“猴王”护猴儿 Monkey "King" and his monkey group

Zhang Shiquan is the “king” of a monkey group with over 80 monkey members. He has been taking care of his fuzzy friends for 4 years. His biggest hope is to build a sustainable homeland for the monkeys. 

Zhang Shiquan goes to the mountain valley three times(次) every day to feed(喂) his little fuzzy friends.

The 80 wild monkeys see him as the “king” in the group. They listen to his words(话), especially when there’s a fight going on in the group, Zhang is the one who helps resolve(解决) the conflict(争端).

These monkeys live(住) in the natural scenic spot of Longchi forest park, in Southwest China’s Sichuan province. Since 2004, the forest park has been suspended(暂停) for operation(营业) due to frequent mudslide and earthquake.

The shutdown(关门) of the park also means a loss(失去) of income(收入) to buy(买) feeds for the animals. Now Zhang spends(花费) almost half of his monthly salary, about 1,000 yuan, for the monkey feed each month.

He says if there’s no food provided for the monkeys, they would leave the valley and might harass(骚扰) villagers nearby(附近).

Zhang says his biggest hope is that the park can be reopened one day and built into a harmonious homeland for animals and humans alike.

词汇 Words:

[huà] 话 words
[cì] 次 time
[zhēng duān] 争端 conflict
[zàn tíng] 暂停 suspend
[yíng yè] 营业 operation
[guān mén] 关门 shutdown
[shōu rù] 收入 income
[mǎi] 买 buy
[zhù] 住 live
[wèi] 喂 feed
[shī qù] 失去 lose
[huā fèi] 花费 spend
[jiě jué] 解决 resolve
[sāo rǎo] 骚扰 harass

重点词汇 Key Word:

话

• <名词 n.> word; talk
  E.g. Ràng wǒ bǎ huà shuō wán。
  让我把话说完。
  Let me finish.

• <动词 v.> talk about; speak out
  E.g. Tā men zài jī chǎng huà bié。
  他们在机场话别。
  They said their goodbyes at the airport.