No seal hunting [ 2006-03-03 10:29 ]
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Singer Paul
McCartney (R) and his wife, Heather, pet a harp seal pup after flying out to an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
March 2, 2006. The couple arrived for a two day visit to the east coast of
Canada to protest the killing of harp seal pups. The annual Canadian seal
hunt is scheduled to begin later in the month. (Reuters)
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A harp seal pup lies
on the ice as singer Paul McCartney and his wife, Heather, hold a media
briefing on an ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada March 2, 2006.
The couple arrived for a two day visit to the east coast of Canada to
protest the killing of harp seal pups. The annual Canadian seal hunt is
scheduled to begin later in the month. (Reuters)
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Vocabulary:
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harp seal: 格陵兰海豹
pup: the young of certain other animals, such as the
seal (幼崽)
floe: a segment that has separated from such an
ice mass (浮冰) | |