When humans away, animals play!
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Stay at home. That’s the main message from governments across the world to try to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Many cities, especially in the more affected countries, have been put on lockdown. As there are nearly no people in the street, animals are coming in.
Al l journeys in Venice, I taly are forbidden. The boats that used to fill up the city’s canals (运河) with tourists are now replaced by ducks and white swans.And without boats and tourists, the canals become so clear that the fish living inside can be seen easily.
The streets of Llandudno, Wales, the UK have become unnaturally quiet, and many mountain goats are free to go into the town. They probably have realized something unusual is going on because there are so few people around. It seems that local people love them and do not mind having their garden plants eaten by the goats.
In Nara, Japan, people saw hungry deer in the streets and subway stations. The Nara Park, a popular tourist attraction in Japan, has over 1,000 deer. Visitors to the park usually buy some food to feed the deer. But now, with no visitors, the deer begin walking around the city and searching for food.
In Thailand, two groups of monkeys were reportedly fighting for supremacy (控制权) in a square. In a video, the monkey groups started a 10-minute fight against each other, shocking a few local people nearby.
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Sb. be free to do sth.
某人不受约束地做某事。
eg. Everyone is free to express himself or herself at the meeting.
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