我国有很多自然保护区，但是一直是多头管理，存在很多问题。近年来，在借鉴发达国家经验的基础上，我国正在筹建全新的国家公园体系。
A new national park system in China
by Christina Larson & Emily Wang
In August, policymakers and scientists from China, the United States and other countries convened（开会） in Xining, capital of the country's Qinghai province, to discuss China's plans to create a unified park system with clear standards for limiting development and protecting ecosystems.
policymaker /ˈpɒləsiˌmeɪkə(r)/ n. 政策制定者（由policy和maker组成）
province /ˈprɒvɪns/ n. 省
unify /ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/ v. 统一
standard /ˈstændəd/ n. 标准
limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ v. 限制
ecosystem /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/ n. 生态系统（由system加上表示生态的前缀eco-）
The country's economy has boomed over the past 40 years, but priorities are now expanding to include conserving key natural resources. "It's quite urgent to identify the places, the ecosystems and other natural features" to protect, says Zhu Chunquan, who serves on an advisory committee providing input on the development of China's nascent（新兴的） national park system, expected to be officially unveiled（推出） in 2020.
economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ n. 经济
boom /buːm/ v. 繁荣
priority /praɪˈɒrəti/ n. 优先事项
expand /ɪkˈspænd/ v. 扩大
conserve /kənˈsɜːv/ v. 保护（生态、环境等）
key /kiː/ adj. 关键的
resource /ˈriːsɔːs/ n. 资源
identify /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/ v. 识别、辨认出
feature /ˈfiːtʃə(r)/ n. 特点、特征
serve /sɜːv/ v. 履职
advisory /ədˈvaɪz(ə)ri/ adj. 顾问的（由advisor加后缀-y变成形容词）
committee /kəˈmɪti/ n. 委员会
input /ˈɪnpʊt/ n. 输入（这里指意见和建议）
officially /əˈfɪʃ(ə)li/ adv. 官方地、正式地（由official加后缀-ly变成副词）
One of the first pilot parks will be in Qinghai, a vast region in western China. The area is home to iconic（标志性的） and threatened species such as the snow leopard and Chinese mountain cat, and encompasses（包含） the headwaters of three of Asia's greatest waterways: the Yangtze, Yellow and Mekong Rivers.★ "This is one of the most special regions in China, and in the world," says Lu Zhi, a Peking University conservation biologist who has worked in Qinghai for two decades.
pilot /ˈpaɪlət/ adj. 试验性的
vast /vɑːst/ adj. 巨大的、广阔的
threaten /ˈθret(ə)n/ v. 威胁
species /ˈspiːʃiːz/ n. 物种（单数和复数都是species）
leopard /ˈlepəd/ n. 豹、豹子
headwater /ˈhedwɔːtə(r)/ n. 河流的源头
waterway /ˈwɔːtəweɪ/ n. 水道、河道（由water和way组成）
★ 这里Yangtze River是长江（扬子江），Yellow River是黄河，Mekong River是澜沧江（湄公河）
conservation /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ n. （生态、环境等）保护（由conserve加后缀-ation变成名词）
biologist /baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ n. 生物学家（由biology加上表示人的后缀-ist）
decade /ˈdekeɪd/ n. 十年
Yellowstone is widely considered the world's first national park. After it was created in 1872, the U.S. government forced the Native Americans who lived in the area to resettle（迁居） outside the park boundaries, in keeping with the 19th-century notion that wilderness protection meant nature apart from people. But countries that attempt to establish park systems in the 21st century must consider how best to include local populations in their planning.
Yellowstone 指美国的黄石国家公园
widely /ˈwaɪdli/ adv. 广泛地、普遍地（由wide加后缀-ly变成副词）
force /fɔːs/ v. 强迫、迫使
native /ˈneɪtɪv/ adj. 土生土长的（Native American指美国的原住民，以前称为印第安人）
boundary /ˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/ n. 边界、界限
in keeping with 跟…一致
notion /ˈnəʊʃ(ə)n/ n. 观念
wilderness /ˈwɪldənəs/ n. 荒野、荒原
protection /prəˈtekʃ(ə)n/ n. 保护（由protect加后缀-ion变成名词）
apart from 除了、除去
establish /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ v. 建立
In developing the national parks, the Chinese government is giving conservation-related jobs to at least a swathe of people living in Sanjiangyuan to stay and work on their land. The "One Family, One Ranger（照看公园者）" program hires one person per family for 1800 yuan a month to perform such tasks as collecting trash and monitoring for poaching（偷猎） or illegal grazing（放牧） activity.
related /rɪˈleɪtɪd/ adj. 相关的
a swathe /sweɪð/ of 一部分
program /ˈprəʊɡræm/ n. 计划、方案
hire /ˈhaɪə(r)/ v. 雇、雇用
perform /pəˈfɔːm/ v. 做（某事）
task /tɑːsk/ n. 任务
monitor /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/ v. 监控
illegal /ɪˈliːɡ(ə)l/ adj. 非法的（由legal加上表示否定的前缀il-）
activity /ækˈtɪvəti/ n. 活动
The creation of protected areas is not a new idea in China. But many existing reserves are simply parks on paper, run by various agencies without enforceable guidelines. In contrast, the national park system is being designed from the ground up to incorporate global best practices and new science.
creation /kriːˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 创建（由create加后缀-ion变成名词）
existing /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ adj. 现存的
reserve /rɪˈzɜːv/ n. 保护区
simply /ˈsɪmpli/ adv. 仅仅
run /rʌn/ v. 运营
agency /ˈeɪdʒ(ə)nsi/ n. 政府部门、政府机构
enforceable /ɪnˈfɔːsəb(ə)l/ adj. 可执法的、可强制执行的（由enforce加后缀-able变成形容词）
guideline /ˈɡaɪdlaɪn/ n. 指南、指导方针
in contrast /ˈkɒntrɑːst/ 相比之下
from the ground up 自下而上
incorporate /ɪnˈkɔːp(ə)reɪt/ v. 包括、吸收
global /ˈɡləʊb(ə)l/ adj. 全球的
practice /ˈpræktɪs/ n. 做法
The question isn't just how much total land you're protecting, but which lands you're protecting, notes Ouyang Zhiyun, deputy director at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences. Currently, the focus is on habitats of endangered species that live only in China. "If we lose it here, it's gone," he says.
deputy /ˈdepjuti/ director 副主任
currently /ˈkʌr(ə)ntli/ adv. 现在、目前（由current加后缀-ly变成副词）
focus /ˈfəʊkəs/ n. 焦点、工作中心
habitat /ˈhæbɪtæt/ n. 栖息地
endangered /ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd/ adj. 濒临灭绝的
The first parks to be formally incorporated into China's national park system will showcase（展示） the country's vast and varied landscapes and ecosystems – from the lush（草木茂盛的） forests of southwestern Sichuan province, home to giant pandas, to the boreal（寒温带的） forests of northeastern China, where endangered Siberian tigers roam（游荡）.
formally /ˈfɔːməli/ adv. 正式地（由formal加后缀-ly变成副词）
giant /ˈdʒaɪ(ə)nt/ panda /ˈpændə/ 大熊猫
Siberian tiger 东北虎（西伯利亚虎）
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