008 虎鲸基洛的自由之旅

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He was one of the biggest movie stars in the 1990s

他是20世纪90年代最红的电影明星之一。

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So why did he live in a small, dirty home that was polluted with his own waste?

可他为什么住在一个又小又脏、被自己的排泄物污染的地方？

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He was also underweight and had terrible tooth and skin problems — not very attractive for a world-famous actor

他还体重不足，牙齿和皮肤问题严重——这可不像一位世界知名演员该有的样子。

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But few people knew the sad truth about Keiko, the killer whale

但很少有人知道虎鲸凯科的悲惨真相。

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Killer whales, also known as " orcas," are found in oceans around the world

虎鲸，又叫“逆戟鲸”，遍布世界各大洋。

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Keiko was born in the Atlantic, off the coast of Iceland

凯科出生在大西洋，靠近冰岛的海域。

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At around age two, Keiko was captured by a crew aboard a fishing boat and taken to an aquarium

大约两岁时，凯科被一艘渔船的船员捕获，随后被送到一家水族馆。

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A few years later he was sold to a water park in Canada

几年后，他被卖到了加拿大的一家水上乐园。

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There, Keiko began training to be a performer

在那里，凯科开始接受表演训练。

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Then he was sold to an amusement park in Mexico

后来，他又被卖到墨西哥的一家游乐园。

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For the next ten years, Keiko starred in over seven thousand performances at the park

在接下来的十年里，凯科在公园里参与了七千多场表演。

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He was hand-fed about sixty kilograms of dead fish each day

他每天被人工喂食大约六十公斤的死鱼。

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But his pool was too small, and Keiko was bored

但水池太小了，凯科感到很无聊。

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His dorsal fin, located on his back, was droopy

他背上的背鳍软塌塌的。

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This meant Keiko was spending too much time on the surface of the water and swimming in only one direction

这意味着凯科在水面停留的时间太长，并且只朝一个方向游泳。

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However, most audiences were not aware of Keiko's poor living conditions

然而，大多数观众并不知道凯科恶劣的生活条件。

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In 1993, when Keiko starred in the movie Free Willy, his life changed forever

1993年，当凯科主演电影《人鱼童话》时，他的生活永远改变了。

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Free Willy is about a boy and a water-park whale named Willy

《人鱼童话》讲述了一个男孩和一头名叫威利的海洋公园鲸鱼的故事。

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The boy, who is deeply attached to Willy, finds out that Willy's owners are planning to kill the whale

这个男孩对威利感情深厚，他发现威利的主人正计划杀掉这头鲸鱼。

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The boy does everything he can to save, and eventually free, Willy

男孩竭尽全力去拯救威利，并最终让他获得了自由。

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The movie was a big hit and touched audiences everywhere

这部电影大获成功，感动了各地的观众。

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It also led many people to think about Keiko's real-life situation

这也让许多人开始思考凯科的真实处境。

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In 1994 the Free Willy-Keiko Foundation was established to rescue Keiko and release him back into the wild

1994年，“释放威利-凯科基金会”成立，旨在解救凯科并将其放归野外。

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Thousands of children from around the world also campaigned for Keiko's freedom

世界各地成千上万的孩子也为凯科的自由而奔走呼吁。

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They wrote letters to politicians and raised money

他们给政界人士写信并筹集资金。

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At last the amusement park in Mexico agreed to donate Keiko to the foundation

最终，墨西哥的游乐园同意将凯科捐赠给基金会。

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The foundation planned to return Keiko to the wild

基金会计划让凯科重返野外。

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But first they had to teach him how to live there

但首先，他们得教他如何在那里生存。

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They built a new home for Keiko in the United States

他们在美国为凯科建了一个新家。

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But how could they move a seven-thousand-pound killer whale?

