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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

ï•Óý¤¹¤ë (¤·¤¤¤¯¤¹¤ë) raise, keep

´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.