In 2021, China set up its first five national parks. Four years later, these parks are doing better than expected, and the good news is changing the way people think about nature.
The five parks are Sanjiangyuan, the Giant Panda park, the Northeast Tiger and Leopard park, the Hainan Tropical Rainforest park, and Wuyishan park. Recently, the government reported that the quality of the ecosystems in all five parks has improved. The number of flagship species, such as giant pandas, snow leopards, and Siberian tigers, is also rising.
Why is this happening? One reason is that the parks connect many small protected areas into one big home for wildlife. Animals can now move freely between regions, which is very important for their survival. Another reason is that local people have become part of the protection work. Many of them now work as park rangers or run eco-tourism businesses. Protecting nature brings them real income, so they want to protect it more.
This success shows us an important lesson: protecting the environment is not only about saving animals. It is also about building a better future for people and wildlife together. When we take care of nature, nature takes care of us in return. With careful planning and public support, humans and wild animals can truly share the same land.
长难句拆解 · 非限制性定语从句与 not only…but also
① Animals can now move freely between regions, which is very important for their survival. 主干是 Animals can now move freely between regions（动物现在可以在不同区域间自由迁徙）。逗号后的 which 引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是前面整个句子所说的「自由迁徙」这件事——所以从句谓语用单数 is；判断 which 指代整句还是单个名词，看从句谓语能否与它讲得通，这是非限制性定语从句的第一考点。
② Protecting the environment is not only about saving animals. 主干是 Protecting the environment is…（保护环境是……）。句首的 Protecting 是动名词短语作主语，谓语用单数 is；be about 后接动名词 saving，表示「关乎……、意味着……」；not only… 在本文段末尾引出下文，与后文的 also 呼应，是「不仅……而且……」的固定搭配，注意 not only 置于句首时主句要部分倒装，本文中它并不在句首，故用正常语序。
同义替换 · 雅思阅读利器
题干从不照抄原文，全靠同义替换改写。做题时先在题干里圈出「信号词」，再回原文找它们的同义变体，定位速度会明显变快。本文可迁移的替换组：
- set up its first five national parks → established its first five national parks
- doing better than expected → outperforming expectations
- has improved → has seen an improvement
- is also rising → is on the rise as well
- move freely between regions → roam across regions without barriers
- run eco-tourism businesses → operate eco-tourism ventures
- protecting the environment → conserving nature
阅读自测 · 3 题
- 判断（T / F / NG） — The five national parks were set up in 2021.
- 简答（不超过 6 个词） — Why do animals need to move freely between regions?
- 判断（T / F / NG） — Local people receive no income from protecting nature.
参考答案与解析
- T — 原文「In 2021, China set up its first five national parks」，时间与事件一一对应，属原文直述。
- For their survival. — 原文「which is very important for their survival」，用 move freely 定位，紧接着的 for their survival 就是原因，答原因状语即可，不要答成 regions。
- F — 原文「Protecting nature brings them real income」，题目说当地人毫无收入，正好与原文相反，属「偷换结论」式干扰项。
中文译文
2021年，中国设立了首批五个国家公园。四年后，这些公园的状况好得出乎意料，而好消息也正在改变人们对自然的看法。
这五个公园分别是三江源、大熊猫公园、东北虎豹公园、海南热带雨林公园和武夷山公园。近期，政府报告称，五个公园的生态系统质量均有所提升。旗舰物种的数量也在回升，比如大熊猫、雪豹和东北虎。
为何会出现这样的变化？一个原因是，公园把许多小型保护区连成一片，成为野生动物的大家园。动物现在可以在不同地区间自由迁徙，这对它们的生存至关重要。另一个原因是，当地群众已成为保护工作的一部分。他们中许多人现在当起了护林员，或经营生态旅游生意。保护自然给他们带来实实在在的收入，于是他们更愿意去保护它。
这一成功给我们上了重要一课：保护环境不只是拯救动物，也是在为人类和野生动物共同建设更美好的未来。我们善待自然，自然也会回馈我们。有了周密的规划和公众的支持，人类与野生动物就能真正共享同一片土地。