Passage Three
Human fascination with animals goes back as far as humans do. [22] Of the oldest cave paintings discovered, some are up to 40,000 years old, and there are more images of animals than humans. At some point, humans began to capture and hold animals.
[23] The first-known collections were held by royalty and were not open to the public. In Egypt, researchers have found buildings from around 3500 B.C., containing the remains of animals, including elephants, which were not native to Egypt. But life wasn’t easy for these animals. They probably had short lives, and their remains show evidence of severe injuries.
The first public exhibit of animals may have been created by Egypt’s Queen Hatshepsut around 1480 B.C. Researchers think the zoo was started with animals brought home from a far-off land known as Punt. [24] It’s unclear why the Queen built the zoo, but it might have been to show off her wealth and power.
Early zoos are found all over the world. In China, Emperor Wenwang is said to have built a “Garden of Intelligence” around 1060 B.C. It included deer, birds, and many fish. In England, King Henry I set up a collection of animals in about 1110 as part of the royal estate. His collection included tigers and lions. This collection eventually moved to the Tower of London in 1235. The collection stayed at that location for 600 years.
短文三
人类对动物的迷恋可以追溯到人类诞生之初。在已发现的最古老的洞穴壁画中,有些壁画可追溯到4万年前,其中动物的画像比人类的还要多。在某个时期,人类开始捕捉和饲养动物。
已知的第一批藏品由皇室收藏,并未向公众开放。在埃及,研究人员发现了大约公元前3500年的建筑,其中保存着包括大象在内的动物遗骸,这些动物并非埃及本土动物。但这些动物的生活并不轻松。它们的寿命可能很短,而且遗骸显示出严重受伤的迹象。
第一个公开的动物展览可能是由埃及女王哈特谢普苏特在公元前1480年左右创建的。研究人员认为,这座动物园最初的动物是从一个名为庞特的遥远之地带回的。目前尚不清楚女王建造动物园的原因,但可能是为了炫耀她的财富和权力。
早期的动物园遍布世界各地。在中国,据说文王于公元前1060年左右建造了一座智慧之园。花园里饲养着鹿、鸟和各种鱼类。在英国,亨利一世国王大约在1110年设立了一个动物收藏馆,作为皇家庄园的一部分。他的收藏品包括老虎和狮子。这些动物最终于1235年被移至伦敦塔。它们在那里保存了600年。
What can we see in the oldest cave paintings?
问:在最古老的洞穴壁画中我们能看到什么?
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What do we learn about the first-known collections of animals?
问:关于已知最早的动物收藏,我们了解到了什么?
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What might be the reason the Egyptian Queen created the zoo?
问:埃及女王建造动物园的原因可能是什么?
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What do we learn about King Henry I's collection of animals in England?
问:关于国王亨利一世在英国的动物收藏,我们了解到了什么?
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