大熊貓貝貝離開(kāi)國(guó)家動(dòng)物園前往中國(guó)

大熊貓貝貝離開(kāi)國(guó)家動(dòng)物園前往中國(guó)

Bon voyage Bei Bei!

一路順風(fēng)，貝貝!

The giant, beloved 4-year-old panda departed his home at Smithsonian’s National Zoo Tuesday for a new life in China.

周二，這只4歲的大熊貓離開(kāi)了史密森尼國(guó)家動(dòng)物園的家，開(kāi)始了它在中國(guó)的新生活。

Bei Bei – after chomping down on his last American breakfast of bamboo and biscuits – left the zoo where he has spent his entire life at 9:30 a.m. for Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

貝貝在吃完最后一頓美國(guó)早餐——竹子和餅干之后，于上午9點(diǎn)30分離開(kāi)了它出生的動(dòng)物園，前往維吉尼亞州的杜勒斯國(guó)際機(jī)場(chǎng)。

From there the animal will board the “FedEx Panda Express” – a custom-decaled FedEx 777F plane for a 16-hour flight to Chengdu, China.

從那里，熊貓將登上“聯(lián)邦快遞熊貓快運(yùn)”——一架聯(lián)邦快遞777F飛機(jī)，經(jīng)過(guò)16個(gè)小時(shí)的飛行到達(dá)中國(guó)成都。

“Today is bittersweet,” said Steve Monfort, the director of Smithsonian’s National Zoo, which held a send-off for the animal before his departure. “We’ve cared for Bei Bei, and along with millions, watched him grow into a true ambassador for his species.”

“今天真是苦樂(lè)參半，”史密森尼國(guó)家動(dòng)物園主任史蒂夫·蒙福特說(shuō)。“我們關(guān)心貝貝，和數(shù)百萬(wàn)人一起，看著他成長(zhǎng)為一個(gè)真正的物種大使。”

Zoo officials will make the 8,508-mile trip with Bei Bei and have a supply of his favorite treats on hand, including 66 pounds of bamboo, two pounds of apples and pears, and two pounds of cooked sweet potatoes.

動(dòng)物園的工作人員將和貝貝一起進(jìn)行這次長(zhǎng)達(dá)8508英里的旅行，并準(zhǔn)備好他最喜歡的食物，包括66磅的竹子、2磅的蘋果和梨，以及2磅的熟紅薯。

Bei Bei will spend the next chapter of his life in a breeding program in China.

貝貝將在中國(guó)的育種計(jì)劃中，度過(guò)他生命的下一個(gè)篇章。