Good news and bad news from the animal kingdom. We`ll start with the bad. The eastern gorilla is now considered critically endangered.

动物界既有好消息，也有坏消息。我们先从坏消息说起吧~现在东部大猩猩已经濒临灭绝。

That means there`s a high risk of this animal becoming extinct in the wild. This is according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

根据国际自然保护联盟的报道，这意味着野生东部大猩猩极有可能灭绝。

It says that the eastern gorilla, which is found in the African nations of Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, has decreased in population by more than 70 percent in the last 20 years. Illegal hunting was left fewer than an estimated 5,000 eastern gorillas in the wild. It`s the world`s largest living primate.

东部大猩猩，出没于刚果共和国，卢旺达和乌干达。在过去20年，东部大猩猩的数量已经减少了70%多。由于非法狩猎，据估计野生东部大猩猩的数量已经不到5,000。东部大猩猩是现存的体积最大的灵长类动物。

Now, the good news. The giant panda is no longer considered endangered. Between 2004 and 2014, hundreds more giant pandas were added to the population, bringing their number in China to more than 1,860. It was helped by a nationwide ban on trading panda skins and the significant increase in the animal`s habitat. The species is still considered vulnerable.

现在，为大家播报好消息。大熊猫已经不是濒临灭绝的物种。在2004年到2014年，数百只大熊猫诞生，这使中国的野生大熊猫数量达到1860多只。全国范围禁止买卖熊猫皮，以及大量增加熊猫栖息地，对其数量的增加起了巨大作用。但是专家认为熊猫物种仍非常珍贵。

In the U.S., flu season starts next month. It`s a time when flu epidemics often break out in the country. The Centers for Disease Control says it can last from October to May. This year, a group of American Pediatrician says flu mist, a nasal spray, designed to prevent the flu, should not be an option.

美国，下月将会是流感季节。因为此月流感多发。疾控中心表示流感季可能从今年10月份持续到明年5月份。今年，许多美国儿科医生表示，不应该给使用用以预防流感的鼻腔喷雾。

The reason: this summer, the CDC said it was not very effective.

原因是，今年夏天，疾控中心表示，这种喷雾没有效果。

Doctors are still recommending that Americans get the flu shot, just not the mist. They say everyone six months and older should be vaccinated and that that`s the best protection against getting the flu. Vaccinations are not 100 percent effective. There`s a chance you get the shot and still catch the flu.

医生仍然建议，公民不仅仅只使用喷雾，而是应该注射流感疫苗。医生表示六个月以以上的儿童应该注射疫苗，这是对抗流感病毒最有效的措施。尽管流感疫苗并不是100%有效，即使已经注射疫苗，也仍有可能感染病毒。

Good news and bad news from the animal kingdom. We`ll start with the bad. The eastern gorilla is now considered critically endangered.

That means there`s a high risk of this animal becoming extinct in the wild. This is according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

It says that the eastern gorilla, which is found in the African nations of Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, has decreased in population by more than 70 percent in the last 20 years. Illegal hunting was left fewer than an estimated 5,000 eastern gorillas in the wild. It`s the world`s largest living primate.

Now, the good news. The giant panda is no longer considered endangered. Between 2004 and 2014, hundreds more giant pandas were added to the population, bringing their number in China to more than 1,860. It was helped by a nationwide ban on trading panda skins and the significant increase in the animal`s habitat. The species is still considered vulnerable.

In the U.S., flu season starts next month. It`s a time when flu epidemics often break out in the country. The Centers for Disease Control says it can last from October to May. This year, a group of American Pediatrician says flu mist, a nasal spray, designed to prevent the flu, should not be an option.

The reason: this summer, the CDC said it was not very effective.

Doctors are still recommending that Americans get the flu shot, just not the mist. They say everyone six months and older should be vaccinated and that that`s the best protection against getting the flu. Vaccinations are not 100 percent effective. There`s a chance you get the shot and still catch the flu.