Sloths are our planet’s slowest-moving mammals. And now, they’ve eventually made it to Nanjing. If you’ve never seen one of these (kind of) lovable beasts, now is your chance. Just don’t hang around; they might be off in the blink of an eye.
树懒是地球上移动最慢的哺乳动物。如今，他们终于到达了南京。如果您从未见过这些（某种）可爱的野兽，那么现在机会来了。只是不要闲逛；他们可能眨眼间就消失了。
Yesterday, 5 July, many local citizens flocked to Nanjing Underwater World for an up-close-and-personal look at a real-life sloth. Two in fact. Therein, the mysteries of the mammal are revealed by the enigmatic host of “Sloth Story”.
昨天，7月5日，许多当地市民涌向南京海底世界，近距离亲眼目睹现实生活中的树懒。事实上是两个。 其中，“树懒故事”的神秘主人揭开了哺乳动物的神秘面纱。
This summer holiday, the Underwater attraction welcomed two sloths; a For this summer holiday, the Underwater attraction (go figure) has welcomed the sloths; a 14-year-old female and her 1-and-a-half-year old offspring, named “Lazy Lazy” (懒懒).
今年暑假，水下景点迎来了两只树懒。 a 今年暑假，水下景点（见图）迎来了树懒；一名14岁的女性和她一岁半的孩子，名叫“懒懒”。
It’s more than an appropriate moniker. For the sloth has acquired a descriptive name in Chinese; 树懒 (shulan) meaning “lazy tree”.
这不仅仅是一个合适的绰号。因为树懒有了一个具有描述性的中文名字； 树懒（shulan）意思是“懒惰的树”。
In order to welcome the pair, Nanjing Underwater World made complete preparations. Native to the tropical rainforests of South America and Central America, sloths enjoy both high temperatures and humidity.
为了迎接这对新人，南京海底世界做了充分的准备。树懒原产于南美洲和中美洲的热带雨林，喜欢高温和潮湿。
As such, a special ventilation system was installed in the sloths’ enclosure, controlling the temperature to 27-30 degrees Celsius and the ambient humidity to around 60 percent, by means of a humidifier. Nanjing’s sloths, as a result, feel right at home.
因此，树懒的围栏内安装了特殊的通风系统，通过加湿器将温度控制在 27-30 摄氏度，环境湿度控制在 60% 左右。因此，南京的树懒有宾至如归的感觉。
According to the Yangtze Evening News, sloths are so-slow moving that even when their lives are in danger, they can only manage to accelerate to 0.2 metres per second.
据《扬子晚报》报道，树懒的移动速度非常缓慢，即使有生命危险，它们也只能加速到每秒0.2米。
Sometimes, sloths are even too lazy to eat, meaning they can endure hunger for more than a month.
有时，树懒甚至懒得吃东西，这意味着它们可以忍受一个月以上的饥饿。
For the duration of this summer holiday, the two sloths are waiting for you in the “Sloth Lodge” on 4F of Nanjing Underwater World. Also on show there these days are a large-scale, interactive performance of “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”, as well as a dolphin and sea-lion theatre performance, plus the-now ubiquitous mermaid performance.
这个暑假，两只树懒在南京海底世界四楼的“树懒小屋”恭候您的光临。这些天这里还上演大型互动表演《海底两万里》，还有海豚和海狮戏剧表演，还有现在随处可见的美人鱼表演。
Nanjing Underwater World is located at 8 Sifangcheng (四方城8号), near to Mingxiaoling, on Purple Mountain; Telephone: 84441119.
南京海底世界位于紫金山明孝岭附近四方城8号；电话：84441119。
