大熊貓貝貝離開國家動物園前往中國

大熊貓貝貝離開國家動物園前往中國

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歲的大熊貓離開了史密森尼國家動物園的家，開始了它在中國的新生活。

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早餐——竹子和餅干之后，于上午9點30分離開了它出生的動物園，前往維吉尼亞州的杜勒斯國際機場。

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”——一架聯(lián)邦快遞777F飛機，經(jīng)過16個小時的飛行到達中國成都。

“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.”

“今天真是苦樂參半，”史密森尼國家動物園主任史蒂夫·蒙福特說。“我們關(guān)心貝貝，和數(shù)百萬人一起，看著他成長為一個真正的物種大使。”

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.

動物園的工作人員將和貝貝一起進行這次長達8508英里的旅行，并準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.

貝貝將在中國的育種計劃中，度過他生命的下一個篇章。