学习英语简单阅读（每天一篇英文阅读学习英语第十六天）

A zoo (动物园) in England sells(出售) people a chance to play tug (拖船) of war(战斗) with its tigers (老虎) and lions (狮子) . A keeper (饲养员) from the zoo said that they saw that other zoos do it, so they tried it too.

英国一家动物园向人们出售与老虎和狮子进行拔河比赛的机会。动物园的一位饲养员说，他们看到其他动物园也这样做，所以他们也尝试了

He says that it is an exercise (锻炼) for the animals and an education(教育) for the people – they can really understand how big and strong these cats(猫科动物) are.

他说，这是对动物的一种锻炼，也是对人类的一种教育——他们可以真正了解这些猫有多大、有多强壮。

However, some people criticize(批评) the zoo (动物园) . They say that it is not normal (正常) for the animals and that the zoo is doing it just to be special(特别).

然而，一些人批评动物园。他们说这对动物来说是不正常的，动物园这样做只是为了与众不同。

Difficult words:

tug (拖船) of war (a game(游戏) in which two groups of people pull(拉) the opposite (对面的) ends(末端) of rope (绳) )

exercise (锻炼) (moving the body so that it gets/stays fit (适合) )

education (learning).

Word:

zoo (动物园)

sells(出售)

tigers (老虎)

lions (狮子)

keeper (饲养员)

cats(猫科动物)

criticize(批评)

normal (正常)

special(特别)

game(游戏)

pull(拉)

opposite (对面的)

ends(末端)

rope (绳)

tug (拖船)

war(战斗)

exercise (锻炼)

education(教育)