Every day, we see that more species are becoming extinct.

每一天，我们都看到越来越多的物种灭绝。

To become extinct means to die out completely.

灭绝意味着完全消失。

If you do not change you can become extinct.

如果你不改变，你就会被淘汰。

Every year thousands of wild animals and plants become extinct.

每年都有会数千种动植物濒临灭绝。

Nevertheless, the most spectacular ice age beast did become extinct.

然而，那些最为壮丽的冰河时代动物已经灭绝。

So things like cats, dogs and so kakapo almost became extinct.

诸如猫和狗，因此鸮鹦鹉几乎灭绝。

According to some reports, 27,000 species are becoming extinct every year.

根据一些报告，每年有 27,000 个物种灭绝。

There were fears that the whole industry might become extinct.

有人担忧这整个产业也许会就此消失。

Species are becoming extinct at a much faster rate than before.

物种灭绝的速度比以前快得多。

And Bordeaux winemakers fret that their Merlot grapes may become extinct.

波尔多酿酒商担心他们的梅洛葡萄可能会灭绝。

And in the process, the human race would most likely become extinct.

而在这个过程中，人类很可能会灭绝。

So it isn't unusual to become extinct, it's actually normal.

所以走向灭绝没什么不寻常的，这是正常情况。

You might ask if it really matters if an animal becomes extinct.

你也许会问，如果一种动物灭绝是否真的会有那么大的影响。

Many forms of life became extinct.

许多生命形式都灭绝了。

If we continue to destroy the countryside many more animals will become extinct.

我们若继续破坏自然环境, 将会有更多的动物绝种。

And, it says, more than 80,000 of those are in danger of becoming extinct.

其中约8万种植物面临灭绝的危险。

In short, animals are becoming extinct at the fastest rate in all of human history.

简而言之，动物正以人类历史上最快的速度灭绝。

Just trying to save these guys as best we can, to stop them becoming extinct.

我们只能尽最大努力拯救这些家伙，防止它们灭绝。

When conditions are not right, that form of life will become extinct.

当条件不合适时，这种形式的生命就会灭绝。

They took the place of mastodons and the larger stag-moose, both of which became extinct.

他们取代了乳齿象和体型较大的牡鹿，这两种动物已经灭绝了。