况人们有着极大的关注，因为据估计，只剩下了不超过200头这样的白熊。
3 .The best way to protect them is to make every effort to preserve the delicate balance of their forest environment - in other words, their ecosystem.
保护它们的最好方法就是尽一切努力来保护他们的森林环境，换句话说，他们的生态系统的平衡。