但他们如何能搬运一头七千磅重的虎鲸呢？

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UPS, a package delivery service, volunteered to move Keiko to his new home

一家名为UPS的包裹运输公司主动提出将凯科运往他的新家。

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Keiko's new home in Oregon was a large, custom-made pool by the ocean

凯科在俄勒冈州的新家是一个靠海而建的、为他特制的大池子。

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There, for the first time in many years, Keiko swam in natural seawater

在那里，凯科多年来第一次游在了天然海水之中。

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Ten dedicated trainers helped Keiko learn how to live in the wild again

十名尽职的训练员帮助凯科重新学习如何在野外生活。

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Killer whales in the wild often swim as much as 160 kilometers every day

野生虎鲸通常每天能游多达160公里。

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Each day Keiko had to swim farther and faster than before

凯科每天都必须游得比以前更远、更快。

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As he improved and grew stronger, the trainers encouraged and rewarded him

随着他不断进步、越来越强壮，训练员们不断鼓励并奖励他。

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Keiko especially liked to get his back and fins rubbed

凯科尤其喜欢别人揉搓他的背和鳍。

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It was also important for Keiko to learn how to catch his own food

学会自己捕食对凯科来说也很重要。

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The trainers put live fish into the water

训练员把活鱼放进水里。

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At first Keiko would catch a fish and then release it

起初，凯科会抓住鱼然后又把它放掉。

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He had to be taught to eat the live fish after he caught them!

他必须得被人教会：抓住活鱼之后要吃掉它！

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For about a year, Keiko learned how to live in the wild

大约一年的时间里，凯科学会了如何野外生存。

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He gained weight and his skin problems vanished

他体重增加了，皮肤问题也消失了。

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But best of all, his dorsal fin began to uncurl

但最棒的是，他的背鳍开始不再卷曲了。

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That meant Keiko was doing just fine

这意味着凯科状态极佳。

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Killer whales are very close to their families

虎鲸与家人的关系非常亲密。

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The trainers thought Keiko should return to his birthplace, where he might reunite with his family

训练员们认为凯科应该回到他的出生地，在那里他也许能和家人团聚。

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After two years in the U. S., Keiko was taken back to Iceland

在美国待了两年后，凯科被带回了冰岛。

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For almost twenty years, Keiko had been dependent on humans

近二十年来，凯科一直依赖人类。

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Now he would have to survive on his own in a natural environment

现在，他必须在自然环境中靠自己生存。

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The trainers slowly helped Keiko adjust to his new home

训练员们慢慢地帮助凯科适应他的新家。

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They allowed Keiko to go into the sea for an hour or two and followed him in small boats

他们让凯科进入大海一两个小时，并乘着小船跟随他。

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Then they would direct him back to a pen

然后他们会引导他返回围栏。

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They gradually increased the time Keiko spent in the ocean

他们逐渐增加凯科在海洋中活动的时间。

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Soon Keiko was behaving like a wild killer whale

很快，凯科的行为就像一头野生虎鲸了。

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He spent more time underwater than on the surface

他在水下的时间超过了在水面的时间。

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He began competing with other animals for food

他开始与其他动物争夺食物。

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He even made contact with wild killer whales near his pen by calling out to them

他甚至通过叫声，与围栏附近的野生虎鲸取得了联系。

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The trainers continued to monitor his progress

训练员们继续监测他的进展。

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At last, in 2002 Keiko was released

最终，在2002年，凯科被放归了。

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Strong and free, he swam about 1,400 kilometers to Norway's coast

他强壮而自由，游了大约1400公里，抵达了挪威海岸。

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Thanks to the hard work of caring people, Keiko finally got to live as a killer whale should

感谢充满爱心的人们的辛勤努力，凯科终于过上了虎鲸应有的生活。

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In December 2003 Keiko died of an illness

2003年12月，凯科因病去世。

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But the killer whale who brought warmth and joy to the hearts of millions around the world will always be remembered

但这条给全世界数百万人带来温暖和欢乐的虎鲸，将永远被人们铭记。