rare
not common; unusual because there are very few examples of something.
In article: “A rare turtle that washed up on a Welsh beach is being flown 5,000 miles (8,047km) back home to the Gulf of Mexico.”
罕見的、稀少的；表示某物或某種情況不常出現，數量很少。
Current Events · August 9, 2026
Rare Turtle Begins 5,000-Mile Journey Home
Today’s Sunday lighter lesson uses a BBC News feature about a rescued sea turtle being flown from Wales back to the Gulf of Mexico.
Level: intermediateTime: 5–10 minutes
Source article
Title: Rare turtle to be sent back home in 5,000-mile 'incredibly emotional' trip
Source: BBC News
Published: August 8, 2026
Original article: BBC News article link
Article Summary
BBC News reports that Rhossi, a rare Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found nearly dead on a Welsh beach in 2023, is being flown about 5,000 miles back toward his natural waters in the Gulf of Mexico. Staff at Anglesey Sea Zoo have spent more than two years nursing him back to health and planning the complex trip.
The journey requires a temperature-controlled crate, careful paperwork, and constant attention so the turtle does not dry out during helicopter and cargo flights. Conservationists hope his return to the wild will support the survival of one of the world’s rarest sea turtle species.
文章摘要
BBC News 報導，一隻名叫 Rhossi 的罕見肯氏龜在 2023 年幾乎奄奄一息地被發現於威爾斯海灘，如今將被送回約 5,000 英里外、接近牠原本棲息海域的墨西哥灣。Anglesey Sea Zoo 的工作人員花了兩年多時間照護牠恢復健康，並安排這趟複雜旅程。
這趟行程需要控溫運輸箱、繁複文件與一路細心照看，以免海龜在直升機與貨運航班途中乾燥脫水。保育人士希望牠回到野外後，能為這種世界上最稀有的海龜之一的存續帶來一小步幫助。
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operation
a planned activity involving many steps, people, or resources, especially when it is difficult to organize.
In article: “Now, conservationists have begun a carefully co-ordinated operation to fly him across the Atlantic ocean, making sure he does not dry out along the way.”
行動、作業；指需要安排多個步驟、人員或資源的計畫性工作，常用於救援、軍事或物流情境。
dehydrate
to lose too much water from the body, often causing weakness or medical danger.
In article: “It means the journey needs to be completed as quickly as possible, and staff have to be constantly on hand to make sure he does not dry out or dehydrate.”
脫水；指身體失去過多水分，可能造成虛弱或健康危險。
habitat
the natural place or environment where an animal, plant, or other organism lives.
In article: “He was less than two years old and was only just alive, in a state that conservationists call ‘cold-stunned’ from being in much cooler water than his normal habitat.”
棲息地；指動物、植物或生物自然生活的環境。
rehabilitated
restored to health, normal life, or useful condition after illness, injury, damage, or difficulty.
In article: “Rhossi is the fourth sea turtle to be rescued and rehabilitated by the zoo over the past decade.”
復健、康復、恢復到可正常生活的狀態；常用於受傷動物、病人或受損系統經照護後恢復。