袋鼠原产于澳大利亚。

The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia.

有一只小袋鼠很幸运,它之所以还活着，是因为遇到了两个来自新南威尔士的青少年。

There is a young kangaroo that is lucky to be alive today, thanks to meeting a pair of New South Wales teenagers.

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袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。

Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water

有各种各样的动物，包括熊、猪、袋鼠和企鹅。

There are all sorts of animals, including bears, pigs, kangaroos, and penguins

最开始，我们和袋鼠们待了一会儿。

We first spent some time with the kangaroos.

那里有600多种动物,包括袋鼠、考拉和鳄鱼。

There are over 600 animals there, including kangaroos, koalas and crocodiles.

"袋鼠的生命对我们来说很重要,所以我们竭尽全力去营救它。"希思先生说。

"The kangaroo's life was important to us, so we pulled out all the stops to rescue it." Mr.Heath said.

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周日，尼克·希思和杰克·唐纳利在悉尼郊外的灌木丛中骑摩托车时，偶然发现一只陷在泥里的袋鼠。

Nick Heath and Jack Donnelly were riding their motorbikes in the bush outside Sydney on Sunday when they came across a kangaroo stuck in the mud.

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有人认为，天气很热，在这种干旱条件下，可能袋鼠正在寻找水，然后突然它陷入了泥里。

It's believed that it's very hot and the kangaroo was likely searching for water in the dry conditions when it got stuck in the mud.

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当他们回来时,唐纳利先生把绳子系在他的腰上并走进厚厚的泥泞中抓住袋鼠,而他的朋友则把它们拉到大约30米的安全地带。

When they returned, Mr.Donnelly tied the rope around his waist and walked into the thick mud to get hold of the kangaroo while his friend then pulled them about 30m to safety.

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每年，世界各地的人们都会到澳大利亚去看看袋鼠——一种可爱、不寻常、特别的的澳大利亚动物，它们在这片阳光照射强烈的大陆上四处活动。

Every year, people from every corner of the world travel to Australia to meet the kangaroo — the lovely, unuaual and special Australian animal that jumps all over this sunburnt continennt.

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“袋鼠族”为人熟知是因为他们仍与父母同住。

Kangaroo generation is known1 because its members still live with their parents.

袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。