LONDON - Tian Tian, the only female Chinese giant panda in Britain, is pregnant, and a cub could be born as early as Friday, local media reported here Thursday.
伦敦-当地媒体于周四报道，英国唯一的雌性大熊猫甜甜怀孕了，最早能在周五产下幼崽。
Edinburgh Zoo staff believe giant panda Tian Tian is pregnant, after the release of emails suggesting a cub could be born as early as Friday, said the reports.
报道声称，爱丁堡动物园的员工认为大熊猫甜甜怀孕了，随后通过邮件透露幼崽最早有望在周五出生。
Documents released Thursday showed that in late July this year, Tian Tian’s pregnancy was "on track" and the mother-to-be is "doing real well."
周四公布的文件显示，今年七月底，甜甜已进入备产状态，而且这个准妈妈“做得非常好”。
Scottish government officials and staff at Edinburgh Zoo discussed in late July that Tian Tian was definitely pregnant and that her expected date, at the time, was Aug. 25, according to the reports.
据悉，今年7月底，苏丹政府官员和爱丁堡动物园的工作人员就讨论说，甜甜这回绝对怀孕了，当时的预产期是8月25日。
If a cub is born, it would be the first birth of a panda in Britain.
如果这只幼崽顺利出生的话，这将是第一只在英国出生的熊猫。
Tian Tian, which means Sweetie in Chinese, was born on Aug 24, 2003 at the Beijing Zoo in China. She is currently living at Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland.
甜甜，意为中国甜心，2003年8月24日生于中国北京动物园。目前住在苏格兰爱丁堡动物园。
Tian Tian and Yang Guang, meaning Sunshine in Chinese, are Britain’s only pair of pandas. After their arrival, Edinburgh Zoo instantly became one of Scotland’s most popular attractions.
甜甜和阳光（意为中国的阳光），是英国唯一一对大熊猫。他们的到来让爱丁堡动物园立即成为苏格兰最受欢迎的景点之一。
Tian Tian has failed to produce a cub despite repeated artificial inseminations since her arrival at Edinburgh Zoo in December 2011.
自从2011年12月抵达爱丁堡动物园以来，甜甜就不断接受人工授精以望产崽，但都以失败告终。
The decision to go ahead with artificial insemination came after the zoo decided there was now no prospect of Tian Tian and Yang Guang ever mating naturally.
在认识到甜甜和阳光自然交配无果后，动物园决定继续人工授精。
Panda reproduction is very difficult, partly due to the very short breeding window with ovulation occurring only once a year.
熊猫繁殖非常困难，部分原因是育种时间非常短，每年只排卵一次。
The zoo said that a pseudopregnancy, in which female pandas show physiological and behavioral signs of pregnancy without actually being pregnant, is possible. Many female pandas undergo pseudopregnancy and Edinburgh Zoo is using a battery of tests to try to rule it out.
动物园方说，假怀孕的情况也是有可能的，期间雌性大熊猫表现出怀孕的生理和行为迹象，而实际上并未怀孕。许多雌性大熊猫都会经历假怀孕，爱丁堡动物园正在通过一系列测试来试图排除这种可能。
来源:Chinadaily
爱语吧作者:Nancy
