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Words and phrases
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Ueno Zoological Gardens
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Taito Ward in Tokyo
6ÔÂ12ÈÕ (¤í¤¯¤¬¤Ä¤¸¤å¤¦¤Ë¤Ë¤Á) June 12
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´Æ (¤á¤¹) female
11šr (¤¸¤å¤¦¤¤¤Ã¤µ¤¤) 11 years old
³à¤Á¤ã¤ó (¤¢¤«¤Á¤ã¤ó) baby
³ö®b¤·¤¿ (¤·¤å¤Ã¤µ¤ó¤·¤¿) gave birth
°k±í¤·¤¿ (¤Ï¤Ã¤Ô¤ç¤¦¤·¤¿) announced
ÕQÉú (¤¿¤ó¤¸¤ç¤¦) birth
?ÄêÒÔÀ´ (¤Í¤ó¤¤¤é¤¤) since year ?
ÐÔ„e (¤»¤¤¤Ù¤Ä) sex, gender
²»Ã÷ (¤Õ¤á¤¤) unknown
ĸ×Ó¹²¤Ë (¤Ü¤·¤È¤â¤Ë) both mother and child
½¡¿µ (¤±¤ó¤³¤¦) healthy
Ϧ (¤æ¤¦¤Ù) evening
¥Ñ¥ó¥ÀÅhÊÒÄÚ (¤Ñ¤ó¤À¤·¤ã¤·¤Ä¤Ê¤¤) inside the panda cage
Âä¤Á׍¤Ê¤¯ (¤ª¤Á¤Ä¤¤Ê¤¯) restlessly
ši¤»Ø¤Ã¤¿ (¤¢¤ë¤¤Þ¤ï¤Ã¤¿) walked around
24•rég‘B„Ý (¤Ë¤¸¤å¤¦¤è¤¸¤«¤ó¤¿¤¤¤»¤¤) around-the-clock
ÓQ²ì (¤«¤ó¤µ¤Ä) observe
Îçǰ11•rǰ (¤´¤¼¤ó¤¸¤å¤¦¤¤¤Á¤¸¤Þ¤¨) before 11 a.m.
ÆÆË® (¤Ï¤¹¤¤) water broke
®bÉù (¤¦¤Ö¤´¤¨) first cry
ÉϤ²¤¿ (¤¢¤²¤¿) raised
ÌåÖØ (¤¿¤¤¤¸¤å¤¦) weight
Ó³Ïñ (¤¨¤¤¤¾¤¦) footage
ƽ¾ù (¤Ø¤¤¤¤ó) average
µ±¤¿¤ë (¤¢¤¿¤ë) matches
150¥°¥é¥à³Ì¶È (¤Ò¤ã¤¯¤´¤¸¤å¤¦¤°¤é¤à¤Æ¤¤¤É£© around 150 grams
½ñáá (¤³¤ó¤´) from now on
×´›r (¤¸¤ç¤¦¤¤ç¤¦) situation
ÒŠ¶¨¤á¤Ê¤¬¤é (¤ß¤µ¤À¤á¤Ê¤¬¤é) judging from its looks
°ëÄêáá (¤Ï¤ó¤È¤·¤´) six months later
¤á¤É aim
¹«é_ (¤³¤¦¤«¤¤) show
—ÊÓ‘¤¹¤ë (¤±¤ó¤È¤¦¤¹¤ë) consider
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Translation
The Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo¡¯s Taito Ward announced June 12 that its 11-year-old female giant panda, Shin Shin, has given birth. It has been five years since the zoo celebrated the birth of a cub in 2012. Its sex remains unknown, but the zoo announced that ¡°both mother and cub are in good health.¡±
According to Ueno Zoological Gardens, Shin Shin started moving restlessly inside her cage from the evening of June 10, and from July 11 the staff started monitoring her around the clock. Her water broke at 11 a.m. on July 12, followed by the cub¡¯s first cry at 11:52 a.m.
From footage and other clues, the cub¡¯s weight appeared to be around 150 grams, the average weight (of a panda cub). The zoo will continue to observe the mother and cub, and will consider putting the cub on display after six months.
Answers
1) When was the last time a panda was born at Ueno Zoo?
2012Äê¡£ In 2012.
2) When did Shin Shin start to show signs of giving birth and what were the signs?
10ÈÕϦ¤«¤é¥Ñ¥ó¥ÀÅhÊÒÄÚ¤òÂä¤Á׍¤Ê¤¯ši¤Ê¼¤á¤¿¡£ She began to walk around the panda cage restlessly from the evening of June 10.
3) How much does the baby weigh?
150¥°¥é¥à¤È¤ß¤é¤ì¤ë¡£ Presumably around 150 grams.
4) When will the baby appear in front of the public?
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They hope to show the baby to the public in six months¡¯ time.
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