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The panda breeder was suspended after tapping panda with bamboo pole in Nanjing
A zoo in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, issued a public apology and ordered the panda breeder, who tapped a panda with a bamboo pole to urge it back to its den, to stop working.
The zoo's apology came after a video clip filmed by a visitor went viral on the Internet and caused widespread discussions. In the video, a breeder prods panda Nuan Nuan on the back with a bamboo pole several times to hurry it back to its den. Nuan Nuan, who was leaning on a rock and eating bamboo, was clearly startled by the contact.
The zoo vowed to strengthen the management of the panda keepers to prevent such incidents from happening again. While some netizens criticized the Nanjing zoo breeder's actions as potentially shocking and scaring the animal, others questioned if the zoo's punishment was excessively harsh as the tap was gentle and didn't mean to hurt Nuan Nuan.The debate reflected the Chinese public's high attention to the living conditions of giant pandas at home or abroad. As giant panda Le Le's death and Ya Ya's poor health continued to tug at the heartstrings of Chinese netizens, news, photos and videos related to panda's living conditions are a matter of great public interest.
【词汇夯基】400-406
1. A hurricane left the whole town ______ ______. (破败不堪)
2. Every time I ask her for advice, she is always ready to help, and explains______ ______ ______ _______.(令我十分满意)
3. The ______ ______could be used to pay for routine medical care. (储蓄账户)
4.We will continue to invite young people to China, in a common effort to ______ ______ ______ _______ _____ and grow the shoots of peace.(播下希望的种子)
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